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Stonehenge – the gift and 100 years of care
2018 marks an important anniversary for Stonehenge. It’s 100 years since local barrister Cecil Chubb and his wife Mary gifted the monument to the nation. This was a major turning point in the way Stonehenge was cared for. It set in train a programme of care and conservation for the monument and the surrounding landscape which continues to this day.
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Sir Peter Carew and Dartmouth Castle
How a centuries-old stand-off over a castle provoked Tudor soldier and adventurer Sir Peter Carew into trying to outwit the borough of Dartmouth.
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A brief history of Shap Abbey, one of 32 religious houses in Britain of the Premonstratensian order of canons.
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Blue Plaques: Past Political Personalities
With the general election imminent, Howard Spencer looks at some of the past political personalities of note who have been celebrated with a blue plaque in London.
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849) & BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineers Marc and Isambard Brunel at 98 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849) & BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating civil engineers Marc and Isambard Brunel at 98 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London SW10 0DQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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CANAL, Giovanni Antonio (1697-1768) a.k.a. Canaletto
Blue Plaque commemorating Venetian painter Antonio 'Canaletto' Canal at 41 Beak Street, Soho, London W1F 9SB, City of Westminster.
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Discover Dover Castle's mighty Great Tower, built by order of King Henry II and now home to a lavishly recreated medieval interior with live historic interpretation.
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A brief history and description of Over Bridge, a stone bridge designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1830.