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Donation of £11.2m by UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation - largest in English Heritage’s history - will underpin the programme
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A ground-breaking heritage apprenticeship programme, designed to pass the dying skill of flint-working to a younger generation, was announced today by English Heritage, following a major donation of £11.2m to the charity from the Hamish Ogston Foundation. This is the largest donation ever received by English Heritage.
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The architectural profession is largely a Victorian creation. In the 18th century it was common for architects to act as developers and surveyors too, but by the 1820s such roles were being devolved, leaving architects free to experiment with a profusion of styles.
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Victorians: Power and Politics
Although England in the late 1830s was still ruled by a propertied upper class, there had long been a degree of social mobility. It was enough, at least, for Britain, unlike its continental neighbours, to ward off revolution.
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CONSERVING ‘Titian’s Mistress’ from Apsley House
Recent conservation of a painting at Apsley House, London has revealed it to be by Titian, or his studio, rather than a later follower