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With longer days and warmer air, many of us are looking to head outdoors and make the most of the beginning of summer this month.
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Members' Week: Exploring Cleeve Abbey's Collection
Join our Curatorial and Collections team in a tour of Cleeve Abbey on Wednesday 27 May and learn how some of the best-preserved monastic buildings in England are cared for by English Heritage, inclusive of a 13th century tile pavement.
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A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
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Hurst Castle – Collapse of Section of East Wing Wall
A section of the wall on the 19th-century east wing of Hurst Castle in Hampshire collapsed on the afternoon of Friday 26 February 2021, after the sea exposed and undercut its foundations. The castle was closed to the public, the staff were evacuated and thankfully, there were no injuries. Staff from English Heritage’s engineering team were on site when the incident occurred and they are now inspecting the damaged area and identifying the immediate works necessary to stabilise the surrounding masonry.
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Wellington's titians revealed to be real deal
Following recent cleaning and conservation, three paintings - previously attributed to later followers of Titian - have been revealed to be by the 16th century Venetian artist himself and his studio. Once part of the Spanish Royal Collection and later given to the first Duke of Wellington, the paintings have now gone on display in public together for the first time as part of a small exhibition - 'Titian at Apsley House' - opened in July at Apsley House, the London home of the Duke and his descendants.
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Sources for Battle Abbey and Battlefield
A summary of the main sources of information for current understanding of the Battle of Hastings battlefield and Battle Abbey.
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Blue Plaque commemorating locomotive engineer Sir Nigel Gresley at King's Cross Station, London N1 9AG, London Borough of Camden.