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History of Garrison Walls, St Mary’s
A brief history and description of Garrison Walls, an extensive coastal fortification on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
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Blue Plaque commemorating singer Al Bowlly at Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG, City of Westminster.
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Undercover SOE agent Odette Sansom survived capture and imprisonment by the Nazis during the Second World War. She is recognised by a plaque at 6 Lawrence Road, South Ealing, where she lived when the war began.
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Acclaimed novelist Barbara Pym is commemorated with a blue plaque at 108 Cambridge Street, which inspired the setting of her best-loved novel, Excellent Women.
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Olive Morris was an activist dedicated to speaking out on behalf of oppressed and exploited people. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 121 Railton Road, Brixton, where she lived as a squatter and hosted study groups in the 1970s.
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History of JW Evans Silver Factory
The old workshops of the JW Evans Silver Factory, in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, are still crammed with tools and equipment as if the workers might return at any moment. But the skills of the specialist craftsmen who worked there throughout the 20th century are now almost a forgotten memory.
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WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833)
The politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce is commemorated with a blue plaque on the site of his former home at 111 Broomwood Road in Battersea. He lived at Broomwood House (which was demolished in 1904) from 1797 until 1808, during the height of his campaign against slavery.
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Heritage Live Concert Series FAQ
Frequently asked questions for the GCE Heritage Live Concert series at Audley End.
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A history of the Fish House, built in the 1330s by Glastonbury Abbey and used by the official managing its fishery at Meare.
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Black histories are a vital part of England’s story, reaching back many centuries. There is evidence of African people in Roman Britain as far back as the 3rd century AD, and black communities have been present since at least 1500.