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The new plans to regenerate York’s Castle Gateway area combined with the deep attachment many have for the mound at Clifford’s Tower means that English Heritage has decided not to proceed with the proposed visitor building at the base of the mound.
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80th Anniversary of First Mission of Cichociemni - the Silent Unseen
Tonight marks the 80th anniversary of a remarkable wartime story of courage, ingenuity and determination, when in 1941, a group of Polish Home Army parachutists, all volunteers, were dropped behind enemy lines into occupied Poland to begin the fight back for their homeland. Now English Heritage is calling for those with family connections to or memories of the Cichociemni at Audley End to share their stories.
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English Heritage Highlights Ten Key 2018 Anniversaries
The end of the First World War, women getting the vote and the donation of Stonehenge to the nation are amongst the top ten historical anniversaries in 2018, according to English Heritage.
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Blue Plaque commemorating pioneer of motoring and aviation Charles Rolls at 14/15 Conduit Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2XJ, City of Westminster.
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Book a free self-led visit to Furness Abbey and organise your day to suit your curriculum objectives. Explore the extensive abbey remains, including the ornately decorated chapter house and the octagonal kitchen and spot the features that explore monastic life. The museum houses an extensive collection of stone carvings and effigies along with the beautiful medieval ‘Furness Crozier’, a silver-gilt staff found in one of the abbey graves.
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Discover the site where Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby to face the threat of the Armada. One of the best examples of its type in England, explore the magazine houses used to store vast quantities of gunpowder or enter the bastion magazine passages and feel what it was like for the soldiers who lived here.