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Kitchen renovations and Gastric woes at Muchelney Abbey
Meaning 'great island' Muchelney Abbey overlooking the Somerset levels today seems pretty idyllic. But, says English Heritage - as the charity revisits the lives and living quarters of Muchelney’s monks for a reinterpretation of the historic site this summer - when a relaxation of Papal law in 1336 allowed twice weekly meat consumption, life for its medieval inhabitants wasn’t quite so heavenly.
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Charity encourages public to try the polarising pairing on 8 July and share their snaps on social media #SocksandSandalsDay Free entry to Roman sites for those who wear socks and sandals on 8 July
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GIFTED TO THE NATION: THORNBOROUGH HENGES “THE STONEHENGE OF THE NORTH”
• Neolithic henges join Dover Castle and Kenwood in the National Heritage Collection • The site will be removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register • English Heritage provides more public access to the landscape
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Thornborough Henges, the 'Stonehenge of the north', reunited
One of Britain's most significant prehistoric monuments – Thornborough Henges in North Yorkshire – is now finally reunited. With the generous support of The National Heritage Memorial Fund, Jamie Ritblat and family, and The SCS Trust, English Heritage has now acquired the monument's third and final henge.
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Blue Plaque commemorating theatrical wigmaker Willy Clarkson at 41-43 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PY, City of Westminster.
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Blue Plaque commemorating theatrical wigmaker Willy Clarkson at 41-43 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PY, City of Westminster.
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The gardener, botanist and plant collector Robert Fortune is commemorated with a blue plaque at 9 Gilston Road, Kensington, where he spent the last two decades of his life.
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LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) a.k.a. Elia
Blue Plaque commemorating writer Charles 'Elia' Lamb at 64 Duncan Terrace, Islington, London N1 8AG, London Borough of Islington.
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LAMB, Charles (1775-1834) a.k.a. Elia
Blue Plaque commemorating writer Charles 'Elia' Lamb at 64 Duncan Terrace, Islington, London N1 8AG, London Borough of Islington.
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Brunton Turret - Hadrian's Wall
Wall section and a surviving piece of turret 2 1/2 metres (8.2 feet) high, built by men of the Twentieth Legion.