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Known as ‘The Grandparent of Skyscrapers’, Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings is an internationally important historical site. It is the multi-storied iron-framed building in the world, first used as a Mill and then a Maltings, it was operational until the 1980s.
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From 1914 until 1918, British forces fought against the Central Powers in the First World War. Via English Heritage sites and blue plaques, learn about how people’s lives changed in an unprecedented way.
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Muchelney Abbey Collection Highlights
Fragments of sculpture and everyday objects excavated at Muchelney offer an insight into the lives of the abbots and monks, and the appearance of the monastic buildings, which were mostly destroyed soon after the abbey’s dissolution in 1538.
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History of Lincoln Medieval Bishops’ Palace
The medieval palace of the bishops of Lincoln was one of the finest and most important domestic buildings anywhere in medieval England.
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On the centenary of the armistice, discover the stories of these places and of the people whose lives were changed by the war forever.
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Nestled in a spectacular wooded gorge stands a monument to British industry - the world's first iron bridge.
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Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle
Pendennis Castle and St Mawes Castle are two of Henry VIII's coastal defence forts, known as 'device forts', built on the shores of the Fal estuary between 1539 and 1547. Use our suggested activities, reading and video resources to explore the story of these fortresses, their role in defending England's shores, and the area they guarded.
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History of Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks
The barracks at Berwick-upon-Tweed, also known as Ravensdowne Barracks, are the largest and finest barracks built in England in the early 18th century.