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History of Sir Bevil Grenville’s Monument
A brief history and description of this 18th-century monument, which commemorates the death of the Royalist leader Sir Bevil Grenville at the Battle of Lansdown in 1643
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BEVAN, Aneurin 'Nye' (1897–1960) and LEE, Jennie (1904–1988)
ANEURIN 'NYE' BEVAN 1897–1960 and JENNIE LEE 1904–1988 Politicians lived here 1944–1954
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Historic windows which have witnessed and illuminated some of our most renowned history, from the attempted escape of Charles I and the revolutionary experiments of Charles Darwin to the final days of Queen Victoria, are now at risk, English Heritage warned today (28 September), as the charity revealed the catalogue of threats causing the decline of windows in England’s most significant historic buildings. From the heat and the rain, to the shortage of heritage carpentry skills and the varying quality of modern wood, these historic artefacts are beginning to deteriorate and decay. Over one million pounds’ worth of repairs will be needed in the next five years and English Heritage has today launched an appeal to support the conservation of these irreplaceable emblems of ancient skill and craftsmanship.
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London Blue Plaque for Social Justice Campaigners Ellen and William Craft
The plaque marks 26 Cambridge Grove in Hammersmith, where the Crafts settled and campaigned for social justice following a daring escape from enslavement in Georgia, USA.
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Farthing & the History of Swagger
Artist Stephen Farthing has long had a fascination with swagger portraiture. This is seen in some of his earliest works as an art student inspired by the grand French court paintings of artist Hyacinthe Rigaud, to more recent works created in response to the 17th-century portraits by William Larkin at Kenwood, London. Find out more about swagger portraiture and take a closer look at some of the historical paintings that have inspired Stephen Farthing’s works, including those represented in Kenwood’s Suffolk Collection.
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An 'overwhelming' £47,545 raised for the Iron Bridge
English Heritage's first crowd-funding campaign has drawn to a close after raising £47,545 from 911 people to support conservation on the Iron Bridge.
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Friday 1 December is the day when most Britons put up their Christmas Lights
Today (Friday 1 December) is the day when most Britons turn on their Christmas lights a survey by English Heritage has revealed, indicating that over the centuries we are celebrating the season earlier and earlier.
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Thousands celebrate summer solstice at stonehenge
Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric site which may have been a place of worship and celebration around solstice for thousands of years
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The current garden at Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire was created in 2000, and includes the Richmond Castle Sixteen.