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Blue Plaque commemorating broadcaster Richard Dimbleby at Cedar Court, Sheen Lane, East Sheen, London SW14 8LY, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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No one knows what the Roman dodecahedron was for. Make your own one, and figure out the mystery.
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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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Win lindy hopper dancers for your 75th VE Day anniversary event
English Heritage is calling on the nation to ‘Dance for VE Day’ to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Unsung Heroes of Dunkirk Evacuation Revealed on 80th Anniversary
Dunkirk 1940: The Making of the Miracle – English Heritage's online event tells the story of the evacuation day-by-day
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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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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