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Ada Salter was a social reformer, environmental improver and local politician who in 1922 became Mayor of Bermondsey. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 149 Lower Road, Rotherhithe, where she lived in the late 1890s.
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BELL, Vanessa (1879–1961), and GRANT, Duncan (1885–1978)
Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant were prominent figures in 20th-century British art. Long-term creative companions and partners, they are commemorated by a blue plaque at 46 Gordon Square, the house where the Bloomsbury Group was born.
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Garden designer, landscape architect and campaigner for child welfare, Marjory Allen, Lady Allen of Hurtwood, is recognised with a blue plaque. Allen brought adventure playgrounds to the UK. The house in Chelsea that bears her plaque was the home where she lived and advocated for local children to have accessible spaces to play.
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Britain was part of the Roman Empire for about four centuries. From the invasion under the emperor Claudius in AD 43 until rule from Rome ended in the early 5th century, Britain was an integral part of a political union that covered most of Europe.
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A history of Hurst Castle, a coastal fortress built by Henry VIII, and later extensively modernised so that it remained in use until 1956.
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Sir Arthur Harris was a senior officer throughout the Second World War, most notably in charge of the RAF’s Bomber Command (1942–6). Faith Winter’s statue of Harris was erected outside St Clement Danes Church in 1992 as a memorial to him and over 55,000 men of Bomber Command who lost their lives in the war.
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The English Heritage home fragrance and toiletries range has been created under licence by Home County Candle Co. Our candles celebrate England’s natural landscapes that surround our properties and celebrate our commitment to conserving natural habitats. The candles themselves are 100% natural soy wax and are hand-poured in Buckinghamshire.
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Sources for Corbridge Roman Town
A summary of the key material, visual and written sources for Corbridge Roman Town.
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A list of the main sources of information for our current knowledge and understanding of Longthorpe Tower.
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A history of Byland Abbey, from its origins in the 12th century and eventual adoption of the Cistercian rule, to its suppression in the 16th century and later history.