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Green Medicine: Gardens, Scent and Wellbeing at Wrest Park
To celebrate the National Garden Scheme's Gardens and Health Week (3-11 May 2025), English Heritage garden trainee Ben shares his research into how gardens can lift our mood through the power of smell.
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Spotlight on Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle is one of the best preserved medieval castles in England. Its towers and curtain walls still stand proudly, encircling a picturesque courtyard and enveloping visitors in nearly 1000 years of history.
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Blue Plaque commemorating singer Al Bowlly at Charing Cross Mansions, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG, City of Westminster.
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BUXTON, Sir Thomas Fowell (1786–1845)
The anti-slavery campaigner and social reformer Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton is commemorated at the Directors’ House, Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, his main home from 1808 until 1815.
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Blue Plaque commemorating actor and film-maker Charlie Chaplin at 15 Glenshaw Mansions, Brixton Road, London SW9 0DS, London Borough of Lambeth.
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CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, K.G. (1874-1965)
Blue plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill at 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5DJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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DAVISON, Emily Wilding (1872–1913)
Emily Wilding Davison, teacher and suffragette, campaigned boldly and tirelessly for women’s rights, even paying the ultimate price for her dedication to the cause. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 43 Fairholme Road, West Kensington, which was her home in the 1880s.
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DAVISON, Emily Wilding (1872–1913)
Emily Wilding Davison, teacher and suffragette, campaigned boldly and tirelessly for women’s rights, even paying the ultimate price for her dedication to the cause. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 43 Fairholme Road, West Kensington, which was her home in the 1880s.
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Housing reformer and surveyor Irene Barclay is recognised with a blue plaque. In May 1922, Irene Barclay became the first woman to qualify as a chartered surveyor in Britain. 1A St Martin's House, Polygon Road marks the address of the office in Somers Town where she created models for community living and was instrumental in the building of nearly 1,000 new homes.
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Claudia Jones was a ceaseless campaigner for racial justice and is credited with having been among the first to bring Caribbean carnival to London. English Heritage has commemorated her with a blue plaque at 6 Meadow Road, Vauxhall.