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Meet The Man Who Saved Hadrian’s Wall
John Clayton (1792-1890) was the town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, a lawyer and antiquarian. His contribution to excavating and protecting Hadrian’s Wall has often been overlooked, but without him we could have lost much of this transnational World Heritage Site.
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The long-awaited Stonehenge exhibition and visitor centre will open on Wednesday 18 December. For the first time, visitors will have a proper introduction to one of the world's most important prehistoric monuments. Over 250 objects of international importance will be on display, and the reconstructed face of an Early Neolithic man is a highlight. The immediate surroundings of the stones are also undergoing dramatic improvement.
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Sir Isaiah Berlin receives English Heritage blue plaque
English Heritage has marked the former home of Sir Isaiah Berlin with a blue plaque, the charity announced today (3 May 2022). A world-renowned philosopher and historian of ideas, Berlin was a man of formidable intellectual power whose celebration of diversity – 'the crooked timber of humanity', as he put it – has helped to give his life and work a very considerable lasting significance.
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Hadrian’s Cavalry: Bringing Horses Back To Chesters Roman Fort
At Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall, a sensory art installation is bringing echoes of Roman horses to life. Our curators explain more about Cavalry 360.
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WALPOLE, Horace (1717-1797) & WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745)
Blue Plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole and his son at 5 Arlington Street, St James's, London SW1A 1RA, City of Westminster.
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MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838) & MACAULAY, Lord Thomas Babington (1800-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating philanthropists Zachary and Thomas Macaulay at 5 The Pavement, Clapham, London SW4 0JD, London Borough of Lambeth.
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MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838) & MACAULAY, Lord Thomas Babington (1800-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating philanthropists Zachary and Thomas Macaulay at 5 The Pavement, Clapham, London SW4 0JD, London Borough of Lambeth.
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MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838) & MACAULAY, Lord Thomas Babington (1800-1859)
Blue Plaque commemorating philanthropists Zachary and Thomas Macaulay at 5 The Pavement, Clapham, London SW4 0JD, London Borough of Lambeth.
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WALPOLE, Horace (1717-1797) & WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745)
Blue Plaque commemorating Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole and his son at 5 Arlington Street, St James's, London SW1A 1RA, City of Westminster.