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English Heritage experts uncover original colour of the Iron Bridge
English Heritage's Iron Bridge conservation project will return the bridge to its original red-brown colour.
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Kitchen renovations and gastric woes at Muchelney Abbey
English Heritage reveals new interpretation at Somerset abbey, with new research pointing to a dedicated meat refectory (or ‘misericord’) and the mixed blessing it provided for medieval monks.
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Lady Diana Spencer, later Princess of Wales honoured with blue plaque
A plaque honouring Diana, Princess of Wales marks Coleherne Court on the Old Brompton Road, where Diana lived at Flat 60 at the time of her engagement to the Prince of Wales in 1981.
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New blue plaque commemorates sanctuary for stranded South and East Asian women
A new English Heritage blue plaque has been unveiled at Ayahs’ Home in Hackney
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The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
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Back with a bang - restored first world war gun to fire again
One hundred years after guns on the White Cliffs first successfully repelled a German Zeppelin raid, Dover Castle will once again resound to artillery fire following the restoration by English Heritage of a rare anti-aircraft gun used in the First World War, thanks to a grant of £272,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Stonehenge sold for £6,600 a hundred years ago today
One hundred years ago today (21 September 2015), Stonehenge – the most famous prehistoric monument in the world – was sold at auction for £6,600 to a local Wiltshire man, Cecil Chubb. His purchase marked a turning point in the care and protection of the ancient monument and English Heritage, today’s guardian of Stonehenge, is marking the anniversary with re-enactments of the momentous auction throughout the day and with a special commemorative ticket for visitors.
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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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Blue Plaque commemorating former residents at Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, Holland Park, London W8 7JJ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
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Enid Bagnold was a novelist and playwright. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 29 Hyde Park Gate, where she lived and wrote.