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History through your lens Top picks from Instagram in July
Every photo tells a story, and you’ve been sharing some of your best snaps from our historic sites on Instagram this month using the #englishheritage hashtag. We’ve picked out a few of our favourites from all across the country to share in this monthly round-up.
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Our summer events programme is fully underway as we head into August. If you’ve never witnessed a joust or medieval tournament before, now is your chance. Our Knights Season is crammed full of unscripted medieval games.
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History Through Your Lens: Top Picks from Instagram in August
You love to share your photos from days out at our historic sites, and we love seeing them! This month, lots of you shared your pictures with us on Instagram by tagging with the hashtag #englishheritage, so here is our five favourites.
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In July 1888 some 1,400 of the predominantly female workforce walked out of the Bryant and May match factory in Bow. They stayed out under considerable hardship and won a resounding victory after three weeks. This strike is commemorated with a blue plaque at an entrance of the former factory at 3 Moreland Cottages, 60 Fairfield Road.
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Find out how to book your next group day out to Carlisle Castle. We offer a discount to groups of 11 or more paying visitors.
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Whether it’s scoffing hot cross buns, dancing around the maypole or watching morris dancers strut their stuff, many English spring customs survive to this day. We reveal the origins of these folk traditions – and how they survived through the ages
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here are some ideas to organise your own English history-inspired games in your garden or local park!
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English Heritage and The Art File have partnered to create a stunning new collection of 16 greeting cards, all inspired by the history of the sites in English Heritage's care.
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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.