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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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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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Audio Tour of Baconsthorpe Castle
Use this audio tour to explore the remains of Baconsthorpe Castle and discover its history as you go.
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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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Christine Granville, born Krystyna Skarbek, was one of the most remarkable secret agents of the Second World War, undertaking many successful missions and saving countless lives.
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Blue plaque commemorating the playwright John Osborne at 53 Caithness Road in Hammersmith, London, W14 0JD, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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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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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.