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A brief history and description of Duxford Chapel, a chantry chapel dating back to the 13th century.
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Blue Plaque commemorating landscape gardener Charles Bridgeman at 54 Broadwick Street, Soho, London W1F 7AH, City of Westminster.
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BURNEY, Fanny (1752-1840) a.k.a. Madame D'Arblay
Blue Plaque commemorating authoress Madame D'Arblay 'Fanny Burney' at 11 Bolton Street, Mayfair, London W1J 8BB, City of Westminster.
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SAVE OUR HISTORIC DAFFODILS AND BLUEBELLS
Campaign to help save the native and historic varieties of daffodils and bluebells, both of which are at risk from aggressive hybrids and non-traditional varieties.
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English Heritage needs your Christmas Kisses
English Heritage is reviving a well-known Christmas tradition this festive season and bringing it into the digital age, with an online challenge to capture one thousand kisses under the mistletoe at four attractions in the North of England.
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Framlingham Castle to reopen following £1.2 Million Investment
A new exhibition opening on 16 June will showcase 900 years of the castle's history
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Pioneering civil engineer Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia receives English Heritage London blue plaque
Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, the ground-breaking 19th century civil engineer and shipbuilder, has today been awarded an English Heritage London blue plaque. The plaque marks 55 Sheen Road in Richmond, the impressive villa that Cursetjee and his British family moved to upon his retirement in 1868.
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Painting our Past: The African Diaspora in England
From 9 June, new portraits depicting six historic figures from the African diaspora with links to English Heritage properties will be unveiled at six sites for a new nationwide exhibition. Painting our Past: The African Diaspora in England will portray people connected with English Heritage sites and whose stories – many of which are not widely known – the charity now wants to bring to life and share with its visitors. From Roman Britain to the 20th century, the lives of these different individuals span the centuries and their portraits will shed new light on the long history of African people in England. Commissioned by English Heritage, the paintings will be displayed at the forts, abbeys, historic houses and barracks where these individuals lived, visited or worked.
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Neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell receives English Heritage London blue plaque
One of Britain’s first black British consultants, pioneering neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. The plaque marks 44 Wimpole Street, the impressive house which served as J. S. Risien Russell’s home and private practice from 1902 until his death in March 1939.
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Roman 'Pendants' Revealed to be Ancient Makeup Applicators
Rare Roman cosmetic sets shown in English Heritage's new History Inspired Makeup Tutorial are on display at Wroxeter Roman City for the first time