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Mass-Observation headquarters commemorated by English Heritage
New blue plaque to mark hub where thousands of volunteer diary entries were sent, read and recorded
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Tommy Cooper awarded an English Heritage blue plaque
Tommy Cooper joins the handful of legendary comedians to be honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque.
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Blue Plaque commemorating actress Vivien Leigh at 54 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London SW1W 9BE, City of Westminster.
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HOLTBY, Winifred (1898–1935) & BRITTAIN, Vera (1893–1970)
Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby were writers and reformers. A plaque at 58 Doughty Street, Holborn, marks the address they shared in the early 1920s.
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Seminal Match Girls’ Strike of 1888 commemorated with English Heritage Blue Plaque in East London
One of the most important strikes in modern British history has been commemorated by English Heritage with a blue plaque today (5 July 2022). The blue plaque was unveiled at the site of the former Bryant and May match factory in East London where in early July 1888 around 1,400 of the predominantly female workforce walked out in protest at the dismissal of a number of their co-workers.
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Kenilworth Castle rebuilt in Minecraft after standing in ruins for over 300 years
Kenilworth Castle – one of England’s greatest fortresses – has been rebuilt for the first time in Minecraft, the popular online block-building game, English Heritage has revealed today (14 August). The charity is running Minecraft workshops at a number of its castles this summer so that visitors can build some of England’s most famous castles in the shadow of the real thing.
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Put your knowledge to the test yet again with our second quiz all about the castles.
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A list of the main written, visual and material sources of information for current knowledge and understanding of Whitby Abbey
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Servants or skilled professionals? Women in domestic service
Historically, many careers for women were in the home – but some women in domestic service broke the mould. As part of our Women in History series, Dr Andrew Hann investigates how.
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PRIMROSE, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847–1929)
Blue plaque commemorating Prime Minister Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery at 20 Charles Street, Mayfair, London W1J 5DT, City of Westminster.