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Blue Plaque commemorating surgeon William Marsden at 65 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 4LH, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating surgeon William Marsden at 65 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London WC2A 4LH, London Borough of Camden.
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Blue Plaque commemorating artist and writer Kate Greenaway at 39 Frognal, Hampstead, London NW3 6YD, London Borough of Camden.
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Cawfields Roman Wall - Hadrian's Wall
A fine stretch of Hadrian's Wall on a steep slope, with turrets and an impressive milecastle, probably built by the Second Legion.
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The Conduit House is part of the monastic waterworks which supplied nearby St Augustine's Abbey.
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6.5 secrets from London’s forgotten landmark
For 650 years the Jewel Tower has been hiding in plain sight. A little known monument with a big history, it sits opposite the Houses of Parliament in London’s Westminster World Heritage Site – yet is often missed by tourists.
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Housing reformer and surveyor Irene Barclay is recognised with a blue plaque. In May 1922, Irene Barclay became the first woman to qualify as a chartered surveyor in Britain. 1A St Martin's House, Polygon Road marks the address of the office in Somers Town where she created models for community living and was instrumental in the building of nearly 1,000 new homes.
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Leading British artist of the 20th century receives blue plaque
English Heritage has commemorated one of Britain’s leading Neo-Romantic artists, Graham Sutherland, with a blue plaque, in south London. A major figure in twentieth-century British art, Sutherland’s influence continues to this day and can be seen in the work of Lucian Freud, amongst others.
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Millionaire’s Rare 1930s Cartier Jewellery Acquired by English Heritage
Two diamond-encrusted Cartier brooches belonging to millionaire Virginia Courtauld will go on display at Eltham Palace in London for the first time. The brooches were a gift from Virginia’s husband, Stephen, to mark the restoration of the Courtaulds new home in the 1930s.