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Research on Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
A summary of the state of research on Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate, and the questions that remain to be answered by future research.
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Audio Guide to Ambleside Roman Fort
This audio guide, which explores key locations around Ambleside Roman Fort, is designed so you can listen whether you are at the fort or elsewhere.
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Norman Tower’s Missing Key Returned after Almost 50 Years
A large brass key to St Leonard’s Tower, in Kent has been returned in the post to English Heritage, the charity announced today (9 December). The key, which had been missing for almost half a century, was sent with an anonymous note admitting it had been 'borrowed' and apologising for the delay in returning it. English Heritage now wishes to thank the mysterious individual with a gift of membership and is asking them to get back in touch. Unlike library books, there’s no fine for a late return.
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A huge fortification begun during the Napoleonic Wars and completed in the 1860s, designed to protect Dover from French invasion. Only the moat can be visited.
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Historic windows which have witnessed and illuminated some of our most renowned history, from the attempted escape of Charles I and the revolutionary experiments of Charles Darwin to the final days of Queen Victoria, are now at risk, English Heritage warned today (28 September), as the charity revealed the catalogue of threats causing the decline of windows in England’s most significant historic buildings. From the heat and the rain, to the shortage of heritage carpentry skills and the varying quality of modern wood, these historic artefacts are beginning to deteriorate and decay. Over one million pounds’ worth of repairs will be needed in the next five years and English Heritage has today launched an appeal to support the conservation of these irreplaceable emblems of ancient skill and craftsmanship.
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PR Amelia Edwards receives English Heritage Blue Plaque
Amelia Edwards (1831-1892), pioneering Egyptologist, writer, and co-founder of the influential Egypt Exploration Fund, has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at her former home in Islington, London.
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The castle’s strong defensive position and its sturdy walls are reminders that, at the beginning of the 12th century, this area of England was in constant danger of attack from Scotland.
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A summary of the latest research on Meare Fish House and an assessment of current gaps in knowledge.