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A description of Down House, now filled with many family portraits, furniture and personal possessions from Charles Darwin’s day.
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History of Chesters Bridge Abutment
The remains of the two successive Roman bridges at Chesters encapsulate some of the main developments in the history of Hadrian’s Wall.
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Layout and Facilities at Gardener's House
Layout and Facilities at Gardener's House Holiday Cottage, Wrest Park
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England’s cannons are at risk, English Heritage warned today (Thursday 29th March) after the charity identified that due to sea spray and salty air, historic guns in coastal locations face a twenty-fold increase in their rate of deterioration.
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English Heritage announces Blue Plaque for Peter Cushing on Star Wars Day
Peter Cushing (1913-1994), the actor best known by many for his performance as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, is to be honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque.
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DOOR TO THE PAST: SOLDIERS’ GRAFFITI DISCOVERED ON CASTLE DOOR
Georgian door at Dover Castle contains around 50 individual etchings, including name initials and chilling depictions of hangings
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An Aladdin's cave in store at Wrest Park
Visitors to Wrest Park in Bedfordshire are soon to get the opportunity to go beyond the grounds and discover an Aladdin's cave of wonder, as a warehouse containing over 153,000 historical artefacts, spanning over 2,000 years of England's history is opening its doors to the public from next month with special tours.
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Tintagel Castle: Where history meets legend
A new exhibition at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall takes a fresh look at how fact and fiction have contributed to the history of this iconic landmark. The English Heritage exhibition explores the origins of Tintagel’s links to the Arthurian legend, and how this inspired Richard, Earl of Cornwall, to build a castle on the rugged coastal spot in the 13th century.
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DE GAULLE, General Charles (1890–1970)
Blue Plaque commemorating President of te French National Commitee, General Charles Gaulle, at 4 Carlton Gardens, St James's, London SW1Y 5AA.