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Hepworth, Dame Barbara (1903-1975) and SKEAPING, John (1901-1980)
Blue plaque commemorating the sculptors Dame Barbara Hepworth and John Skeaping at 24 St Ann’s Terrace, St John’s Wood, London NW8 6PJ, City of Westminster.
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A brief history and description of the Old Blockhouse, built under Edward VI to defend the Scilly Isles from invasion, which did not see action until the Civil War.
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Queen Victorias Terrace Opens for the first time
Visitors to Osborne can now enjoy the Lower Terrace like the royals did more than 150 years ago with views across the Solent, which were compared by Prince Albert to the Bay of Naples.
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Ballet star Rudolph Nureyev honoured with Blue Plaque
Nureyev's blue plaque was unveiled on the building he considered his London home.
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Poltross Burn Milecastle - Hadrian's Wall
One of the best-preserved milecastles on Hadrian's Wall, Poltross includes an oven, a stair to the rampart walk, and the remains of its north gateway.
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Blue Plaque commemorating Mahatma Gandhi at 20 Baron's Court Road, Barons Court, London W14 9DT, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
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Chairman's Lecture: Charles Darwin's living laboratory at Down House
In 1859, while living at Down House in Kent, Charles Darwin published his theory of natural selection in his book On the Origin of Species. The garden at Down House was Darwin’s ‘living laboratory’, where he conducted hundreds of experiments on the natural world. In her lecture on 7 February, Emily Parker, landscape advisor, took us behind the scenes of the project to reveal more about those experiments and the role they played in informing his groundbreaking theories.
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Blue Plaque commemorating statesman Napoleon III at 1c King Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6QG, City of Westminster.
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Freddie Mercury Blue Plaque Unveiled
The blue plaque was unveiled by his sister and Bryan May ahead of what would have been Freddie's 70th birthday.
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The English Heritage home fragrance and toiletries range has been created under licence by Home County Candle Co. Our candles celebrate England’s natural landscapes that surround our properties and celebrate our commitment to conserving natural habitats. The candles themselves are 100% natural soy wax and are hand-poured in Buckinghamshire.