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Pride and Prejudice: The Battle for Betjeman's Britain
'Pride and Prejudice' examines how John Betjeman and others campaigned in the 1930s to protect our architectural heritage from neglect and reveals how Britain's listing system eventually emerged.
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Body worn video (BWV) is a portable system that provides audio and visual record of activities undertaken by the wearer. Sound and images are recorded on a tamper proof, encrypted storage device, thereby ensuring a secure chain/custody of evidence.
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The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering; after it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in the construction of bridges, aqueducts and buildings.
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Spend a great family day out at Tilbury Fort in Essex. Explore the magazine houses or the bastion magazine passages of this fort on the Thames estuary that has protected London’s seaward approach.
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Description of Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop’s Palace)
A brief description of Wolvesey Castle, once a luxurious palace within the walled area of Winchester near the cathedral
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A visit to Roche Abbey can help students appreciate how Medieval monastic settlements worked, the effects of Tudor inspired religious changes and how abbeys became romantic ruins to enhance country estates in the 1800s.
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10 things you need to know about the 1066 march to Battle of Hastings
An epic re-enactment march kicks off in York this weekend in the run up to the Battle of Hastings, marking 950 years of the Norman Conquest
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The fascinating story of Clifford's Tower will finally be told thanks to a major investment by English Heritage into this York landmark.
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The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
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English Heritage serves visitors a picnic fit for Henry VIII as it launches Gainsborough Old Hall
As part of its launch celebrations on Saturday 3 July, English Heritage is giving visitors to Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire a taste of the Tudors when it reopens under the direct care of the charity for the first time. Especially for the launch weekend, the charity is introducing three special picnic boxes to its café, each filled with genuine Tudor dishes inspired by Henry VIII’s visit to the 15th century property.