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Members' exclusive winter wallpapers
Help yourself and download one of our exclusive desktop or mobile screen wallpaper images
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Collections Explored: Wallpaper in The Architectural Studies Collection
We often say 'if walls could talk' but wallpaper can sometimes tell more stories than you'd think. Rose Arkle explains why we collect and conserve it.
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Impressive Interiors: Places to Visit for Beautiful Wallpapers
Every choice we make gives insight into someone’s personality, whether it be selecting what to wear, what magazine to read or even what wallpaper to decorate with. These choices tell a story.
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Members' exclusive winter wallpapers
As a thank you to our Members for your support, we are releasing free and exclusive desktop and mobile screen wallpaper images using photographs from the English Heritage and Historic England image libraries.
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At Belsay Hall a number of different and beautiful decorative wallpapers once formed the backdrop to the living spaces. Recent surveying and conservation of the wallpapers has helped us understand more about the different designs and methods of production.The wallpaper is also an interesting key to understanding the people of the house, from its 19th-century owners and servants to those who were later stationed there during the Second World War.
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Have you ever wondered what’s hiding beneath the walls in your house? Discover what has been done to ensure Audley End is brought into a good state of repair.
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The history of midwinter traditions
We all have festive traditions we like to stick to at Christmas – but have you ever wondered where these customs began?
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We all know Christmas is a time for great indulgence, but winter has been a time of feasting for longer than you might think
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In collaboration with Designers Guild, English Heritage fabrics and wallpapers are exclusively produced and distributed by Designers Guild.
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Spring Cleaning the Old-Fashioned Way
Historic home cleaning methods can be more effective than modern techniques, English Heritage said today (19 March), as it released a new video of its Victorian Youtube star Avis Crocombe revealing her top tips. The conservation charity has been experimenting with the historic techniques of using milk on flag stone floors and using bread to remove dirt from wallpaper as part of its annual spring clean while Mrs Crocombe shows how similar methods can be used in your own kitchen.