News Archive

Exclusive member's event at Audley End House

This two-day conference aims to consider and celebrate the large number of plaques across the country, to share experiences, and to consider future developments

Families, friends and businesses in Kent looking for somewhere different to hold a Christmas celebration can book a festive day to remember in the unique setting of Dover Castle, with new lunch and guided tour packages.

Charles Darwin’s home, Down House at Downe, near Orpington, Kent has been voted the best UK Tourism Project for 2009.

Update on the East Parterre Garden at Witley Court

Kenilworth Castle wins Garden Award

Witley Court receives 'Highly Commended' accolade in the Heart of England Excellence in Tourism Awards.

Internationally renowned artist Ron Mueck, street artist Slinkachu and one-time Young British Artist Mat Collishaw are among the leading contemporary artists whose works will fill the grounds and rooms at Belsay Hall

Success in the Cornwall Tourism Awards

From Spring 2010, English Heritage will be looking to recruit volunteers to work at Stonehenge as the popular volunteer programme is rolled out to include the site.

North East historic attractions swept the board at the North East England Tourism Oscars

English Heritage is to roll out an even more colourful floral carpet for visitors at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens.

English Heritage Awarded £10m Government Funds for Stonehenge Project

A seaside shelter in Margate, Kent where TS Eliot is believed to have written some of his most famous lines of poetry, has been listed at grade II on the advice of English Heritage.

American Embassy Grosvenor Square listed grade ll on advice of English Heritage.

A level History students at William Howard Secondary School, Brampton, Cumbria, advised English Heritage and the National Trust on how best to improve the visitor experience at Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall.

English Heritage unveils Stonehenge visitor centre designs

English Heritage Education is working in partnership with Sony to bring history to life

Fred Russell, who ‘revolutionised the presentation of ventriloquism’, was commemorated on Sunday 20 September 2009 with an English Heritage blue plaque at 71 Kenilworth Court, Lower Richmond Road, Putney

Whilst this dedicated scheme is coming to an end, cathedrals will still remain eligible to apply to English Heritage for grants towards the costs of repair works in the future.

On Tuesday 29th September 2009 join English Heritage and expert Maritime Archeologist Kevin Camidge for an exclusive event about the story of HMS Collossus.

Heritage Question Time

Cathedral of Rural Architecture Saved by English Heritage Grant at Forgotten Home of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I

People visiting Conisbrough Castle this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days are being invited to bring along their memories and stories to help shape a new future for the spectacular 12th century fortress.

Thornton Abbey station, a stopping off point on the Barton to Cleethorpes railway line since 1848, has received a spruce up in the shape of re-built historic name boards, which were officially unvieled today (Friday, 11 September).

English Heritage Announces Design Team

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking to appoint new Commissioners of English Heritage.

Join English Heritage for an exclusive evening at Manchester's Victoria Baths.

Tintagel young writers' competition impresses judges

Who lived in a house like this? Brighton home owners reveal 100 years of household secrets for Heritage open days

The English Heritage Education team is pleased to announce that a further six properties have been awarded prestigious Sandford Awards for the excellence of their education provision. The awards will be presented at an annual awards event in November.

A record 7,590 visitors enjoyed the family activity tent run by the Education team in partnership with Ecclesiastical at this July’s Festival of History.

Extraordinary Medieval Interior Created By English Heritage Shows Dover Castle Was More Than A Fortress

Touring programme linked to the British Library’s major exhibition on Henry VIII visits Kenilworth Castle from 1 August to 23 August celebrating 500 years since the accession.

English Heritage’s exciting new ‘Time Travellers Go’ Club, children of all ages will get the chance to venture into the past and take on some of history’s greatest roles.

New English Heritage Commissioner – Professor Ronald Hutton

Rare early gramophone recordings, some over 100 years old, are set to crackle once again through an opulent room at Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire.

English Heritage's Annual Report and Accounts 2008/09 was laid before Parliament yesterday.

Office suites available to let in the English Heritage mansion

English Heritage Celebrates the Unique Character of this Historic Market Town with the Launch of a New Book

Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s architecture and culture by allowing visitors free access to interesting properties that are either not usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee.

New Visitor Admissions Building Dedicated to Lord Bruce-Lockhart

English Heritage has issued a plea for people to come forward with war-time memories, stories or objects about Brodsworth Hall and its estate.

Sir Henry Segrave has been commemorated with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at 6 St Andrew’s Mansions, Dorset Street, W1, where he lived for three years (1917-1920).

Conservation work which removes a section of Hadrian’s Wall from English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register, has now been completed

Heritage at Risk Register 2009 Reveals Percentage of Scheduled Monuments at Risk is Almost Six Times that of Buildings

English Heritage Published List of all Registered Parks and Gardens at Risk

1 in 7 of England's Conservation Areas is at Risk.

A modernist covered market, that provided a life-line for the people of Coventry after the bombing of the city, has been listed at Grade II by the Government on the advice of English Heritage.

Inquiry Launches to Determine the Future of "Bath of the North"

Festival of British Archaeology 2009 - the Romans at Wroxeter

English Heritage's response to the appointment of the new chair.

Baroness Kay Andrews OBE becomes first woman Chair of English Heritage

Sir Richard Branson unveils English Heritage Blue Plaque commemorating Battle of Britian hero and Disability Awareness campaigner, Sir Douglas Bader

English Heritage and Chris Beardshaw create a garden fit for a princess

Wartime weekend returns 1940s to Scarborough Castle

The Pure Inspiration competition runs from 19 May to 4 September 2009, with entries welcomed from writers of all ages and abilities

English Heritage welcomed the Government's decision today (13th May 2009) to go ahead with new visitor facilities for Stonehenge

Care is required to avoid screens causing significant harm to the character, appearance, amenity and even safety of places.

Local materials and expertise have been combined to secure Lindisfarne Priory, a place of pilgrimage for more than 1300 years, from further decay.

Do you own or manage a site that is on English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk register? If you have not been contacted by English Heritage view this page.

Over 400 years since it was lost to the world, English Heritage has reconstructed the pleasure garden created by Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester to impress Queen Elizabeth I.

St George’s dastardly foe, the fearsome dragon, has been spotted sightseeing in London ahead of his battle with England’s patron saint at celebration events across the country this weekend.

Entrepreneur and Retail Innovator, Sir Jack Cohen Commemorated

Dame Judi Dench welcomes £262,000 Grant to Help Save the Manchester Home of Cranford Author

Artists taking the stage at Kenwood House and Audley End summer picnic concerts this year include Simply Red, James Morrison, Katherine Jenkins, Ray Davies, Will Young and Jools Holland

English Heritage staff at Mount Grace Priory reproduce the Elixir of Life, Chartreuse liquor

The Cripps building, designed by Powell and Moya in the 1960s, has been listed at Grade II* by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of English Heritage.

A bird which went the way of the Dodo has caused a flap by turning up in a English Heritage collection of stuffed animals at Brodsworth Hall, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Doctors Honoured for Dedication to Family Health

Ground-breaking scientist, radical thinker and devoted family man – school children can discover more about the life of Charles Darwin, one of the most influential British people in history, in three new Darwin-themed Discovery Visits at Down House, the Darwin family home.

Four new Discovery Visit guides will be available from the end of March. Please email educationmarketing@english-heritage.org.uk if you would like to have a copy posted to you.

A new Edwardian-inspired garden will open at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight this June.

Are England’s Conservation Areas cherished through a close partnership of council and residents? Or are they at risk from neglect, decay and inappropriate development?

A painting bought by Queen Victoria for £200 in 1841 and which hung in her dressing room at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight until her death in 1901, has just been returned to its former home

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund announce £15.5m to fund repairs at Grade I and II* listed places of worship

The ancient Northumberland village church, St Andrew's in Bothal, is to receive £33,000 national funding for urgent repairs

Tyneside and Northumberland Sites On Course to be Removed from English Heritage's Heritage at Risk Register

Tees Valley and Durham Sites On Course to be Removed from English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register

Two Teesside churches have been earmarked for £70,000 worth of grants to carry out urgent repairs

English Heritage recognises Tower Hamlet’s unique heritage and history with new listings which celebrate Olympic borough’s architecture

English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) on Tuesday, 3 March pledged £1.8 million for urgent repair work to 16 Grade I and II* listed places of worship in Yorkshire and the Humber.

English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation today (18 February 2009) announced 12 grants worth nearly £50,000 to help save England’s war memorials in need of conservation and repair

Darwin's personal items, original manuscript material and his famous Beagle notebooks go on display to mark the bicentenary of his birth

Founding Father of Body-Building and Health and Fitness Guru to be Commemorated

Celebrate the 200th birthday of scientist and novelist Charles Darwin, explore the brand new interactive website

An exhibition by a group of artists, inspired by Goodrich Castle goes on tour.

Designer Stella McCartney's stunning chandelier in the form of a huge leaping horse returns home to Belsay this Easter.

This Valentine's Day make your proposal at Kenilworth Castle and we'll help you celebrate with free champagne and roses

English Heritage presents an exhibition to mark the centenary of Highgate resident John Gay. Between 1936 and 1996 the German emigre took pictures of England's people, building, animals and landscapes.

English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation announce cathedral grants.

To coincide with the inauguration of the new U.S. President, English Heritage has compiled an online resource focusing on our Anglo-American Heritage, which includes a list of blue plaques to North Americans.

A new survey of the North East coast has revealed almost 1,000 new archaeological sites, including ship wrecks and wartime defences.

A life-size figure of a classical warrior, with a shield in one hand and a thrusting sword in the other, is to be restored to its original position near the entrance to Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire.

English Heritage scooped its highest ever number of Sandford Awards in 2008 thanks to its growing programme of Discovery Visits. In November last year seven English Heritage properties were awarded the industry's top accolade for heritage education.

Alice Ullathorne has landed a coveted place on the English Heritage Historic Environment Traineeship (HET) scheme to nurture a new generation of conservation professionals.

Acclaimed stage and film actress, Dame Celia Johnson (1908 - 1982) has been commemorated with an English Heritage Blue Plaque at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond upon Thames.

Research has revealed how York turned to a top secret device called AWDREY when it found itself on the front line during the Cold War.