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WEBThe Historic England Archive holds over 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day, with over 1 million records searchable online. Find photos. A row of waiting cabs line Bridge Street, Chester, looking north towards the tower of St. Peter's Church. Source: Historic England Archive.
Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and ...
WEBThe National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the only official, up to date, register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England - listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. Find listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and ...
WEB22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London, a Grade II listed house designed by Richard and Su Rogers in 1969. Introduction We’ve put together this guide to answer some of the most
The Struggle for Suffrage - Historic England
WEBThe struggle for women's suffrage was a campaign which began in the drawing rooms of London and Manchester in the mid 19th century. The suffrage movement grew out of a growing sense of injustice in the second half of the 19th century that women were denied the vote. The sedate Edwardian tearoom facilitated women's bold fight for freedom.
Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer - Historic England
WEBThe Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer is a tool that displays archaeology that has been identified, mapped and recorded using aerial photographs and other aerial sources across England. For the first time ever, Historic England has made the results of over 30 years of aerial photograph mapping projects freely available online.
London: The Blitz, September 1940–June 1941 - Historic England
WEBThe end of the Blitz. The Blitz effectively ended in June 1941 when Hitler removed his air forces from Western Europe to take part in the invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite the end of sustained, mass bombing raids, London’s battle against the Luftwaffe was far from over. Between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941 almost 28,000 high explosive ...
Archaeology - Historic England
WEBJan 15, 1998 · Archaeology is the investigation of the physical remains of the past. This section describes the methods we use to excavate sites (intrusive investigations) and techniques we use to interpret the deposits and features we discover and the samples and finds that we recover. You can find out more about non …
History of Listing - Historic England
WEBHistory of Listing. On this page you can discover the fascinating history of the National Heritage List for England (known as the List, or the NHLE). The story of its development helps to explain the different information you'll find in entries on the NHLE, and why the information in older entries may vary compared to newer entries.
Living in a Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II Listed Building
WEBNov 20, 2012 · Some listing records are more detailed than others. Listed buildings come in three categories of 'significance': Grade I for buildings of the highest significance. Grade II* and. Grade II. Most listed building owners are likely to live in a Grade II building as these make up 92% of all listed buildings.
Photographs - Historic England
WEBPhotographs. One of the largest photographic archives in the country, Historic England holds over 9 million photographs of the historic environment. Our photos also show many other aspects of life, from education and employment to leisure and transport. The photos in the Archive date from the 1850s onwards. Some of the highlights include: