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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
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 ...
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.
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Histories - Historic England
WEBTrans Pioneers. The interwar idea of ‘sex change’ implied that sex or gender fluidity was possible, and that individuals might choose their sex. It was not until the 1950s that transitioning became medically possible and eventually available in Britain. The pioneering trans people were Michael Dillon and Roberta Cowell.
London: The Baby Blitz and V-Weapons, 1941–1945
WEBThere were 14 raids on London and more on Bristol, Hull and Cardiff. Londoners came to call these attacks the ‘Little Blitz’, or ‘Baby Blitz’. Altogether over 1,500 people were killed and around 3,000 seriously injured. Attacks on London by Hitler’s vengeance weapons the V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets began shortly after the D-Day ...
New Virtual Aerial Map Allows Everyone to Explore England's …
WEBOct 8, 2021 · From Roman settlements near Rotherham in South Yorkshire to Second World War defences in Southampton in Hampshire, to secret Cold War military installations across England, for the first time, Historic England has made the results of over 30 years of aerial photograph mapping projects freely available online. Like a huge archaeological jigsaw puzzle, the map pieces together archaeological ...
THE ROYAL ESTATE, WINDSOR: WINDSOR CASTLE AND HOME …
WEBDetails England's premier castle with moat garden (used as a garden from the C15; remodelled late C19/early C20) and a terrace garden by Sir Jeffry Wyatville (mid 1820s) surrounded by pleasure grounds and a landscape park (in origin a medieval deer park), with intimate associations with the British Royal Family since the C11.
WEBengine and development of steamship technology. Paddle propulsion gradually gave way to the screw propeller, while the introduction of iron, and later steel, hulls eclipsed