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The Most Important Historic Places in England Are Listed
The List includes buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more.
Recent Blogs
Follow Heritage Calling to discover stories of the spectacular heritage across England.
6 Places That Tell the Story of Operation Hurricane
6 Places That Tell the Story of Operation Hurricane
Not long after the end of the Second World War, a small and secretive cabinet committee took the decision that Britain should develop an atomic bomb.
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A Brief History of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
A Brief History of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Reinforcing concrete made highly complex large-scale structures possible.
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The History of the English Science Lab
The History of the English Science Lab
The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.
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A Guide to Traditional English Buildings
A Guide to Traditional English Buildings
Traditional buildings, known as vernacular, originally made up the vast majority of the structures that ordinary people lived and worked in.
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How the Vikings Came to England
How the Vikings Came to England
The Vikings have gone from Victorian villains to 21st-century heroes. But what of the real Vikings and their impact on England?
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A Brief History of Buddhist Temples in England
A Brief History of Buddhist Temples in England
There are around 190 Buddhist buildings in England, ranging from adapted historic buildings to purpose-built temples and pagodas.
Find out moreLatest News
Two new listings and three amendments to existing listings announced to mark Black History Month 2022.
‘Grandparent of Skyscrapers’ Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings Opens
Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings opens to the public following £28 million, eight-year restoration programme, as a new visitor destination and workplace.
Funding for 57 New Projects Across England That Will Tell the Untold Stories of Our Nation’s Working-Class Heritage
New Everyday Heritage Grants will fund community-led projects that aim to further the nation’s collective understanding of the past.
Three Exceptionally Rare Shipwrecks Off the Dorset Coast and the Isle of Wight Granted Highest Protection
The oldest known protected wreck in English waters with hull remains visible and the discovery of previously unrecorded wreck sites of pre-1700 ships.
