Author Archives: English Heritage

Women have always influenced domestic design but it wasn’t until 1898 that the first female architect was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects. read more

Art and antiquity influenced garden design in England in the Georgian era. read more

Pre-fabricated churches, often called ‘iron churches’, ‘iron chapels’ or ‘tin tabernacles’, were developed in the mid-19th century. read more

To commemorate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee six historic sites have been protected. read more

Unusual and often puzzling surface structures can be found in our cities, towns and countryside. read more