Author Archives: English Heritage

A new National Fire Service was inaugurated on 18 August 1941, which consolidated and unified the service across Britain. read more

A glance at the buildings open to you. read more

London is full of visual clues about its rich past. These handsomely rendered architectural details are easy to miss, often hidden away or located high up on buildings. read more

Historic manhole covers, embedded in pavements and roads across the country, often hide infrastructure systems deep below our streets. Read more read more

Margaret of Anjou, who Shakespeare later called ‘The She-Wolf of France’, was one of the major players in the late 15th century Wars of the Roses.Read more read more