This Saturday marks 200 years since the death of Humphry Repton, the last great landscape designer of the Georgian era. Advising on some 400 schemes across a 27 year career, Repton filled the void left after the death of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in 1783, and linked the 18th century landscape tradition with the gardenesque movement of the early Victorian era. Early Life Much of Repton’s life and career played out in the East of England. He was born in BuryRead more

English protest songs have inspired generations of people to unite together and change history.Read more

An archaeological excavation can result in a huge amount of artefacts being excavated. But what does conservation involve?Read more

Discover the architectural evolution of the mosque in Britain, from the conversion of houses to contemporary expressions of mosque architecture.

From Suffragette to Women’s Libber, lesbian activists to intersectional feminists, the archives at Bishopsgate Institute are full of fearless women who’ve take up the feminist cause since 1900.Read more