Legends, tall stories and old myths are in demand for a special project aimed at entertaining visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National …
The bells of Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral boasts a peal of 12 bells, but it hasn't always been this way. When the diocese of Carlisle was founded in 1133, the Augustinian …
Captain Scott’s South Pole images saved for nation
Photographs taken by Captain Scott on his final expedition to the South Pole have been saved for the nation thanks to £704,000 lottery …
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Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines
HSL102, one of two historic World War II rescue boats owned by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT), is to be given a new lease of life with …
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More than 700,000 National Trust items go online
From great works of art by Gainsborough to the ordinary cotton underpants of a Midlands grocer, details of over 700,000 objects in the care of the …
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LLoyds Building in London given protected status
The Lloyd’s building in central London has been given Grade I listed status for its architectural innovation, historic interest and celebrated …
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Blue Plaque for Dame Gracie Fields in Islington
Dame Gracie Fields (1898-1979), one of Britain’s most successful and best loved performers, is honoured with a blue plaque at 72a Upper Street, …
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Lancelot ‘Capability‘ Brown remembered with Blue Plaque
Lancelot ‘Capability‘ Brown, is to be commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque at Wilderness House, Hampton Court Palace, his home from 1764 …
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Thatched fruit house help
One of our readers from Australia is looking for some assistance with information on thatched fruit houses. He believes that West Dean has a …
Wade’s Stone stands proud on the North York Moors
Wade’s Stone once again stands proud on the North York Moors thanks to help from Tees Archaeology. The two metre high stone in the North York Moors …
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