60 free tickets are being offered by Historic Scotland to 69 ticketed attractions in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The 30 pairs of …
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Highlanders Museum £130,000 boost
The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George near Inverness has been awarded a grant of £130,000 by Historic Scotland. This will go towards their appeal …
2012 Search for UK’s ten most endangered buildings
The Victorian society is calling on people across the country to nominate endangered Victorian or Edwardian buildings in their local area. An …
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Can you identify this baptismal font?
Can you help identify this stone font in Southeastern Wisconsin, USA? Said to be a Baptismal font, this artefact was rescued when a Catholic …
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Falklands Hero – Ian McKay – The last VC of the 20th Century
At the height of the bitter battle for Mount Longdon during the Falklands War , 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment’s assault has stalled in the face of …
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Wellington Arch reopens as gallery
Wellington Arch on Hyde Park Corner in London is to reopen as an exhibition space and gallery. The Quadriga Gallery will host a series of …
Susanna ‘Suky’ Trevelyan and Charlotte Walpole, side by side
Two paintings, nearly 250 years old and almost identical in content, are set to be displayed together for the first time in an exhibition at the …
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Excavation of Boltby Scar hillfort
Volunteers are wanted to take part in an excavation of Boltby Scar hillfort on the edge of the North York Moors. The dig will take place on …
Skye dig reveals early string instrument
Archeologists excavating on the Island of Skye, northwest Scotland, think they may have discovered part of the oldest stringed instrument found in …
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Vulcan XJ823 – Falklands conflict veteran in Cumbria ?
During 1982 a small collection of islands, thousands of miles from the UK, were catapulted into the headlines. The Falkland Islands, a disputed bit …
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