English Heritage
Roman knife handle discovered in the UK is testament to gladiators’ celebrity status
As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall
‘An irreplaceable portal to the past’: English Heritage launches campaign to help preserve more than one million artefacts
Funds are sought to help experts store, care for, catalogue and undertake new research on the UK charity’s vast array of objects
Charities defend English Heritage for refugee scheme after criticism aired by right-wing news outlet
Philip Kiszley told GB News that the initiative, which has been in place since 2022, encourages refugees to “learn how terrible we are”
Shake-up announced for the UK’s £300m National Lottery Heritage Fund
New builds—inspired by the so-called ‘Bilbao effect’—will now be discouraged as the chair of the organisation, Simon Thurley, outlines a change of priorities in favour of long-term benefits
Britain's oldest prayer beads—buried more than 1,000 years ago—to be displayed in new museum on remote island
It is one of several artefacts making their first public appearance at Lindisfarne Priory
UK exhibition uncovers holy link between Henry VIII’s rival wives Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon
Both British queens owned the same prayerbook, curators at Hever Castle in England have found
Previously declared at risk, the UK's ‘Stonehenge of the North’ is now open to the public
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes the project which tells ‘the story of ancient Britain’
London foundry redevelopment still ringing alarm bells for heritage campaigners
Question mark over historic Whitechapel site a year after boutique hotel plan approved
Historic English villa—built by royal mistress to escape her 'stinker' of a husband—reopens after restoration
Henrietta Howard's Marble Hill is a rare surviving example of such a home, and even rarer as one created by a woman
Oxford professors refuse to teach undergraduate students if Cecil Rhodes statue stays in place
Oriel College said it had no plans to “begin the legal process for relocation” of the monument
Bell foundry that cast Big Ben can be turned into boutique hotel, UK government says
Decision has drawn wave of criticism from culture and heritage professionals, accusing government of ‘money-grabbing philistinism’
Grayson Perry is casting a bell to ring at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic
As future of London's historic Whitechapel foundry hangs in the balance, artist’s bell will be made elsewhere
Keep problematic monuments and ‘explain them’, UK government to tell cultural leaders
Opponents argue that some public statues reinforce racism, chauvinism, sexism and homophobia
Stonehenge: could a road tunnel ruin the ancient site?
Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black
Plans for £1.7bn tunnel under Stonehenge—approved by UK government—sparks criticism
Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"
Brighton's Madeira Terrace, a unique Liverpool cemetery and a 17th-century public library among English heritage sites at risk
Entries on Historic England Heritage at Risk list, published today, have risen to 5,097
UK's historic houses fight for survival post-lockdown after financial crash
Heritage organisations such as the National Trust rely on visitors for most of their income—but they have been staying away
Derelict iron flaxmill is brought back to life in Shrewsbury
Building was considered an audacious architectural experiment when it was built in 1797
English Heritage to be split up
Reforms mean a charity, moving towards self-funding, will run historic buildings, with state-funded agency to manage built environment
Serious threats to England’s historic environment, says official report
English Heritage’s first “State of the Nation” report appeals for tax changes to help save country houses
Environment, as well as buildings, needs protection
A major report stresses the power of place
The Wigmore Castle project represents a radical new approach to conservation and “sustainable tourism"
Holistic archaeology at Wigmore Castle
What's it worth to you? Stonehenge's value is assessed in a recent survey
English Heritage has carried out a contingency valuation of Stonehenge and discovered that 58% of those polled would be prepared to help finance the site’s improvement