Historic England has published (October 2024) the Air Pictures Portleven Collection – a unique collection of interwar aerial images taken by little known aerial photographer, Arthur William Hobart, which has been newly digitised by the Historic England Archive. The collection features 242 black and white aerial images showing the national landmarks, towns, industrial sites, construction…
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Historic England Launch ‘Everyday Heritage Grants’ Celebrating Working Class Histories
Historic England is launching a new round of the ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories’ this August. The grants are designed to fund projects that celebrate working class histories and the historic places that make up everyday life. The first round was launched in 2022 and funded a variety of local community projects, from Horton…
Historic Pottery Kiln in South Yorkshire Given £77K for Restoration
Historic England has awarded Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council more than £77,000 to help save an important part of South Yorkshire’s industrial heritage. The Grade II* Rockingham Kiln in Swinton, near Rotherham, was once part of an internationally renowned porcelain works, producing flamboyant ornaments and dinner services for royalty and aristocracy including King William IV. Dating…
New Historic England Report Highlights Extent of Heritage & Cultural Property Theft
In March 2024 the results of research looking at the scale and extent of heritage and cultural property crime in England was released. This has been compiled by Historic England and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), members of ARCH (Alliance to Reduce Crime Against Heritage). The ‘Heritage and Cultural Property Crime’ report was funded by…
Historic England To Object ‘in the strongest terms’ to London’s Liverpool Street Station Redevelopment
Historic England will object in the strongest terms to current proposals to redevelop London’s Liverpool Street Station. The scheme proposes a giant new building above the existing station and the neighbouring Great Eastern Hotel, both listed buildings set within the heart of the City. It also proposes far-reaching redevelopment of the station complex. Historic England note that ‘The…
Historic England Technical Tuesday Training Courses for Autumn 2023
Historic England have announced this autumn’s topics for their Technical Tuesday training courses. The free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation issues. The subjects include two industrial heritage-related items: a study of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings ground source heat pump project,…
Remains of the World’s First Iron Railway Bridge to be Conserved
Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and spanned the River Gaunless in West Auckland, in County Durham. It formed part of the line serving the Witton…
New Book on Oasts and Hop Kilns Published
The latest publication from the publishing partnership between Historic England and Liverpool University Press is a volume on oasts and hop kilns researched and written by Patrick Grattan. These tall conical and pyramidal buildings, topped by white cowls or louvred vents, are a distinctive sight on the farms and in the villages of Kent, East…
Historic England Latest COVID Support
Historic England continues to update and evolve its guidance and support for the heritage sector during the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting consequences. You can find out about the latest guidance and support from historic England by following the links below: How Historic England are helping the sector Historic England continue to help manage the…
Post-Pandemic Re-opening: Latest CBA & Historic England Guidance
With the restrictions around the third lockdown beginning to ease, many industrial archaeology and heritage museums, sites, and societies are planning their re-opening strategies. There’s lots to consider, from volunteer support, and safe forms of working in the field, to making sure that exhibits and buildings are not damaged by adaption to COVID-19 compliant measures….
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