Historic England - Championing England's heritage | Historic …
WEBThe Historic England Archive holds over 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day, with over 1 million records searchable online. Find photos. A row of waiting cabs line Bridge Street, Chester, looking north towards the tower of St. Peter's Church. Source: Historic England Archive.
Living in a Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II Listed Building
WEBNov 20, 2012 · Some listing records are more detailed than others. Listed buildings come in three categories of 'significance': Grade I for buildings of the highest significance. Grade II* and. Grade II. Most listed building owners are likely to live in a Grade II building as these make up 92% of all listed buildings.
Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and ...
WEBThe National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the only official, up to date, register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England - listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. Find listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and ...
WEB22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London, a Grade II listed house designed by Richard and Su Rogers in 1969. Introduction We’ve put together this guide to answer some of the most
History of Listing - Historic England
WEBHistory of Listing. On this page you can discover the fascinating history of the National Heritage List for England (known as the List, or the NHLE). The story of its development helps to explain the different information you'll find in entries on the NHLE, and why the information in older entries may vary compared to newer entries.
London: The Blitz, September 1940–June 1941 - Historic England
WEBThe end of the Blitz. The Blitz effectively ended in June 1941 when Hitler removed his air forces from Western Europe to take part in the invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite the end of sustained, mass bombing raids, London’s battle against the Luftwaffe was far from over. Between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941 almost 28,000 high explosive ...
Timeline of The Slave Trade and Abolition | Historic England
WEB1804: St Domingue declared the Republic of Haiti, the first independent black state outside of Africa. 1807: The Act to Abolish the Transatlantic Slave Trade is passed in Parliament. 1833: Slavery Abolition Act is passed in Parliament, taking effect in 1834. This act gives all enslaved people in the Caribbean their freedom although some other ...
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Histories - Historic England
WEBTrans Pioneers. The interwar idea of ‘sex change’ implied that sex or gender fluidity was possible, and that individuals might choose their sex. It was not until the 1950s that transitioning became medically possible and eventually available in Britain. The pioneering trans people were Michael Dillon and Roberta Cowell.
Aerial Photo Explorer – Over 400,000 aerial photos in Historic …
WEBHistoric aerial photography shows the growth and changes to England's urban and rural landscapes. Aerial photos can reveal hidden archaeology and sites that are difficult or even impossible to see from the ground. You can explore over 400,000 digitised photos taken from our aerial photo collections ...
Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer - Historic England
WEBThe Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer is a tool that displays archaeology that has been identified, mapped and recorded using aerial photographs and other aerial sources across England. For the first time ever, Historic England has made the results of over 30 years of aerial photograph mapping projects freely available online.