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Historic England has today revealed its Heritage at Risk Register 2024. This is a snapshot of the health of England’s historic buildings and places.

A loss adjustment and claim management company is the latest business to take offices at the multi-award-winning Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

Bradford City Council has been awarded £2 million from Historic England to fund a transformative Heritage Action Zone in the city’s historic core.

A Neolithic site under author Thomas Hardy’s house has been protected as a scheduled monument on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England is funding new projects to explore untold stories and celebrate the people and places at the heart of our history.

A pub in Birmingham City Centre featuring a striking two-tone tiled exterior, has been granted listed status.

The wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny has been scheduled by DCMS on the advice of Historic England.

An exceptionally well-preserved bronze cannon from a 17th century warship discovered by chance near a busy shipping lane in the Thames Estuary.

Historic England has produced a new Advice Note to provide clarity and support on adapting historic buildings for energy and carbon efficiency.

A new report published by Historic England and Historic Environment Scotland highlights threats to the thatching industry.

The History in the Making fund will help people living in deprived areas of England to explore and celebrate untold local histories.

Sue Wilkinson has been reappointed Commissioner of Historic England for a second term of 4 years by Lucy Frazer, Secretary of State at DCMS.

The cabmen's shelter on Wellington Place, St John’s Wood, has been listed at Grade II – all 13 historic green huts in London are now protected.

Ron’s Place, located at 8 Silverdale Road in Birkenhead, Merseyside, has been granted Grade II listing by DCMS on the advice of Historic England.

Queen Camilla visited Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings as part of a wider visit to Shrewsbury.

New research shows that, on average, life satisfaction improves to the value of £515 a year from living near heritage.

Historic England’s 4-year High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme has unlocked the potential of 67 historic high streets across England.

New research funded by Historic England identifies the range of active and emerging threats to the historic environment.

Historic England's Everyday Heritage Grant programme is funding 56 new projects across the nation, telling the stories of working class heritage.

4 historic gas lamps in Covent Garden, London have been listed at Grade II.

A hidden historic Finnish sauna in Aylesford, Kent, donated for the 1948 London Olympics, has been listed at Grade II

Documenting a year in the life of the English high street, images taken by the public as part of 'Picturing High Streets' can be viewed online.

Take a closer look at the historic gems that were examined, protected and added to the National Heritage List for England in 2023.

Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland and Cadw are marking the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast by launching a new interactive map.

Historic England has published local data on the estimated need for retrofitting skills to deliver Net Zero

News article reporting on the return of 2560 objects discovered on the 18th-century Dutch East India Company ship, the Rooswijk, to The Netherlands

New advice will support consistent decision making on how historic buildings can be adapted to tackle climate change and improve energy efficiency.

Historic England has today revealed its Heritage at Risk Register 2023. This is a snapshot of the health of England’s historic buildings and places.

Historic England is inviting the public to share images and information of ghost signs across England on a new online map.

A research project to detect and identify undiscovered shipwrecks shows the position, characteristics, and condition of wrecks in remarkable detail.

Nearly eight years in the making, this new technology marks a significant development in the protection of vulnerable underwater archaeological sites.

A research project to detect and identify undiscovered shipwrecks lost during ‘Operation Dynamo’ is being launched by DRASSM and Historic England.

Historic England has announced brand new funding for 11 ‘History in the Making’ youth-led place marking projects across northern England.

Historic England announces further funding to uncover the stories of working-class people and places often missing from the history records.

Hi! Street Fest has been taking high streets across England by storm this summer. Now, it returns to Woolwich.

Secretary of State reappoints Historic England Commissioners

A national blue plaques scheme to celebrate people throughout history who made an important and positive contribution to human welfare or happiness.

Designed by a doctor 160 years ago, they created the perfect seat for migrant workers travelling on foot for seasonal agricultural work in the 1860s.

The Culture Secretary has announced the appointment of Lord Mendoza as the new Chair of Historic England.

The hulk of the 19th century iron steamship Lady Alice Kenlis has been granted protection by DCMS on the advice of Historic England.

The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Harlow has been upgraded to Grade II* by DCMS on the advice of Historic England.

A new development by Urbanest has revealed a large section of London’s famous Roman city wall for the first time in more than 40 years.

Study led by Historic England solves the long-running mystery of a 2,000-year-old burial on the Isles of Scilly: was this a man or a woman?

A new outdoor photographic exhibition in Bradford captures life on high streets from across the district.

Four rare K8 phone boxes on the London Underground network have been listed at Grade II.

A new film launched by Historic England reveals stories behind artefacts discovered on the 18th-century Dutch East India Company ship, the Rooswijk.

Two community projects funded by Historic England’s Everyday Heritage Grants will highlight the experiences of our NHS nurses through the decades.

The Dining Hall and the Rayne Building at Darwin College, Cambridge have been listed at Grade II.

A large piece of decoratively carved wood discovered by chance has been identified by Historic England as being over 6,000 years old.

Historic England’s 'Rejuvenate' pilot programme first of its kind to test archaeology and heritage's ability to improve young people's wellbeing.

We are asking young people in the north of England to help create ten place markers that celebrate overlooked local histories.

This summer, a curious fox called Farrah will embark on a journey across the country to explore and celebrate high streets.

We invite you to share your pictures and stories of the unique places on the National Heritage List for England. 

Celebrating how the people of Ukraine have helped shape our nation over many generations.

The relatively unknown riverside wall was a massive stone structure in Roman London which connected to the landward wall, now known as London Wall.

The Barclays Bank in the London suburb of Enfield has been listed at Grade II.

Penlee Point Lifeboat Station was built between 1911 and 1913 and closed for active service in 1983 following the Penlee Lifeboat disaster.

Purpose-built channel headquarters becomes one of England’s youngest listed buildings.

Exhibition kicks off in Derby, London, Bristol, Hastings, Middlesbrough and Prescot before travelling to Norwich, Bradford and Stoke-on-Trent.

Nine rare K8 phone boxes in Hull have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Dame Julie Kenny, founding Chair of Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust, is appointed for a four-year term.

The 'Josephine Willis' shipwreck and its cargo will add to our knowledge of England’s export pottery industry in the 19th century.

Historic England and English Heritage have secured the future of two massive henge monuments and their surrounding landscape.

A gold pendant and chain associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon and discovered by a metal-detectorist, is unveiled at the British Museum.

An unknown Protected Wreck off the coast of Sussex in remarkable condition is believed to be 17th-century Dutch warship Klein Hollandia built in 1656.

Historic England has refreshed energy saving guidance having surveyed the needs of people living in older buildings.

As 2022 draws to a close, Historic England highlights gems added to the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) over the last 12 months.

Heritage working together with the arts, culture, nature and environment sectors could help tackle the cost-of-living crisis and regenerate the North.

New impact report 10th anniversary of the Heritage Schools programme from Historic England. 

A new Conservation Management Plan will aim to communicate the importance of the site and recommend measures to conserve the wreck.

Historic England publishes its annual Heritage at Risk Register, the yearly health-check of England’s most valued historic places.

Hi! Street Fest, a landmark nation-wide commission with Emergency Exit Arts, marks the final year of the High Streets Heritage Action Zones Programme.

Launched by Historic England, Historic Environment Scotland, Historic Environment Division, Northern Ireland Communities Department and Cadw.

The proposed redevelopment would have a severe impact on the Bishopsgate Conservation Area, and the historic character of the City of London.

Two new listings and three amendments to existing listings announced to mark Black History Month 2022.

Look at the high street as never before and share your photographs to a fortnightly challenge that will uncover the secret lives of our high streets.

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings opens to the public following £28 million, eight-year restoration programme, as a new visitor destination and workplace.

New Everyday Heritage Grants will fund community-led projects that aim to further the nation’s collective understanding of the past.

The oldest known protected wreck in English waters with hull remains visible and the discovery of previously unrecorded wreck sites of pre-1700 ships.

A project to save rare historic pub interiors sees 11 remarkable pubs being newly listed, having their listing upgraded or list entry updated.

Nairita Chakraborty, Jane, Lady Gibson, David Laing, Sir Jonathan Marsden KCVO, FSA and Robert Sackville-West are appointed for a four-year term.

Historic England’s £6 million Heritage Action Zone scheme has unleashed the power of heritage to breathe new life into 10 historic towns.

A tiled mural by Gyula Bajó and two murals by innovative sculptor William Mitchell in Stevenage and Birmingham have been listed at Grade II.

Listings of places which reflect the important social, technical and cultural changes which have taken place over the 70 years of Her Majesty's reign.

Sandra Dineen, Paul Farmer, Patrick Newberry, Susie Thornberry and Richard Upton reappointed as Commissioners, 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2025.

A resource to educate children about their local history, highlighting important sites that the Queen has visited throughout her 70-year reign.

For the first time users can search and explore an online map showing aerial photographs of England over the past 100 years.

Grants to support community-led projects that aim to further the nation’s collective understanding of the past.

Funding will ensure essential repairs and restoration can be completed as well as supporting thirty-three new historic sites for the first time.

The Culture Recovery Fund: Round Three will support organisations as they make plans for financial sustainability in 2022

Highlights from over 400 historic places which have been added to or amended on the National Heritage List for England in 2021.

A Roman villa complex containing a rare mosaic has been discovered in a farmer’s field in Rutland, and was today protected as a scheduled monument.

Eight partner organisations across England and Scotland to explore a variety of inclusive approaches to community engagement.

First World War memorials in England have been listed ahead of Armistice Day. Many of them also commemorate those lost during the Second World War.

Historic England publishes its annual Heritage at Risk Register, the yearly health-check of England’s most valued historic places.

142 historic sites across England are receiving grants worth £35 million through the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

Discover archaeology local to you with our Aerial Mapping Explorer.

£14.5 million awarded to transform online exploration of UK’s culture and heritage collections through harnessing innovative AI.

The results will provide insight into what the nation loves and wants more of from our high streets, often the historic centre of communities.

Contemporary artists and Sound UK have created ‘High Street Sound Walks’ - new audio experiences for six English high streets.

Historic England announces the listing of six seaside heritage sites spanning some of England’s best-loved coastal locations.

Divers investigate remains of a 355 year-old shipwreck called the London which blew up in 1665 off Southend Pier in Essex.

Historic sites relisted or upgraded to reflect their important links with the Festival.

Historic England and award-winning folk group, The Young‘uns, have been collaborating with six schools to write folk songs inspired by local heritage.

The final £300 million of the Government's £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund will support organisations in need of urgent funding.

Non-divers can explore the protected wreck site of Stirling Castle which sank off Goodwin Sands in Kent in the Great Storm of 1703.

Over 60 High Streets Heritage Action Zones will receive grants totalling £6 million going to local arts organisations for community-led activities.

The world-famous, Grade I listed Megalosaurus dinosaur at Crystal Palace Park has had an emergency ‘face-lift’.

The state-run “Carlisle Experiment” ran for 57 years (1916 - 1973), involving more than 400 public houses across Carlisle, Enfield and Cromarty Firth.

HMS/m D1, launched in 1908 and commissioned in September 1909, was a significant development on the C-class submarine, being larger and more powerful.

A Tameside nighthawking gang has been sentenced after admitting unlawful metal detecting at Beeston Castle, Cheshire and Roche Abbey, South Yorkshire.

Written by Allan Brodie, this new book features over 150 aerial photographs of England’s best-loved seaside resorts.

Sir Laurie Magnus has been reappointed by the Secretary of State as Chair of Historic England for a two year period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August

Over 470 heritage organisations across the country to benefit from the second round of Culture Recovery Fund grants

Options for historic homeowners to carefully reduce carbon emissions, from small behaviour changes to adding insulation and draught proofing.

37 projects in England that will benefit from the £1.8 million Thriving Communities Fund.

A series of short films featuring some of the fascinating people and places helped by grants from the Culture Recovery Fund during the pandemic.

Today Historic England launches a podcast and ebook called 'High Street Tales'. These are the first events of a four-year-long cultural programme.

Well-preserved shipwrecks protected which were involved in day-to-day merchant trading in slate and coal by river and sea in England.

Applications for the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund are now open.

Highlights from over 400 historic places which have been added to the National Heritage List for England in 2020.

The innovative design and architectural significance of the American Air Museum recognised, with a war memorial sculpture part of the listing.

The iconic venue will receive £764,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

Built in the aftermath of the First World War, the memorials listed since last November are among tens of thousands erected across England.

Lifeline grants from the latest round of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund will protect a further 162 heritage organisations.

Historic England is supporting the Government’s 'Local Heritage List Campaign' to encourage communities to nominate and protect historic buildings.

Historic England has revealed the historic sites most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.

£103 million from two funds in the Culture Recovery Fund will restart vital repair and maintenance work on cherished heritage sites.

New education resources to help teachers engage primary school children in construction heritage.

A £1.8 million scheme funded by the DCMS and run by Historic England, has helped 396 listed places of worship during its two-year period.

Historic England Launches new school–led scheme to champion local heritage teaching.

High Streets across England given the green light for Historic England regeneration schemes to aid their economic recovery.

Four new listings are highlighted alongside three other sites either upgraded or re-listed which show how the Battle has left its mark across England.

Historic England releases never-seen-before summer snaps of the workers who built modern Britain.

'The Sunbathers', a unique sculpture originally created for the Festival of Britain, has returned to London Waterloo station after almost 70 years.

Newly announced protections by Historic England are the result of a three-year collaboration with The Gardens Trust.

The Heritage Stimulus Fund will restart construction and maintenance on heritage sites providing work for heritage specialists and contractors.

War memorial in London and two churches in Cambridgeshire linked to the Second World War and the allied forces victory in Japan granted protection..

Applications open for the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, helping heritage organisations to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Historic England gives £50,000 grant to explore setting up a new training and education organisation for metal detectorists to promote best practice.

The exceptionally rare site at Dolphinholme, near Lancaster, has been added to the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled monument.

The support package for heritage will be part of a £1.57 billion investment to protect the country's cultural, arts and heritage organisations.

Grant from The Wolfson Foundation to go towards state-of-the art X-ray equipment to scan artefacts disfigured by corrosion or other deposits.

New funding for urgent maintenance and repairs at historic sites.

Protection granted for SMS 'Grosser Kurfürst', which sank in 1878 and a Folkestone memorial commemorating the men who lost their lives.

These unique responses have formed a visual record in Historic England’s Archive, which will help us shape what we remember about this time.

King Henry VIII’s Mound along with a second site in the Royal Park have been protected due to their national archaeological and historic importance.

£1.8 million in grants for 70 projects to help tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the heritage sector.

Bentley Wood, East Sussex, by Serge Chermayeff has been listed at Grade II on the advice of Historic England.

The submerged mud berth on the River Roach near Paglesham, Essex, has been designated as a scheduled monument.

Unusual Second World War battle headquarters and war memorial which commemorates civilian casualties among the British war dead listed.

Two American amphibian Landing Ships that were involved in the ill-fated Exercise Tiger rehearsals off Slapton Sands in Devon have been protected.

We are calling on you to share images that document your experience of seven days in "Lockdown"

Ramsgate: The Town and its Seaside Heritage charts its transformation from quiet fishing village to a prosperous port and popular seaside resort.

Historic England has launched an emergency fund to help tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the heritage sector.

An agreement which sets out how both organisations will continue to work closely to secure the future of England’s commemorative heritage.

A Women’s Land Army (WLA) hostel in Smallwood, Cheshire, has been listed at Grade II.

An updated draft Advice Note to guide the planning and design of tall buildings, is now out for public consultation.

The 30 Grade I listed, life-size statues of dinosaurs and other extinct animals at Crystal Palace Park, added to Heritage at Risk Register.

Recycling, reusing and responsibly adapting our existing historic buildings will help us reach Net Zero by 2050

Bringing life back to traditional agricultural buildings within the participating National Park boundaries.

Extensive roof repairs are complete at Grade II* Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham thanks to Historic England funding and a coalition of support.

News of listing upgrades to historic public houses, ranging from an opulent Victorian example in Liverpool to quaint west country village pubs.

Three individuals responsible for causing serious damage to a scheduled monument have been ordered to pay a total of £160,000.

New research shows the value of heritage to England’s economy which contributes to economic prosperity and growth.

Previously unseen images of Britain’s construction history released to mark the launch of 'Breaking New Ground'.

Historic England celebrates 10 fascinating archaeological discoveries of the past decade

Highlights from over 500 historic places which have been added to the National Heritage List for England in 2019.

Call to join ‘Cultural Consortium’ groups, which are being put together as part of 69 new High Streets Heritage Action Zones (HAZ).

Historic England’s hunt for HMS Beagle in Paglesham, Essex reveals outline of the dock where the ship was likely dismantled

Where Light Falls - spectacular, free light projections marking wartime courage during the Blitz - comes to London and Coventry.

The largest ever Bronze Age hoard to be discovered in London has been unearthed in Havering.

Historic England has revealed the historic sites most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.

Sandie Dawe has been appointed as a Commissioner of Historic England for four years.

After a decade of research, a new book will delve into the secrets of the Staffordshire Hoard.

Ben Derbyshire, Helena Hamerow and Sue Wilkinson have been appointed as Commissioners of Historic England for four years

A new higher-level apprenticeship programme to develop the knowledge and capabilities of the next generation of heritage workers is now in place.

The wreck of HMS Montagu and a series of steps cut into the cliff face on Lundy Island to help salvage it are now protected.

Sixty nine high streets to be given new lease of life thanks to Government fund delivered through Historic England’s successful Heritage Action Zone.

The Lelia has been scheduled and added to the National Heritage List for England.

Historic bandstand in London's Croydon Road Recreation ground, where David Bowie performed at the Growth Summer Festival in 1969, has been listed.

The first purpose-built supermarket added to the NHLE along with canal-side terraced houses, both part of the Grand Union Complex in Camden.

Memorial obelisk to Major John Cartwright, the "Father of Reform", repaired with £79k grant from Historic England

For the first time, courts in England and Wales will consider the full impact of arson or criminal damage to national heritage assets.

HemingwayDesign commissioned to reimagine Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

Landing crafts, tanks, bulldozers and floating harbours are listed to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

Places recognised as part of Ramsgate’s Heritage Action Zone

A new Heritage Partnership Agreement at King’s Cross Station will make managing the building much easier, saving time and money.

Crowd funder launched to help save iron crown of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

17 Quaker meeting houses across England listed or upgraded.

Archaeologists have made exciting discoveries about the Prittlewell Anglo-Saxon princely burial in Essex.

Experts have made a discovery which reveals rabbits came to England 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.

New research: 85% of businesses operating in historic buildings express satisfaction with where they work.

The love life of the nation’s best-loved bird has been given an unlikely boost by the remains of historic wartime structures along our coastlines.

Michael Morrison re-appointed as Commissioner for 3 years, starting on 1 June 2019.

New apprenticeships to meet the demand for skilled professionals around the country.

An exciting project to record rare Roman quarry inscriptions in Gelt Forest near Brampton in Cumbria.

The biggest concentration of protective marks ever found in British caves has been discovered at Creswell Crags in the East Midlands.

As Valentine's Day approaches we want you to share the buildings and places close to your heart.

A wooden figurehead from the Royal Navy ship HMS Arethusa listed at Grade II.

Art installation marks completion of the first phase of restoration at the world’s oldest iron-framed building.

Historic England publishes its annual highlights from more than 900 buildings and sites listed or upgraded this year.

Research shows increase in number of listed buildings occupied by branded retailers, particularly in food and drink.

Nicholas Boys Smith re-appointed as Commissioner for 3 years, starting on 1 January 2019.

On Tuesday 27 November 2018 the winners of the Historic England Angel Awards 2018 were revealed at a ceremony hosted by historian Bettany Hughes

Historic England unveils latest chapter in the fight to save important heritage in 20th year of the national Register.

Government funding that will be delivered by extending Historic England’s successful Heritage Action Zone initiative.

Through the First World War Memorials programme, 2,645 First World War memorials have been listed, more than doubling the amount previously listed.

Restoration of the roof completed on the 1797 Grade I listed Main Mill at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

Tyne Bridge upgraded during Great Exhibition of the North to celebrate its importance

National Heritage List reaches 400,000 entries

A study by researchers from Historic England and McMaster University in Canada has found that vitamin D deficiency is 'far from being a new problem'.

Mysterious Neolithic ceremonial monuments, Iron Age settlements, square barrows and Roman farm discovered by Historic England’s flying archaeologists.

Top 10 Power, Protest & Progress sites in England chosen from public nominations

Hundreds of nominations received as public share their knowledge of local monuments, street shrines and community tributes.

Maritime archaeologists are diving the Rooswijk wreck site, continuing excavations started last summer, with the aim of revealing more of its story.

Archaeologists to excavate ship wreck on the inter-tidal mudflats at Tankerton Beach, Kent and late 18th century wreck on Camber Sands protected.

Wounded veterans have been carrying out a series of dives on the wreck of HMS Montagu to determine what remains of the wreck.

Work begins to find lost standing stones, buried under silts for decades

New photographs by John Kippin for Historic England explore the ‘Spirit of the North’

An action plan to address the challenge of sustainable management of archaeological archives.

We're calling on people to report illegal metal detecting as criminals are targeting this spectacular 1,900 year old World Heritage Site.

Top 10 art, architecture and sculpture places in England chosen.

41 places that were at the centre of suffragette action, from mass meetings to smashed windows, are officially recognised

DCMS has re-appointed Martin Daunton as Commissioner for Historic England for four years, from 1 June 2018.

Five quirky post-war pubs have been listed on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England announces the listing of 17 Post-Modern buildings

Ten places that tell of our rich industrial past have been chosen as part of Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places

A collection of 4,050 photographs uncovered in the Historic England Archive is giving up its secrets after more than 70 years.

London History Day is back on 31 May and it’s bigger and better than ever.

The Department for Education has announced £1.6 million for Historic England's award-winning Heritage Schools programme, allowing the scheme to continue for the next two years.

Top 10 faith and belief places in England chosen

To mark the centenary of the RAF, 14 war memorials to airmen are being listed or upgraded by DCMS on the advice of Historic England.

Mary Beard chooses the sites which tell our country's story of Loss & Destruction

Two mosques are newly listed and others given greater protection and recognition

Historic England partners with Transport for London to install 'I am London' photographs at five underground stations across the capital.

Author Monica Ali chooses her top 10 Music & Literature places in England

New free online resource created to help teachers explore Britain's prehistory with students.

HerStories campaign will explore the fight for women's suffrage 100 years ago today

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson announces her top 10 places for sport & leisure in A History of England in 100 Places campaign

The remains of a 13th century monastic site, Greyfriars in Leicester - the former burial place of King Richard III has been granted protection.

Historic England's guide to 20 unusual or surprising places listed this year.

Historic England asks how people are memorialised and asks for help in finding the secret, forgotten or unknown memorials around the country

John Glen, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, today announced the latest historic places to be revived through the Heritage Action Zone scheme.

George Clarke chooses the homes and gardens which best tell the history of England

Ways in which historic buildings and places benefit local economies as well as contributing greatly to local culture and identity.

Second category of A History of England in 100 Places announced

The Heritage at Risk Register 2017 is published today, providing the annual snapshot of the state of England’s most valued vulnerable historic places.

Newly listed school buildings include a plastic classroom known as 'the bubble' in Preston and a 'high-tech' infants school in Hampshire.

Professor Robert Winston announces his top 10 Science & Discovery places in A History of England in 100 Places campaign

Findings released on anniversary of the first Conservation Area, Stamford in Lincolnshire, designated in 1967 - there are now more than 10,000 Conserv

Report reveals the vital contribution of heritage to England's economic prosperity.

A new study is challenging the previously understood narrative for prehistoric life on Orkney.

Heritage Minister John Glen is to announce plans for a new Historic England scheme to enable communities to celebrate places where history was made.

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport appoints five new Commissioners.

Historic England calls for industrial mill buildings to be at the centre of regeneration

These war memorials and shrines became a precursor what was to come: the national movement to memorialise that took place following the war.

New listings mark 70th anniversary of the listed building system

Battle of Passchendaele centenary marked with 13 new and upgraded war memorial listings

The two new listings come ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967.

Six structures at Jodrell Bank listed on the 60th anniversary of the Lovell Telescope's "first light".

Dutch and British maritime archaeologists are excavating the wreck of the Rooswijk this summer

Wrecks of merchant ships containing 15 cast iron English cannons off Chesil Beach and a First World War mine-laying U-boat off Whitby protected.

Help us create a list of the 100 places which best tell the story of England and its impact on the world

Funding from The National Lottery is enabling construction work to start on the iconic Main Mill and Kiln at the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

Ian Morrison, Chief Executive of the Architectural Heritage Fund has been announced as Historic England's next Director of Planning.

Nine new listings celebrate Hull's heritage during Hull City of Culture 2017

John Outram’s colourful Post-Modern Pumping Station on London’s Isle of Dogs listed at Grade II*

The Sunbathers by Peter Laszlo Peri has been found after Historic England's call for information on missing public art.

15 First World War memorials by Sir Herbert Baker have been listed or upgraded to commemorate the centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

New study of human bones supports belief that Mediaeval people thought corpses could arise from their graves, spread disease and assault the living.

New Roman finds in North Yorkshire are teaching us more about life in Roman Britain

Sir Laurie Magnus has been reappointed as Chairman of Historic England from 1 September 2017 until 31 August 2021.

A once lost Festival of Britain sculpture has returned to London’s South Bank thanks to a successful Historic England crowdfunding campaign

A large white chalk figure carved by New Zealand troops has been granted protection on the advice of Historic England.

War memorial to the children of Upper North Street School, Poplar upgraded to Grade II* on Historic England advice.

Heritage Action Zones to help attract more tourists, reinvigorate local areas and grow local economies.

Historic England's guide to 21 unusual or surprising places listed this year

The listings are the latest in our pledge to protect 2,500 memorials by 2018, marking the centenary of the First World War.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has re-appointed Alex Balfour and Victoria Harley as Commissioners for Historic England until 31 May 2021

Archaeologists have revealed evidence of what might have been the final resting place for a community of early Christians.

Historic England and The Royal Society celebrate International Women’s Day by bringing to light the exceptional achievements of female scientists

New report says heritage should be at the core of planning

The landmark Schlumberger Gould Research Centre in Cambridge designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, one of the leading British architects of recent times, has been listed at Grade II* by Heritage Minister Tracey Crouch on the advice of Historic England.

We have objected to proposals for a large development, including two towers, in the historic heart of Manchester

The proposed A303 tunnel of at least 2.9km within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site would open up more of the ancient landscape to the public.

Heritage Counts 2016 reveals increase in heritage interest and inclusivity

400th anniversary of Pocahontas' death in Kent marked and remembered

Sir Terry Farrell's Postmodernist Comyn Ching in London listed

To commemorate the centenary of the loss of the British ship the SS Mendi Historic England is publishing a new book, We Die Like Brothers.

Inspector of Ancient Monuments 1963 - 1980; Principal Inspector 1980 - 1990; Chief Archaeologist, English Heritage 1990 - 1999

Newly published archive images of German submarines mark centenary of decisive day in First World War

New poll reveals our romantic places – love really is all around us

Rare and exceptionally well-preserved First World War trawler and minesweeper given special protection

Three new listings announced as Historic England partners with BBC on 'Black and British' season

To mark Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s 300th year Historic England is celebrating and protecting his landscapes anew.

The Theatre and The Hope join the Rose and the Globe on Bankside, London as scheduled monuments.

'Pride of Place' research project uncovers and celebrates LGBTQ heritage across England

The Heritage at Risk Register 2016 is published today, providing our annual insight into the state of England’s most valued historic places.

Dutch and British maritime archaeologists are carrying out a joint diving and surveying expedition at the Rooswijk wreck site off the Kent coast.

5 sculptures across the North East of England designed to bring our public spaces back to life after WWII are newly listed

Public asked to share their knowledge and search for more ritual protection symbols or apotropaic marks

HMS Falmouth recreated in its final resting place using underwater surveying and digital 3D modelling on centenary of sinking

Protected site saw the first major loss of female civilian workers in England during the war

Top archaeological finds revealed by photography from a light aircraft

We mark 100 years since one of the bloodiest battles in the First World War with 15 war memorial listings

Excavation of 3,000 year old settlement reveals near complete picture of life in Bronze Age Britain

The first Annual Report and Accounts of Historic England was laid in Parliament yesterday (18 July).

Londoners have chosen 31 May 2017 to be the first ever London History Day, the date Big Ben first started keeping time.

Historic England asks London’s new Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to call in demolition scheme and refuse it

U-8, the first victim of the FWW Royal Navy's Dover Patrol sunk in English territorial waters, given protection as a Protected Historic Wreck site.

The nation's list of historic buildings and places is now open to public contributions for the first time ever.

Over 1000 of West Yorkshire's textile mills are either vacant or underused; bringing them back into use could accommodate 27,000 homes or 150,000 jobs

Three historic shipwrecks in the South West has been given protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Historic England marks the centenary of the Battle of Jutland with new and upgraded listings

Charlton Manor Primary School in Greenwich becomes the first school in London to have successfully helped to list their local war memorial.

Historic England publishes a new book which celebrates the innovative and influential rebuilding of the city of Coventry.

This latest find from ‘Peterborough’s Pompeii’ builds on our understanding of the technology available to people 3,000 years ago.

Historic England’s Heritage Schools programme is among the winners of the 2016 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards

Proposals for two towers in Chiswick would damage historic environment

ICOMOS/UNESCO report recognises the benefits a tunnel of at least 2.9km could bring to the Stonehenge site, if it is designed and delivered well.

New poll reveals what Londoners think of changes to London's skyline

Part of Churchill's mysterious underground wireless network, mostly operated by civilian agents

An iconic Victorian gasholder that has been the backdrop to test cricket at The Oval is now listed Grade II.

Rare examples of 17th century town houses in Denmark Street have had their listing upgraded from Grade II to Grade II*

Initial excavations by Historic England and Salisbury Museum suggest a villa of very significant size

Children at Fishponds Church of England Academy in Bristol have helped to list their local war memorial at Fishponds Park.

Listings mark the centenary of the Battle of Verdun, the longest single battle of the First World War.

Ampleforth Abbey and St Charles Borromeo, Hull upgraded to Grade I

New report warns there will not be enough trained archaeologists to do excavations required on future major infrastructure projects unless action is taken.

Two memorials in Sledmere have been upgraded to Grade I

Historic England's statement about the 2015 Spending Review

Archaeologists have revealed incredibly well-preserved Bronze Age dwellings during an excavation at Must Farm quarry in the East Anglian fens.

Public asked to help uncover missing sculptures, friezes and murals that have been destroyed, sold, lost or stolen.

Heritage Counts 2015 reveals listed building owners' pride

Recognises importance of protecting the historic environment and the need for high-quality design, as well as a need for sustainable development.

Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed 5 new commissioners to Historic England.

41 sculptures across England designed to bring our public spaces back to life after WWII are newly listed

New report illustrating how development-led archaeological discoveries have shed new light on our ancient and recent past.

Historic England launches three podcasts on the pioneering women behind the anti-slavery movement

The Government’s Taking Part survey shows that nearly all adults agree that it is important that heritage buildings and places are well looked after.

Rare, overlooked buildings are protected and celebrated through listing following extensive research

Discover photos of English cities, towns and villages using our online version of the Architectural Red Boxes.

New guide to over 500 of England’s very best post-war buildings.

One of the most important historic buildings in the world is being brought back to life with the launch of a visitor centre

The re-listings of four buildings celebrate the story of the WI and mark the centenary of the first WI meeting in England.

We want your suggestions of pubs built after 1945

Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register is published today, an annual snapshot of the health of England's historic environment.

Historic wreck believed to be Henry V’s 600-year-old great ship

Sir Laurie Magnus pays tribute to the first chairman of English Heritage in 1984, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, who died yesterday aged 88.

Historic England experts uncover and protect the extraordinary historic sites of the Hoo Peninsula in North Kent.

All 44 First World War memorials designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens are now protected by listing.

Historic England welcomes the Sentencing Council's new theft guidelines which include 'heritage assets' for the first time.

Free outdoor exhibition showcases Historic England archive photography

We are delighted that the Minister for Heritage, Tracey Crouch, has listed the Royal Vauxhall Tavern at Grade II on our advice.

Extensive overview of English Architecture 1945-1975 published.

Historic England has today published highlights from the 510 places added to the National Heritage List for England in the past year.

Across the North East 20 sites and conservation areas have been added to the Register while 27 have been repaired and removed.

A course examining the First World War and its effects on different aspects of heritage practice

The British Library and seven local libraries across England are being listed as the best examples of public libraries of the later 20th century.

A Westminster Council Committee has agreed that an enforcement notice will be served requiring the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London, to be rebuilt in facsimile.

The historic environment cannot be interpreted or placed in glass cabinets for description and preservation. We must live in and around it.

English Heritage features in two award categories at the prestigious Current Archaeology Awards 2015.

The appointment was announced today of Duncan Wilson as the first Chief Executive of Historic England.

English Heritage Reveals Heritage At Risk in the East of England 2014

English Heritage is seeking experts in London's urban archaeology to apply for a position on the London Advisory Committee.

The first LBHPA in England has been signed between Historic England, Maldon District Council and the Trustees of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome.

A rare First World War structure, built to warn communities of Zeppelin attacks re-opens following £68,000 restoration

From Newcastle to Norwich, Westminster to the Wirral, six of England's most important war memorials given Grade I and II* listed status.

Former Western Morning News building is the youngest to be listed

Leeds' First White Cloth Hall Receives English Heritage Grant Positive Step Towards Securing Building's Future

Fifteen years on from the first Register, we have the most comprehensive view of the state of our heritage to date, but there's more to be done.

Taking part in heritage is good for our happiness and wellbeing, according to this year’s Heritage Counts report published today by English Heritage on behalf of England’s leading heritage organisations, the Historic Environment Forum.

Women who built Waterloo Bridge officially recognised in National Heritage List to mark National Women in Engineering Day

Coming up! Read about some of the exciting projects Historic England will be doing in 2015.

Icon of 1970s British Skateboard scene, Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch, listed at Grade II. The first Skatepark to be listed in Europe, second in the world.

£1.1 million four year project will shed new light on day to day lives of our ancestors

Successor bodies to English Heritage set out programme for the years ahead.

New research shows English people recognise and protect the nationally significant sites in their area.

Two new exhibitions at Wellington Arch and Apsley House will this year mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Historic England publishes new advice to help owners convert redundant traditional farm buildings.

Consent refused for development around Norton Folgate

Tower Hamlets are about to decide whether or not to give consent to development proposals for the area around Norton Folgate, a street just east of the City of London, close to Shoreditch and within the Elder Street conservation area.

The work of leading modern architects is celebrated today with the listing of 14 of the finest post-war office buildings in England.

Nation asked to throw new light on England’s lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer heritage.

Rare 350 year old gun carriage recovered from the London shipwreck

Historic England Franklin Expedition

Heritage Minister minded to approve COI for Robin Hood Gardens

Research reveals exciting remains but £120,000 is needed to complete the project

Government will introduce new legislation to ratify the Hague Convention

War memorials listed to mark the Gallipoli Campaign centenary

Report outlines how best to programme and manage major works, alongside on-going conservation repairs at the Palace of Westminster.

English Heritage and Cotswold Archaeology to excavate the 'London' and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council's Museums Service to display the ship's finds.

Illegal off-roading by 4x4 vehicles on one of England's most special places, the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), has caused substantial damage to the historic landscape at the Charterhouse lead works in Blackmoor Reserve, near Blagdon, Somerset.

English Heritage's Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14 was laid before Parliament yesterday.

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ERR) Act 2013 has introduced a number of changes to the legal framework protecting heritage in England.

Bournemouth War Memorial, situated in the registered Bournemouth Pleasure Gardens, has been listed at Grade II*.

Help plot First World War sites in England on aerial photos of places you know.

Motorways, bypasses, garages, petrol pumps, traffic lights and roundabouts - a new exhibition at Wellington Arch

Five structures listed at Grade II tell city’s unique sporting stories.

A series of deserted and shrunken medieval villages in Northamptonshire have been designated as scheduled monuments by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of English Heritage.

Help find forgotten history of the First World War!

English Heritage opens first submarine dive trail.

Compton Cemetery, which lies on a dramatic hillside site near Guildford in Surrey, designed by Mary Watts, a Victorian artist and designer best known for her work in ceramics, has today been added to the Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade II* by English Heritage. This will give it protection in the planning system.

English Heritage in partnership with VisitEngland which recognises the role that England's heritage plays in supporting the tourism industry.

English Heritage and NAAONB have renewed their commitment to work together to promote Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

English Heritage Reveals South East Heritage at Risk Register 2014

Hnglish Heritage reveals South West Heritage at Risk register 2014

English Heritage reveals West Midlands Heritage at Risk Register 2014

English Heritage Reveals Yorkshire Heritage At Risk Register 2014

Divers, local volunteers and 17th century finds come together on Southend Pier as part of the Festival of Archaeology.

First World War Centenary Marked by Upgrading Listed Status of London War Memorials

Secretary of State for Culture Sajid Javid welcomes restoration works. Gilded finial is finishing touch and puts seal on future funding

Government Approval of Changes to English Heritage

The war memorial in the centre of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire has been listed at Grade II.

Delivery driver Roy Wood (52) pleads guilty to using a metal detector to steal a roman gold coin valued at £200.

Future Safe for Severndroog Castle, Tobacco Dock and 39 more

Medieval manor house and magnificent ruins of Crowland Abbey at risk.

More Than 50 Historic Sites Across North West Rescued

£88.5 million investment to help it stand alone.

Only around one in five English adults (19%) plan to celebrate St George's Day this year, a survey by English Heritage has revealed.

English Heritage launches 5th Underwater Dive Trail off Lundy Island in the South West of England

One of English Heritage's most ambitious restoration projects in the East of England is now complete with the conservation of the impressive medieval gatehouse at Pentney Priory in Norfolk. The imposing, three story, 14th century gatehouse is the only surviving monastic building from the once powerful and prestigious priory. Thanks to funding and expert advice from English Heritage its future is now secure.

A rare and poignant reminder of the Mulberry 'floating' Harbour which played a major role in the success of the D-Day landings in June 1944.

Grade II listed Chorley Flying Railway Arches saved from demolition in a collaboration between English Heritage and Network Rail.

Culture Secretary Sajid Javid today (Thursday 15 May, 2014) announced the appointment of seven new Commissioners of English Heritage.

The Government announced in its Autumn Statement that it will be investing in a new 2.9km tunnel to remove the A303 from the Stonehenge landscape.

Chairman of English Heritage from 1992-2000.

Court of Appeal upholds previous decision of High Court to quash Planning Inspector's approval of wind turbine development close to Lyveden New Bield.

The Leeman Road District war memorial in Salisbury Rd, York has been listed at Grade II as part of an English Heritage scheme.