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Early Photographs of Cycling in the 19th Century
Early Photographs of Cycling in the 19th Century
Penny-farthings, tricycles and 'sociables' — get to know the different types of early bicycles through these newly discovered archive photographs.
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What Was the English Landscape Movement?
What Was the English Landscape Movement?
Art and antiquity influenced garden design in England in the Georgian era.
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What is a Tin Tabernacle?
What is a Tin Tabernacle?
Pre-fabricated churches, often called 'iron churches', 'iron chapels' or 'tin tabernacles', were developed in the mid-19th century.
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Old Photographs of England at Leisure
Old Photographs of England at Leisure
Take a look at some of our favourite holiday photos from the Historic England Archive.
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12 Lost English Football Grounds
12 Lost English Football Grounds
Take a trip back in time to grounds once home to clubs of the English football leagues.
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Historic Places Behind ‘The Essex Serpent’
Historic Places Behind ‘The Essex Serpent’
Explore the haunting vistas and historical places in Sarah Perry’s atmospheric novel and the Apple TV adaptation starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston.
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