We are the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England's spectacular historic environment.
Help keep the List rich, relevant and up-to-date. We invite you to share your knowledge and pictures of listed places to record important facts, and even unlock the secrets of some places.
Photo of the Day Mark in the Isles of Scilly contributed by Jonathan Taylor.
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The map is the easiest way to find listed buildings and other historic places near you.
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England is full of secret, unknown and forgotten memorials from the heroic and sad, to the quirky, inspirational and challenging.
Hidden on our streets are murals, shrines, statues and commemorative benches. Can you help us find them?
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Discovering the history of your house, can be both challenging and rewarding.
Use our guides and photos to piece together the story of the place you call home.
Properly maintained windows can enjoy extremely long lives. You should try to retain your historic windows wherever possible using careful matching repair.
Repairing windows in an older home
We've uncovered a remarkable collection of more than 4,000 medical images, deep within the vaults of the Historic England Archive.
The images document health care from 1938 to 1943, and detail wartime hospital staff, patients, procedures and practices.
Explore the photosNearly 400,000 of the most important historic places in England are listed. The List includes buildings, battlefields, monuments, parks, gardens, shipwrecks and more. Listing makes sure their value is protected.
Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire (DP044527)
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Post-Modern architecture emerged in the 1970s as a critical reaction to Modernism. The style was an important strand of late 20th century architecture, but Post-Modern buildings can be vulnerable to change and loss which is why the best examples have been selected for listing. See the trailer of our film below or watch the full film.
8 June 2018
41 places that were at the centre of suffragette action, from mass meetings to smashed windows, are officially recognised
18 May 2018
Five quirky post-war pubs have been listed on the advice of Historic England.
10 May 2018
Historic England announces the listing of 17 Post-Modern buildings
26 April 2018
A collection of 4,050 photographs uncovered in the Historic England Archive is giving up its secrets after more than 70 years.
© Historic England 2018