Images & Books
We hold an outstanding range of photographs, plans and drawings in our public archive, covering the historic environment of England. We also publish books on a wide variety of subjects to help you understand, value, care for and enjoy your historic environment.
In this section you can:
- Find out more about the Historic England Archive
- Search the Archive's collections online
- Find out more about Historic England's book publishing
- Search our publications online
- Find out about our periodicals
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Find Photos
Browse or buy thousands of historic and modern photographs from our image websites and archive services.
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Search All Publications
Search our wide range of publications including books, periodicals and guidance documents.
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Buy Books
Visit the Historic England online bookshop for books that help people to understand, value, care for and enjoy the historic environment.
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The Historic England Archive
We hold over 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day in our Archive.
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Be an Archive Detective
Can you help us solve these Archive mysteries? Please send us your clues or answers as to the subject of these historic photos.
Also of interest...
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Historic Photographer of the Year
Historic England is proud to be partnering to create a new English History category which celebrates our unique and incredible historic environment.
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England's Places
Discover photos of English cities, towns and villages from the Architectural Red Box Collection.
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Buy Prints and Gifts
images.historicenglandservices.org.ukChoose images for framed prints, canvases, mugs, jigsaws and more.
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Illustrated Local History Series
amberley-books.comA series of books providing a nostalgic look at cities and regions in England through images from the Historic England Archive.
