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14 of the Finest Post-War Offices Designed by Leading Architects
Following an English Heritage project to assess commercial buildings from 1964 to 1984, the work of leading modern architects has been celebrated today with the listing of 14 of the finest post-war...
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Photo Competition: Celebrate England’s Coastal Heritage
This spring, it’s all about getting you to the seaside armed with your camera: DCLG and English Heritage are looking for photographs of England’s coastal heritage. From historic lighthouses and...
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A Brief Introduction to England’s Secret Printing Presses
Curious about arts and crafts, mystified by medieval settlements or intrigued by industrial heritage? Our new “Brief Introduction to” series provides the launchpad for those wanting to find out more...
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10 of the Best Gin Palaces to Celebrate World Gin Day
Far from its humble beginnings in the bawdy back streets of London, gin has become the tipple of the discerning drinker. Our relationship with this most English of drinks goes back as far as the 17th...
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Just Listed: 20 Unusual Places given Protected Status this Year
From a sewer gas destructor lamp in Sheffield and a 1930s hairdresser in Scarborough to the traces of a Neolithic henge in Yorkshire and the Titanic band leader’s gravestone in Lancashire, Historic...
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A Brief Introduction to Women Architects
Women have always influenced domestic design through their involvement with homes, schools, hospitals and gardens, but it wasn’t until 1898 that the first female architect Ethel Charles was admitted to...
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6 Places that Inspired Alice in Wonderland
The surreal world of Wonderland has captured the imagination of little and big kids everywhere since Alice’s adventures were first published in 1865. The range of country-wide events to celebrate the...
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8 Beautiful Piers to Promenade
The seaside pier is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the British holiday resort and for many of us it is the epitome of excursions to the seaside. Despite the massive losses in the 20th century –...
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Just Listed: 8 Cutting-Edge Libraries of the Late C20
In the 1960s there was a lifting of government controls on building which saw an unprecedented spate of library building with 350 being built across the UK. Scandinavian building styles dominated and...
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10 of England’s Most Beautiful Synagogues
A new edition of Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland celebrates the undiscovered heritage of Anglo-Jewry. First published in 2006, it remains the only comprehensive guide to historic synagogues and...
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Picturing the Blitz: 9 Images of England at War
The National Buildings Record was born in the Blitz; hurriedly created in early 1941 to photograph and document the historic fabric of England before it was lost forever. The Record was a mixture of...
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Top 10 Industrial Gems To Visit During Heritage Open Days
Have you ever walked past an abandoned building and wondered what was hidden behind those locked doors? Heritage Open Days (HODs) is all about unlocking the secrets and stories concealed within the...
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10 of England’s Best Post-War Buildings
The huge number of post-war buildings on the National Heritage List for England are wonderfully diverse. Leading expert Elain Harwood explores 10 buildings which she believes best represent the era. 1....
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10 Tips for Architectural Photography
We are often impressed by beautiful buildings but when we lift the camera (or our smartphone) to capture what it is that has impressed us, the result is often a little flat. James O. Davies gives his...
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8 Classic Features To Help You Recognise an Old Woolworth’s Store
Researching Woolworth’s stores in Great Britain and Ireland allowed me to wallow in childhood nostalgia. I clearly remember the old counter-service Woolies – customers clamouring for the attention of...
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7 Fine Examples of Georgian Buildings
Georgian is an adjective usually associated in the popular mind with refined furniture, elegant clothes, buildings of deceptive simplicity, decorous prose, mellifluous Classical music and country...
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Top 5 Heritage Blog Posts of 2015
A recap of our most read Heritage Calling posts from 2015. 5. Just Listed: 20 Unusual Places given Protected Status this Year In June we celebrated some of the unusual places listed by Historic...
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5 Magnificent English Mosques
This weekend mosques around the UK will be welcoming people for the second annual Visit My Mosque Day. Here we highlight five buildings that reveal the fascinating history and variety of mosques in...
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Built to Brew: 9 Breweries of Architectural Distinction
Brewing is an ancient occupation. Our Neolithic ancestors were brewers, and brewing continued during the Iron Age and into the Roman period. In medieval times brewing was a domestic chore, generally...
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Golden Touch: 6 Buildings that deserve an Oscar
The Oscars are one of the entertainment world’s longest standing traditions. First broadcast to radio in 1930 and televised in 1953, winning an Oscar is one of the highest accolades of cinematic...
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