Dunstanburgh Castle is a 14th-century fortification on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313 and 1322, taking advantage of the site’s natural defences and the existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a leader of …
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery and The Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery usually have the same opening hours. However, the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery will be closed from Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 August. We are upgrading our facilities ahead of our next exhibition, apologies for the inconvenience. Leeds University Library Galleries includes …
The Granary is a building on Welsh Back, Bristol, England. It was built in 1869 by Archibald Ponton and William Venn Gough with red Cattybrook brick with black and white brick and limestone dressings as a granary but has been used as offices. It is probably the best preserved example of the Bristol Byzantine style. …
The Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in London, located between Barbican and Smithfield Market, and to the north of what is now Charterhouse Square. Since the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century the site has served as a private mansion, a boys? school and an almshouse, which it remains to this day. …
Thurstaston Common is an area of almost 250 acres (100 ha) of parklands, wood and heath at Frankby and Thurstaston respectively. The common is jointly owned by The National Trust and the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Royden Country Park is nearby and offers additional facilities. The Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and …
The Castle, Newcastle, is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep, the castle’s main fortified stone tower, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse. Use of the …
The original rock n roll tour of Camden. Take a walk on the wild side through Camden’s music history with Alison, Camden local and girl about town. Starting outside the Electric Ballroom, I take you on a walking tour of the the famous and infamous sights of Camden’s Rock n Roll history. As seen in …
The 14th-century tower known as Dalton Castle was formerly the manorial courthouse of Furness Abbey. Here the abbott exercised his right to hold manorial courts and administer justice within the lordship of Furness, as authorised by the abbey’s foundation charter of 1127. The building would have contained not only the courtroom and one or two …
Residents were able to vote on line and at an exhibition in the town earlier this month at which the three shortlisted artists each displayed their initial ideas. Boyesen?s colourful design using patchwork glass and acrylic panels to capture the history of the town, received 48% of the votes cast, well ahead of the next …
Stanley Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool and is part of the northern dock system. The dock is connected to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the east and Collingwood Dock to the west. Designed by …
Kenwood House is a former stately home, in Hampstead, London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath. The house was originally constructed in the 17th century and served as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield through the 18th and 19th centuries. Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest) is a former stately home, …
Simon Bolivar el libertador. The great Latin American statesman and patriot who liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela, stayed in this house in 1810. The blue plaque is mounted on a brick wall and is in excellent condition. It reads: On the edge: “English Heritage” In the centre: “Simon / Bolivar / 1783 …
Everton Lock-Up, sometimes referenced by one of its nicknames such as Prince Rupert’s Tower or Prince Rupert’s Castle is a village lock-up located on Everton Brow in Everton, Liverpool. The 18th-century structure is one of two Georgian lock-ups that still survive in Liverpool; the other is in Wavertree. The Grade II-listed building, which was opened …
At the heart of the Smithfield area, with its Hospital, pubs, restaurants, and market, is a church built when Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, was King of England. It survived the Great Fire of 1666 and the bombs dropped in Zeppelin raids in World War I and during the Blitz in World War …
Two Temple Place is one of London?s architectural gems, an extraordinary late Victorian mansion built by William Waldorf Astor on the Embankment. The building was originally designed for use as Astor?s estate office by one of the foremost neo-Gothic architects of the late nineteenth-century, John Loughborough Pearson. Astor had emigrated to England in 1891 as, …
The guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix became an overnight sensation with the release of his band?s first single, ?Hey Joe?, in 1966. His innovative fusion of blues and experimental rock ? coupled with his extraordinary live performances ? has continued to have a profound influence on popular music long after his death. Born in Seattle, …
This Grade II-listed building and grounds in the heart of Finchley was donated to the public by erstwhile owner Henry ?Inky? Stephens. It consists of the original Victorian mansion (Avenue House), plus a Gothic Revival-style lodge and stables and a large, quirky grounds and gardens. Avenue House Grounds is a ten-acre (four hectares) Site of …
Brodsworth Hall was built between 1861 and 1863 for Charles Sabine Thellusson. It survives as a mid-Victorian vision of a comfortable country house, with many of its original furnishings and the formal gardens laid out around it. However, Brodsworth had fallen into disrepair by 1990 when it was given to English Heritage. Since then its …
Horse Guards?is a historic building in the?City of Westminster,?London, between?Whitehall?and?Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a?barracks?and?stables?for the?Household Cavalry, later becoming an important?military headquarters. Horse Guards originally formed the entrance to the?Palace of Whitehall?and later?St James’s Palace; for that reason it is still ceremonially defended by the?Queen’s …
The Casbah Coffee Club was a rock and roll music venue in the West Derby area of Liverpool, England, that operated from 1959 to 1962. Started by Mona Best in the cellar of the family home,[1] the Casbah was planned as a members-only club for her sons Pete and Rory and their friends, to meet …
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King’s Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. Comprising a keep and four circular bastions, …
The Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Liverpool. The site is said to have been a place of worship since at least 1257. The church is situated close to the River Mersey near the Pier Head. The Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas is the Anglican parish …
The Georgian House (grid reference ST581728) is a historic building at 7 Great George Street, Bristol, England. It was originally built around 1790 for a wealthy sugar merchant and is now furnished and displayed as a typical late 18th century town house. The period house museum includes a drawing room, eating room, study, kitchen, laundry …
Percy Bysshe Shelley (/b??/ (About this soundlisten) BISH; 4 August 1792 ? 8 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, who is regarded by some as among the finest lyric and philosophical poets in the English language, and one of the most influential. A radical in his poetry as well as in …
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