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2024年9月5日 · At the Mermaid: Punk, Metal and Grindcore in 1980s Birmingham. Discover the history and influence of a pub called the Mermaid in the working-class neighbourhood of Sparkhill, Birmingham. Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Nikau.
A Guide to Traditional English Buildings - The Historic England Blog
2022年8月25日 · How to identify vernacular buildings. They are usually ordinary, everyday structures, such as houses; A very broad category, they are less defined by precise architectural features than by the materials used to build them, timber, stone, cob, earth, mud or brick, though these materials are sometimes concealed
The Story Behind the World’s First Telephone
29 July 2022. Comment 1. Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell (1847 to 1922), developed the world’s first working telephone, receiving a patent from the United States Patent Office 7 March 1876. Reputedly, the very first successful words using his new ‘instrument’, as Bell called it, were spoken by him to his associate Thomas Watson who ...
Explore England’s Hidden Past from the Air
2021年12月6日 · The long shadows cast by the low winter sun highlight the earthwork remains of medieval arable farming in Todenham, Gloucestershire. These earthworks, known as ridge and furrow, survive in fields that are now used for pasture. In places, modern ploughing has flattened the remains, but aerial photographs taken in the 1940s show that ridge and ...
10 Eccentric English Customs, Traditions and Ceremonies (and …
2021年4月28日 · All over England, customs, traditions and ceremonies brighten our lives throughout the year. The Christian calendar, pre-Christian era practices and the continual cycle of the seasons have influenced many.
A Brief Introduction to Gasholders - The Historic England Blog
2020年7月15日 · The world’s first public gasworks was built at Westminster in 1813. Gas lighting would spread to towns and cities across England. Initially, gasholders had to enclose brick buildings known as ‘gasholder houses’. The gas bell was attached to a chain hung over a roof beam and balanced with a weight at the other end.
Brutal and Beautiful: The Story of London’s Barbican
2022年2月28日 · It’s a visionary Brutalist/Modernist scheme: monumental in scale, geometric, high density, multi-level with elevated walkways and multiple entrances and exits, a car-free city within the City. Controversial when it was built, the Barbican’s design still divides opinion today. There are over 2,000 flats with more than 4,000 residents, a lake ...
A Guide to English Gothic Architecture - The Historic England Blog
2022年5月5日 · The ‘Early English’ style. Initially inspired by French models, a distinctive Early English Style developed by the late 12th century. This can best be seen at Lincoln Cathedral.
The Story of Welwyn Garden City – The Historic England Blog
2020年12月4日 · Residents first moved into Welwyn Garden City in December 1920. The city’s radical plan and innovative approach to living were based on new ideas formulated by the Garden City Movement, founded by Ebenezer Howard in 1899, and realised over four decades by Chief Architect and Planner, Louis de Soissons. Here we look at its story from its ...
7 Iconic Bridges of England – The Historic England Blog
2017年7月17日 · Here we take a look at 7 of England’s finest bridges and what makes them special. 1. Humber Bridge, Hull, Grade I listed. At 1,410 metres long, the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world when it was built in 1981, a record it maintained for 16 years. It remains in the top ten longest spans worldwide and is ...