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The Historic England Archive holds over 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day, with over 1 million records searchable online. Find photos. A row of waiting cabs line Bridge Street, Chester, looking north towards the tower of St. Peter's Church. Source: Historic England Archive.
Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and ...
The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is the only official, up to date, register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England - listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. Find listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and ...
Living in a Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II Listed Building
Nov 20, 2012 · Some listing records are more detailed than others. Listed buildings come in three categories of 'significance': Grade I for buildings of the highest significance. Grade II* and. Grade II. Most listed building owners are likely to live in a Grade II …
Aerial Photo Explorer – Over 400,000 aerial photos in Historic …
Historic aerial photography shows the growth and changes to England's urban and rural landscapes. Aerial photos can reveal hidden archaeology and sites that are difficult or even impossible to see from the ground. You can explore over 400,000 digitised photos taken from our aerial photo collections ...
22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London, a Grade II listed house designed by Richard and Su Rogers in 1969. Introduction We’ve put together this guide to answer some of the most
Listed Building Consent - Historic England
Listed Building Consent. If you want to alter or extend a listed building in a way that affects its character or appearance as a building of special architectural or historic interest, or even demolish it, you must first apply for Listed Building Consent from your local planning authority. You should check first with your local authority ...
Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer - Historic England
The Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer is a tool that displays archaeology that has been identified, mapped and recorded using aerial photographs and other aerial sources across England. For the first time ever, Historic England has made the results of over 30 years of aerial photograph mapping projects freely available online.
What Are Listed Buildings? - Historic England
Jul 10, 2024 · Buildings that are of special architectural or historic interest can be listed, which gives them legal protection. The record of each listed building is hosted on the National Heritage List for England (known as the NHLE, or the List). The NHLE is a publicly available, searchable database that contains information on England’s protected heritage.
Find Photos in the Historic England Archive
Find historical photos, drawings and reports. Only records with online images. About this image. Pier Road in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Since this photograph was taken, the harbourside has been widened to accommodate the fish quay and market. Photographer: Alfred Newton and Sons. Source: Historic England Archive.
London: The Blitz, September 1940–June 1941 - Historic England
The end of the Blitz. The Blitz effectively ended in June 1941 when Hitler removed his air forces from Western Europe to take part in the invasion of the Soviet Union. Despite the end of sustained, mass bombing raids, London’s battle against the Luftwaffe was far from over. Between 7 October 1940 and 6 June 1941 almost 28,000 high explosive ...