Historic England

This building in Brighton was one of the first hospitals in England to care for women experiencing mental illness. 101 Roundhill Crescent was built in the 1860s, before it was turned into Lewes Road Hospital in 1905 by Dr Helen Boyle, the first female GP in Brighton and Hove. Dr Boyle was a strong advocate of non-asylum treatment and was a pioneer of providing transformative mental healthcare for working-class women. The hospital later moved to larger premises in Hove in 1912. #WomensHistoryMonth 👩⚕️

A new missing piece has been added! 🧩 The #MissingPiecesProject invites you to share your pictures and stories of the significant places on the National Heritage List for England. This photo submission by Stuart Bradshaw shows The Conduit in Sherborne. It was built in the northern alley of the abbey cloister in 1504-35 and moved to its current position in 1560 and subsequently restored. For a while, it was re-used as a police station and, in 1861, as a penny bank! Get involved ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewH5W2yE

The Old Wellington Inn and Sinclair’s Oyster Room in Manchester were once a house, built around the mid-16th century. This photograph was taken in 1971 when the building was underpinned with concrete stilts and raised to fit the new street level. It was later moved as Shambles Square was developed.

This is a rare electricity junction box installed in 1895, 3 years after consumer electricity first arrived in Huddersfield. 💙 This example is a remarkable preservation of Victorian engineering, offering a fascinating glimpse into the early development of electricity distribution and the infrastructure that powered Britain’s electrical revolution. The box was designed to distribute electricity to different consumers in the neighbourhood, playing a crucial role in the development of electricity as a mass-consumed utility. It was listed at Grade II in 2024. 👏

Our incredible Young Advisers have been shortlisted for Community Engagement Project of the Year in the Museums + Heritage Awards 👏 Our Young Advisers are a group of 10 young people from across the country. They’re at the heart of our efforts to engage more young people with England’s heritage. Find out more about them and their work. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHNQv7ux Good luck to all shortlisted in the awards. ⭐

This simple Norman church, St Mary's in Kempley, Gloucestershire, contains some of England's best-preserved medieval wall paintings. Those in the chancel are particularly rare, dating from the early 12th century, and are the most complete set of Romanesque frescos in northern Europe. In the 16th century, church images had to be removed following the Reformation, and the paintings were covered with whitewash. They were rediscovered in the 20th century and have now been cleaned and conserved.

We want to hear your thoughts on Heritage Counts, our publication series that provides evidence, data and new research on the value of heritage. The results of this survey will be used to help inform and improve future editions of Heritage Counts. All answers will be anonymous. The survey closes on 31 March 2025. Share your views: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eijX9E_D

The Pankhurst Centre in Manchester was once the home of Emmeline Pankhurst and the birthplace of the suffragette movement. 👏 In October 1903, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia, invited a group of women to their home in Manchester where they set up the Women’s Social and Political Union. This new organisation, with the motto ‘deeds not words’, would change the nature of the campaign for votes for women. The building now houses the Pankhurst Centre, which includes a museum of the suffrage movement and a separate community centre for women. Happy Women's History Month! 🎈

England's historic attraction sites deliver significant economic and social value. Our new research analyses how total expenses, including travel costs and the value of time, affects visitors' decisions and the wider benefits these places provide. Key findings include: ⭐ On average, visitors felt the experience was worth more than what they paid. The extra value they gained (known as consumer surplus) was £5.31 per person when using mobile data and £5.75 per person when using English Heritage data. ⭐ These findings highlight that heritage sites provide significant economic and cultural benefits to visitors, far beyond their market value. This includes the joy of exploring history, learning new things, and enjoying time in beautiful settings. ⭐ Across the 10 sites studied, this extra value was equivalent to 57% of the ticket price for sites analysed using English Heritage Trust data and 45% for sites analysed using mobile data. Read here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eEcdijMy Department for Culture, Media and Sport

📢 Major Iron Age discovery! This incredible collection of over 800 objects, buried around 2,000 years ago, offers a rare glimpse into life around the Roman conquest. Discovered by metal detectorist Peter Heads in 2021, it was carefully excavated in 2022 by a team of archaeologists from Durham University, with advice from The British Museum and grant funding from us. The hoard includes remains of ancient wagons and chariots, intricate pony harnesses, ceremonial spears, ornate cauldrons, and even an iron mirror. The Yorkshire Museum is launching a fundraising campaign to secure the hoard for the nation.