English Heritage
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| Chief Executive | Kate Mavor |
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| 5 May 2015 | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Chairperson | Timothy Laurence |
| Headquarters | Swindon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Motto | Step into England's story |
| Revenue | 74.5 million GBP |
| Official site | english-heritage.org.uk |
| Headquart | Engine House |
| Swindon | |
| Chairman | Sir Tim Laurence |
| Chief execut | Kate Mavor (From 5 May 2015) |
| Staff | 2699 |
| Subsidiaries | Wellington Museum |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1218049 |
About English Heritage
English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses. The charity states that it uses these properties to "bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year".
5,000 dahlias at Stonehenge in recreation of Victorian shows
... English Heritage has also re-started a dahlia competition - a " New Hero of Stonehenge" will be chosen...
Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
... The English Heritage site says it is not known how Cugoano gained his freedom, but it may be significant that in the same year he came to England, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield, ruled that an attempt to send a formerly enslaved person back into slavery was unlawful...
Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
... " If this had been a planned demolition you would follow English Heritage guidelines in recording it, there would be drawings, photo and written notes...
Brighton hotel blaze: Winds hamper firefighters
... Part of the building was Grade II*-listed by English Heritage and suffered a previous fire in November 1998...
Osborne House: Tree at Queen Victoria's retreat falls in high winds
... One of the cedars of Lebanon, in the grounds of Osborne House, East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, came down in high winds on Friday, English Heritage said...
'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge
... English Heritage allows people near to the stones to mark key occasions...
Tree of the Year: 'Magnificent' Surrey yew wins vote
... Dr Michael Carter, English Heritage senior properties historian, added that the tree was a " truly spectacular reminder of the passage of time and a very worthy winner of tree of the year"...
Climate change risk to coastal castles - English Heritage
...Castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk of being damaged by climate change, conservation charity English Heritage warns...
England's historic wall paintings at risk, English Heritage warns
Religious scenes include stories from The Bible and terrifying visions of demons
Time Is running Out to preserve historic wall paintings around England that are At Risk of deterioration and decay, English Heritage has warned.
The Charity looks after 77 of the paintings, many of which decorate medieval abbeys, priories and churches.
It said the damp British climate and flawed restoration attempts threatened the artworks, some of which were older than the Sistine Chapel .
In an appeal, it said: "We need The Public 's help, before time runs Out . "
Paintings under threat included work at Lullingstone Roman Villa in Eynsford, Kent, and a Victorian gothic decoration at St Mary's Church in the grounds of Studley Royal Park in North Yorkshire .
An artwork at Lullingstone Roman Villa in Kent is the earliest wall painting in English Heritage 's careMany depicted religious scenes, including the "internationally-important" art at St Mary's Church in Kempley, Gloucestershire, The Charity said.
Unlike paintings in France and Italy that benefited from a warmer climate, England's damp weather could damage the fragile works.
'Precious insight'The fact they were fixed to a wall also meant they could not be moved to a suitable place to preserve them.
Meanwhile, early 20Th Century attempts at restoration had caused "more harm than good", English Heritage said.
Those practices included the use of soluble nylon to prevent damage, which had caused increased flaking of paint, it Explained .
Urgent work has already begun on the medieval paintings at Longthorpe Tower in PeterboroughAn audit to assess the deterioration had begun as had urgent work on those most At Risk , it added.
These included medieval paintings at Longthorpe Tower in Peterborough, World War One graffiti at Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire , and The Archer Pavilion roof at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, which needed securing.
Conservation work included examining layers of paint with imaging techniques and undoing outdated methods of preservation.
Launching its appeal, the English Heritage 's senior collections conservator Rachel Turnbull said: "Wall paintings are The Most challenging type of art to care for but they offer a precious insight into England's story.
"People of The Past have left little traces, glimpses into their everyday lives through richly decorated wall paintings.
"If they are to survive for Future Generations to enjoy, we need The Public 's help today to repair their buildings, stabilise their structures and protect them from damp and decay before time runs Out . "
The roof of The Archer Pavilion at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire has recently been securedrichmond, historic england, art, eynsford, painting, silsoe, peterborough, kempley
Source of news: bbc.com
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