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Chief Executive Kate Mavor
5 May 2015
Founded1983
Chairperson Timothy Laurence
HeadquartersSwindon
United Kingdom
MottoStep into England's story
Revenue74.5 million GBP
Official site english-heritage.org.uk
HeadquartEngine House
Swindon
ChairmanSir Tim Laurence
Chief executKate Mavor (From 5 May 2015)
Staff2699
Subsidiaries Wellington Museum
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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

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... 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

Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
Sep 20,2023 8:21 am

... 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?

Can fire-hit Crooked House rise from the ashes?
Sep 8,2023 9:41 pm

... " 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

Brighton hotel blaze: Winds hamper firefighters
Jul 16,2023 3:30 am

... 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

Osborne House: Tree at Queen Victoria's retreat falls in high winds
Jan 8,2023 3:31 am

... 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

'Fantastic' winter solstice marked at Stonehenge
Dec 22,2022 5:31 am

... English Heritage allows people near to the stones to mark key occasions...

Tree of the Year: 'Magnificent' Surrey yew wins vote

Tree of the Year: 'Magnificent' Surrey yew wins vote
Nov 4,2022 5:31 am

... 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

Climate change risk to coastal castles - English Heritage
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...Castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk of being damaged by climate change, conservation charity English Heritage warns...

Stonehenge summer solstice: Thousands gather to cheer sunrise

Jun 21,2022 11:15 am

Thousands of people cheered sunrise at Stonehenge on Summer Solstice .

About 10,000 people gathered at the Neolithic monument to greet the start of the longest day of the year, according to Wiltshire Police.

Kate Logan , from English Heritage , said: "There was a lovely, friendly atmosphere, The Sun shone and The Dawn was greeted with loud cheers. "

The celebrations at Stonehenge came as people descended on sites across the UK to celebrate The First day of summer.

Glastonbury Tor in Somerset and the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire also attracted crowds.

Stonehenge is a monument that aligns to the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset.

On the Summer Solstice , The Sun rises behind the Heel Stone, the ancient entrance to the Stone Circle , and rays of sunlight are channelled into the centre of The Monument .

Those who observed The Spectacle at the neolithic Wiltshire monument encountered a chilly morning accompanied by Clear Skies as The Sun glinted over the horizon.

Ms Logan said it was "one of the highlights of the year" at the ancient site.

A moment of reflection at Stonehenge

Police arrested four people at Stonehenge and a fifth was detained in Avebury.

A 25-year-old man from Warminster was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving; a 15-year-old girl from Bulford was arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly; a 44-year-old man from Salisbury was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure and a 19-year-old man from The Isle of Wight was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

In Avebury, a 45-year-old man from Great Somerford was arrested on suspicion of common Assault .

Revellers celebrate the Summer Solstice as The Sun rises at Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury

Among those taking photographs of The Stunning skies above Somerset from Glastonbury Tor was Michelle Cowbourne.

"Look at The Beautiful colours in the sky Before Sunrise ," She Said in a Tweet, in which she shared her pictures.

"What a beautiful morning," she added.

Glastonbury Tor

Summer Solstice takes place as one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward The Sun and The Sun reaches its highest position in the sky, ensuring the longest period of daylight in the year.

It is believed that solstices have been celebrated at Stonehenge for thousands of years.

You may also like: The longest day of the year at Seahouses, Northumberland. A woman watches The Sun rise during the Summer Solstice , seen from atop the London Eye, in London People gather around stones at the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire

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