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...
Tree of the Year: 'Magnificent' Surrey yew wins vote
A " magnificent" Surrey yew tree which is thought to be More Than 500 Years old has been named The Woodland Trust's Tree of The Year.
The Tree is growing in The grounds of The ruined Waverley Abbey near Farnham.
The Portal Tree in Midlothian and a horse chestnut tree in Derbyshire were voted second and third.
The Competition aims to highlight how important trees are in The Battle against Climate Change , The organisers said.
Tom Reed from The Woodland Trust said: " It is great to see that this magnificent tree has been recognised as Tree of The Year 2022 and The Way The Tree is rooted within The Ruins of The abbey is a great symbol of The fact that our ancient trees are intertwined with Other Aspects of our cultural heritage. "
The yew will Go On to represent The UK in The European Tree of The Year competition.
The Roots of The yew are growing into and around The Ruins of The - The First Cistercian monastery founded in Britain 900 years ago, The Woodlands Trust said.
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".
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Source of news: bbc.com
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