The History of the English Science Lab

The modern laboratory emerged in the 1680s when the University of Oxford built the first Ashmolean Museum.




A Guide to Traditional English Buildings

Traditional buildings, known as vernacular, originally made up the vast majority of the structures that ordinary people lived and worked in.




A Brief History of Buddhist Temples in England

There are around 190 Buddhist buildings in England, ranging from adapted historic buildings to purpose-built temples and pagodas.




A Brief History of Prefabs

After thousands of homes in Britain were destroyed during the Second World War, temporary houses known as ‘prefabs’ were built.




The Story Behind the World’s First Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell developed the world’s first working telephone, receiving a patent on the 7 March 1876.