Author Archives: English Heritage

Discover how Ukrainian communities have adapted buildings to create spaces for worship, education and community activity. read more

A gurdwara is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs, meaning ‘the residence of the Guru’. read more

Women have always influenced domestic design but it wasn’t until 1898 that the first female architect was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects. read more

Art and antiquity influenced garden design in England in the Georgian era. read more

Pre-fabricated churches, often called ‘iron churches’, ‘iron chapels’ or ‘tin tabernacles’, were developed in the mid-19th century. read more