100 Years of Council Housing: Six Responses to the 1919 Addison Act
The 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act was signed into law on 31 July 1919Read more read more
Tag Archives: English Heritage
Seafront Surprises
The seafront – a place to sit, look at to sea, eat an ice cream, build a sand castle. But Allan Brodie, Historic England’s own beach boy, suggests that you take a minute out from your hectic holiday and look around because there is a lot more to … read more
A Brief Introduction to High Tech
The Sainsbury’s supermarket on Camden Road in London is now Listed at Grade II: it’s the first purpose-built supermarket to be added to the List and forms part of the 1980s Grand Union Complex, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners. Commissioned… read more
Eight Out of this World Examples of Space-Age Architecture
On 20th July 1969, the Apollo Lunar Module landed on the moon: it was the first crewed craft to land in spaceRead more read more
England’s Historic Cities under Attack: the Baedeker Raids, 1942
Between late April and late June 1942, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) deliberately targeted Britain’s historic towns and cities, causing widespread destructionRead more read more