The 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act was signed into law on 31 July 1919Read more

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 see on the seafront. Think of the seafront and you probably think of holidays, time on the beach, a dip in the sea. Or perhaps, strolling along a pier or ‘enjoying’ aRead more

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 to replace a former industrial site in the heart of Camden Town, the complex is an excellent example of High Tech architecture, a style that emerged in the 1960s combining industrial aesthetics (at a time when British industry wasRead more

On 20th July 1969, the Apollo Lunar Module landed on the moon: it was the first crewed craft to land in spaceRead more

Between late April and late June 1942, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) deliberately targeted Britain’s historic towns and cities, causing widespread destructionRead more