Conserving Yorkshire’s Castles

In honour of Yorkshire Day on 1 August, we take a tour of some of the castles we’ve been involved in conserving for future generations across this fine part of England.Read more




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




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 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




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 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




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