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Standing in the heart of the historic village of Kirton, The Old King’s Head was a hub of the community for centuries. Now with the support of Heritage Lincolnshire and the National Lottery Heritage Fund the 16th-century, Grade II listed building was reopened on the 1st October. Through fundraising and…

You’ve heard of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel; now Wentworth Woodhouse has the Sixteen Chapel. Sixteen volunteers at Rotherham stately home Wentworth Woodhouse are being celebrated – in images on the ceiling of the mansion’s chapel. Their pictures are the work of two local artists who are members of Rotherham Open Arts…

The Board of the Heritage Trust for the North West are delighted to announce they have recently appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Liz Moss, who is well known in the heritage sector, took over the position on 1st October and brings with her a breadth of skills and experience…

A fundraising dinner for the Sussex Heritage Trust Over one hundred guests enjoyed a black-tie dinner at Parham House on Thursday 14th October. £20,000 was raised in funds for the work of the Sussex Heritage Trust, to support the conservation and heritage movement in Sussex. Parham is one of the country’s…

Luton Heritage Forum is inviting local residents to share and celebrate their individual stories and memories of the town, by contributing to a new ‘people’s archive’ of Luton. Designed to capture the hidden history of the town, the archive sits within the Heritage Forum’s new website, which boasts enhanced functionality including…

SAVE Britain’s Heritage has submitted an application to list the Victorian station house at Weeley Station on Essex’s historic Tendring Line from Colchester to Walton, which is threatened with demolition by train operator Abellio Greater Anglia. The application submitted to Historic England to assess Weeley for listing includes evidence shedding…

Another rainy night in Rotherham, another 180 buckets overflowing with rainwater in the steadily decaying 18th century rooms at Wentworth Woodhouse. When the Preservation Trust took over the Grade I listed stately home in March 2017 with just six staff, emptying the buckets and mopping up was one of many…

The Surrey Heritage Awards 2022 will celebrate building conservation work carried out in Surrey between 2018 and 2021. There are many amazing heritage projects taking place around the county – and the Surrey Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) would like to hear about them. There are two main categories of award…

Excellent design, architecture and craftmanship were the winners at the 2021 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards. Thirty Award winning projects were announced at the 2021 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards on Wednesday 15th September. Chairman of the Sussex Heritage Trust, Simon Knight presented the Awards to a sold-out ceremony and lunch at…

Catherine Bailey’s best-selling book Black Diamonds brought the plight of Wentworth Woodhouse and its fascinating story to worldwide attention. Now the author has again put pen to paper to help revive the Grade I listed Rotherham mansion’s fortunes. Catherine has created The Black Diamonds Tour, which takes visitors through the…