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Historic England Archive: A history of England in 14m photographs and other items, from the 1850s to the present day. Home of #HELibrary, open to the public.
Swindon, England
Joined September 2014
As the number of our followers grows, we'd just like to remind you all that you are as 'welcome as the flowers in May' and you can find out more about us and #HELibrary here:
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows the West Range of Sissinghurst Castle in #Kent. It was photographed #OnThisDay in 1915. The West Range was originally built in around 1490. via @HE_Archive.
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Visit us for our FREE Heritage Open Days event on Saturday 13 September, from 11am to 5pm. Explore the Historic England Archive's collections, enjoy tours of our Archive Store and Conservation Lab. Scan the QR code for more information. #HistoricEngland.#HODs
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As part of the @railway200 celebrations, we're delighted to collaborate with @steam_museum, Swindon in a joint display of 200 photographs from our collections. Included is this brilliant John Gay view of the Flying Scotsman at King's Cross in 1948. #Railway200.#FlyingScotsman
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If you like #churches, you'll love the photos just added to our Flickr group, Where's That Place?. They all date from the early 20th century - but the locations and photographer are unknown. Can you help locate them?. See more here 👇. #ArchiveDetectives
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#OnThisDay in 1926, photographer Alphonse Boucher from Bedford Lemere & Co, recorded the fire-damaged #OultonHall in Little Budworth. The house was gutted by fire in February that year and was later it by bombs during the Second World War. See more👇.
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows Church Road in Wheatley, #Oxfordshire, and the village's hexagonal pyramid lock-up. This tiny prison was built in 1834 by a local mason called Cooper. Discover more about lock-ups👇. #LockUps.#Archives
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows the interior of the concert hall at Henshaw's Blind Asylum, #Manchester, which opened in 1837 to provide education, employment and welfare for blind people. It was photographed #OnThisDay in 1896. #OldTrafford.#Archives
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Gardener, architect and engineer Joseph Paxton was born #OnThisDay in 1803. Today's image from the Historic England Archive is a view of one of his creations, the #CrystalPalace. Find out more about the life of this amazing building👇. #JosephPaxton
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As it's the first day of the new football season for many of us, today's image from the Historic England Archive shows Walsall's Bescot Stadium as it looked in 1992. #Walsall moved to the new ground from Fellows Park in 1990. Find your ground from above👇.
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"What did the gas meter say. " To mark this month's Explore Your Archives theme of 'humour', today's image from the Historic England Archive shows an ex-serviceman drawing and writing jokes on the pavement in Trafalgar Square in the 1960s. #EYAHumour.#Archives
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This photo was taken in the early 20th century but the location and photographer are unknown. We're asking for your help to identify and enhance photos from the R F Warner Collection, like this one. Can you suggest a location?. See more here 👇.
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Picturesque. Nostalgic. Urban. Rural. Vernacular. Landscape. Transport. Heritage. Our J. Dixon-Scott Collection has them all. See more of this talented photographer's views of the 1920s and 1930s👇. #Archives.#Photography
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive is a great photograph of The Cecil Moon Quartet on stage at The Royal Baths, #Harrogate, in 1939. The photo is from our brilliant Walter Scott Collection. You can see more from the collection👇. #Archives
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows the Marks & Spencer store in Briggate, Leeds, with its distinct polished granite facade. Granite is a hard, tough stone, making it a popular material for construction. See more here👇. #MaterialsMonday
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive marks the anniversary of the founding of the Bank of England #OnThisDay in 1694. Our Archive photo shows the portico to the Threadneedle Street front in 1935. See more #BankOfEngland Archive records👇.
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows the entrance to York's Theatre Royal in 2011. In the background is York Minster. The original theatre was built on this site in 1744. See more Theatre Royal Archive records👇. #TheatreRoyal.#York
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows a busy-looking Whitton Service Station on Whitton High Street, London. It was photographed #OnThisDay in 1940. You can see more Archive views of service stations👇. #Whitton.#ServiceStations
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This village scene was photographed in the early 20th century - but the photographer and location are unknown. Can you suggest where it is?. We're asking for your help to identify and enhance the R F Warner Collection of photos. See more and join in 👇.
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Aerial photographs are great for looking at buildings hidden from view behind walls. This example from 1933 shows HMP Manchester, also known as Strangeways, including its exercise yards. What hidden places can you find with our Aerial Photo Explorer?👇.
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Today's image from the Historic England Archive shows the magnificent interior of the former Crossness Pumping Station, photographed #OnThisDay in 2014. Crossness opened in 1865 to designs by engineer Joseph Bazalgette. See more Archive views👇. #Archives
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