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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Historic england archive - You Need To See This

Transatlantic cable equipment and gnome garden among heritage protected in 2025

Historic England has highlighted some of the unusual buildings and places given listed status this year.

Evening Standard

Celebrating VE Day: Rare photographs of wartime filmmaking revealed by Historic England

From the role of Pinewood Studios in military filmmaking to the pioneering women of the WAAF, discover hidden pieces and perspectives of history

Digital Camera World

How a heritage revival helped spark renewal on Britain’s high streets

Footfall increases as declining high streets transformed with historic looks

The Independent UK

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Bungalow which was home to composer Imogen Holst protected with listed status

Holst also worked as an assistant to Benjamin Britten in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

Evening Standard

Rented Wirral flat transformed into 'fantasy world' by artistic tenant gets Grade II-listed status

Ron Gittins created fireplaces in the shape of a lion and a minotaur, and crafted a Roman altar in his kitchen

Evening Standard

Inside the rental secretly transformed with mythical beasts and murals saved from landlords by Jarvis Cocker

Outsider artist Ron Gittins incredible home makeover was kept a secret until his death. Now it’s been preserved for posterity by fans including Jarvis Cocker

Evening Standard

Hidden 1970s house in Belsize Park designed by a pioneering female architect gains protected status

Now Grade-II listed, 34 Belsize Lane is the first of Georgie Wolton’s few remaining buildings to receive this recognition

Evening Standard

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Stones made for Victorian project to help Irish workers given listed status

‘Travellers’ rest’ stones were idea of Warrington doctor and part of wider scheme to help migrant workers

The Guardian - UK

Isles of Scilly remains are iron age female warrior, scientists say

DNA analysis of tooth enamel solves puzzle of 2,000-year-old grave on Bryher that contained sword and mirror

The Guardian - UK

Anger as council 'needlessly' tears down 175-year-old church over 'unbased fears'

St John's Church in Werneth has been demolished but campaigners say Oldham’s historic environment 'has been forever diminished'

Manchester Evening News

Cambridgeshire museum to charge entry fee for first time in 100 years

Wisbech and Fenland museum to bring in £5 admission as it struggles to pay energy bills and staff wages

The Guardian - UK

Watermill and shipwrecks among heritage sites listed in England

The Historic England list also includes two cab shelters in London and first world war training trenches

The Guardian - UK

Victorian pumping station among 175 heritage sites deemed at risk in England

Many sites have been saved but King Arthur’s Great Halls and 12th-century Malmesbury Abbey remain vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

London locations made famous by BBC featured on new map to mark centenary

Locations such as home of broadcaster’s first black woman broadcaster feature on new map to mark its 100 year history

Evening Standard

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Bristol Post

Time capsule found as phase one of Whitfield Tabernacle restoration ends

The box, placed there during the 1930s, contains century-old newspaper clippings

Evening Standard

Gimme shelter: Two more of London’s green cabbie huts awarded Grade II-listed status

The iconic Victorian shelters were built as refuges for London’s horse-drawn cab drivers and are still used today as as pitstops for black taxis

Chronicle Live

Historic England aerial photographs give fascinating insight into North East's history

Historic shots of St James' Park, Northumberland and County Durham are among the images that have been made public

Manchester Evening News

Historic England's incredible images show how Manchester has changed over the last 100 years

"Aerial imagery provides a fascinating insight into the development and expansion of the nation’s urban centres"

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