Two historic cabmen’s shelters in London have been added to the National Heritage List

Two historic cabmen’s shelters in London have been added to the National Heritage List

In London, we have loads of really cool and quirky buildings that offer up slice after slice of our rich history. If you’ve spotted little emerald green huts around the city and... Read more »
Seventeen London sites have been added to the heritage at risk register

Seventeen London sites have been added to the heritage at risk register

Each year, millions of pounds are poured into conserving and repairing historic buildings across the capital. Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register identifies a list of vulnerable buildings and landmarks decaying each year, meaning they could... Read more »
Fire at abandoned heritage church on Highbury Avenue considered suspicious

Fire at abandoned heritage church on Highbury Avenue considered suspicious

A fire at a heritage building on the site of the old London Psychiatric Hospital has been deemed suspicious by firefighters called to the morning blaze on Monday.  Emergency crews were called... Read more »
HERITAGE: South London Legend Giggs Drops Some Of His Classics And Deep Cuts During This Live Show In Lagos (2016)

HERITAGE: South London Legend Giggs Drops Some Of His Classics And Deep Cuts During This Live Show In Lagos (2016)

Giggs’ historic battles to get onstage and perform shows in his hometown are well documented by now, but we’ll never tire of seeing him get to perform, especially when it takes him... Read more »
London foundry redevelopment still ringing alarm bells for heritage campaigners

London foundry redevelopment still ringing alarm bells for heritage campaigners

It has been more than a year since the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in east London was handed over to a US investment company. Yet, “the former foundry site on Whitechapel Road remains... Read more »
New heritage trail raises profile of North Chingford history

New heritage trail raises profile of North Chingford history

Hundreds of people attended the launch of a heritage trail linking 20 landmarks and historic sites. The North Chingford Heritage Trail was launched on Saturday, June 25 and met with huge enthusiasm... Read more »
North Chingford community hub to open with launch of heritage trail

North Chingford community hub to open with launch of heritage trail

Visitors will able to step back in time when a new community venue featuring a permanent home for a historical society opens for the first time this weekend. The North Chingford community hub will be open... Read more »
Residents fuming with plans to knock down ‘heritage site’ in West London and build multi-storey hotel with basement

Residents fuming with plans to knock down ‘heritage site’ in West London and build multi-storey hotel with basement

Residents are fuming with proposed plans to knock down a local ‘heritage building’ in West London and replace it with a multi-story hotel. There have been objections from locals who don’t want... Read more »
Could Southwark be London’s fifth World Heritage Site? – South London News

Could Southwark be London’s fifth World Heritage Site? – South London News

By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Southwark should bid to become a World Heritage Site, a South London politician has said. Cllr Victor Chamberlain has called on Bankside and North Bermondsey in... Read more »
£48 million to safeguard nation’s critical cultural heritage

£48 million to safeguard nation’s critical cultural heritage

Move is a major part of levelling up drive to improve people’s access to the arts, support cultural assets, and power economic growth through culture Recipients include famed codebreakers site Bletchley Park,... Read more »