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Built Heritage, Europe, World Heritage Sites

The Tower of London

February 4, 2019January 15, 2019

The Tower of the London, located on the north bank of the river Thames, was designated as a world heritage site in 1988. It is …

#makeheritagefun, Arts and Crafts, Built Heritage, Capturing Culture, Conservation, Discover Potential Sites, Heritage, Student Program

#Makeheritagefun: The blue plaques of London

June 27, 2017November 3, 2017

Date & time: June 25, 10 am Meeting point: Oxford Circus: London. Event’s subject: Blue Plaques, London We always come across one of the 900 blue …

Food Heritage, Heritage, Heritage News

The forgotten history of the Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese

May 14, 2017September 21, 2017

When you drop by the grocery, you may come across the most popular varieties of cheese such as, brie, cheddar, feta, gouda, mozzarella, and parmesan. …

Capturing Culture, Conservation, Europe, Explore the Unexplored, Heritage, My Hometown Culture, Religious, Student Program

The Hidden Jewel of London: St. Dunstan

April 2, 2017April 10, 2017

Thinking of London, one imagines the huge modern city, with brand new skyscrapers, tonnes of cool stores, black cabs and red buses. But there is …

#makeheritagefun, Europe, Features, Heritage, My Hometown Culture, Photo Stories, Public Spaces, Student Program, Travel, Urban

A walk through the old markets of London

March 12, 2017September 24, 2017

The city of London, the world’s financial capital has a strong network of old markets are historically significant. The photowalk through the oldest markets in …

Blog, Discover Potential Sites, Europe, Features, Heritage, My Hometown Culture, Public Spaces, Student Program, Travel, Urban

Factfile: The Historical Markets in London

February 18, 2017September 30, 2017

Have you ever thought about how London succeeded to become the world’s leading market centre? During the years, the conception of the market changed radically, …

#makeheritagefun, Arts and Crafts, Built Heritage, Conservation, Europe, Heritage, Performance, Photo Stories, Public Spaces, Student Program, Travel, Urban

A Photo Walk through the historical theatres in London

February 8, 2017May 22, 2018

The aim of this Photo Walk was to highlight the importance of the Theatre in the English culture. Thus we had a photo walk to …

Built Heritage, Memorial, Religious

Immune to Flames: St. Bartholomew’s Gatehouse

February 3, 2017May 28, 2017

Having survived the flames of the Great Fire, the Bartholomew Gatehouse is a structure that still stands tall in Smithfields, London. The Great Fire of …

Opinion, Student Program, War

Blood, poppies and WWI memories in Britain

April 16, 2016April 16, 2016

It is a late evening at Paddington station. I like to come here sometimes, watch at departures board, a dream of travels I could do …