The origins of village greens in England date back to the early Middle Ages. Village greens are open spaces that can be registered.

Explore how the architecture of the English high street has evolved over the centuries. Medieval English towns were famously filled with narrow streets so to maximise space. It was common to build ...

Explore the changing architectural styles of the English high street.

Explore the changing architectural styles of the English high street.

Explore the changing architectural styles of the English high street.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 to 1859) was one of the giants of the Industrial Revolution. Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel stood in front of the enormous launching chains of the SS Great Eastern in ...

Discover the places connected to the Tudor queen, Anne Boleyn, who played a key role in England’s break from the Catholic Church.

Discover the places connected to the longest reigning Tudor monarch.

The Mermaid was a large, dilapidated pub in Sparkhill, a working-class neighbourhood 3 miles south of Birmingham city centre. A microcosm of Birmingham, Sparkhill has been shaped by Irish and South ...

Get a different perspective on England’s long military history with aerial photography from the Aerofilms Collection.

Get a different perspective on England’s long military history with aerial photography from the Aerofilms Collection.