Mark Williamson

English Heritage Regional Partnerships Manager. Passionate about heritage and environmental causes.

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

Thank you to all those who came and supported us in breaking a Guinness World Record! A fantastic way to mark the 125th anniversary of Dracula's publication and kick off this celebration year!

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

Brilliant news for a leading and innovative Scarborough business!
@SeaGrown

https://t.co/3VrlPIQd3t

[Screen Yorkshire @screenyorkshire]

Want more Halloween movies? Look no further than The Radleys. Shot  mostly in London but with five days on location in Yorkshire at the fabulous Whitby Abbey. Screen Yorkshire's  Film Office supported the production with locations & crew. Catch it on Sky Cinema.

[BBC Yorkshire @BBCLookNorth]

Whitby to host first-ever literature festival https://t.co/Ns21DHsuUU

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

@York_Minster Amazing work!

[Celia Richardson @CeliaRichards0n]

Huge piece of land in Northumberland that was marketed for fishing and hunting will be returned to nature, with public access. Lovely work ⁦@WildlifeTrusts⁩ ⁦⁦@CraigBennett3⁩ You had me at bumblebees and emperor moths! https://t.co/l63Ryp6ZD0

[James Moran 🤔 🇬🇧 @Jpjm1964]

Fantastic opening night for #IlluminatedWhitby at Whitby Abbey, @EnglishHeritage have done themselves proud here, well worth a visit for anyone in the town until 2nd November @VisitWhitby #Whitby #Dracula #Yorkshire

[Arts Council England @ace_national]

Such a beautiful installation by @DavidPopaArt at @WhitbyAbbey celebrating 7 Game Changers who have used #NationalLottery funding for incredible causes in the UK heritage sector. 🌳

Read more about the installation 👇
https://t.co/wgDbqy3xxC

#NationalLottery30

[National Lottery Good Causes @LottoGoodCauses]

Our latest installation can be found at the iconic @WhitbyAbbey! ✨’The Heritage Tree’ pays homage to seven amazing Game Changers making a lasting difference in the UK heritage sector. #NationalLottery30

[The National Lottery Heritage Fund @HeritageFundUK]

Our 30th birthday installation can be found at the iconic @WhitbyAbbey! ✨

‘The Heritage Tree’ celebrate 30 years of National Lottery funding and pays homage to seven amazing Game Changers making a lasting difference in the UK heritage sector. #NationalLottery30

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

Happy 30th birthday @TNLUK and all the good causes supported over the years, including @WhitbyAbbey @EnglishHeritage!

Such a pleasure to see this come together, despite 'climatic challenges' last week!
BBC News - Art installation unveiled at Whitby Abbey
https://t.co/mwQp2DM54J

[Sorcha Ní Nia @Luiseach]

[incredibly Kevin McCleod voice]

Hadrian’s wife is now pregnant with her fifth set of twins and the cladding still hasn’t arrived from Norway

[Miss D 👩‍🏫 🍎 @missdarby_]

Love this @EnglishHeritage 👏👏 inclusivity and equity at its finest. Majority of the benches at Scarborough castle were like this meaning wheelchair users can actually sit at the table and not end up shoved at the end. Love love love!

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

Great news for Scarborough! Named among the best tourist spots for electric vehicles! @DiscoverCoast https://t.co/H03eAoUxIt

[Dale Vince @DaleVince]

The Arcadia stage at Glastonbury this weekend was a milestone... We powered the whole Arcadia field for the first time using the biggest festival batteries we’ve ever built. These batteries were specifically designed for outdoor events to replace diesel generators. This is going to be a game changer in how we power festivals...:)

[English Heritage @EnglishHeritage]

Did you know that Muchelney Abbey in Somerset is the oldest building in use as a polling station? 🤔

Today people will be marking their ballot papers in the remaining medieval buildings of the Benedictine Monastery, originally founded in the 7th century.

📸 Historic England

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

First one at my polling station! GET OUT AND VOTE! #GeneralElection2024 #whitbyandscarborough

[HistoryandHeritageYorkshire @GenealogyBeech]

D-Day The wide banks of the Derwent at Kirkham Priory were ideal for testing military vehicles and training troops. The river was used to assess the waterproofing capabilities of “wading” vehicles, and tanks were put through rigorous trials.

[English Heritage @EnglishHeritage]

Thornborough Henges in North Yorkshire has been reunited 🎉

We’ve acquired the 3rd & final henge meaning that public access across the entirety of this major Neolithic site is guaranteed. It is a remarkable survivor from the prehistoric past & we can’t wait to share its stories.

[Mark Williamson @WilliamsonMarkL]

It's great Whitby Abbey will have the first solar array on a major historical building in English Heritage! Combining historic and environmental sustainability, I'm very proud of all involved with this for making it happen.

https://t.co/JTMJU3Sofz

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

As the waters recede on another monster flood, thousands of homes and businesses along the Severn and Wye remain dry thanks to flood defences.

They work.

But they’re not the answer to future flooding and are creating a false sense of security.

A (long!) 🧵