@the_bsr I first met Harriet in 2006 while working at Bonhams. I remembered her as such a kind soul, always happy & smiling. I was so pleased to reconnect when she joined English Heritage this year. We spent a lovely day together at Audley End just over 3 weeks ago. I’ll miss her greatly
The redeveloped @GH_Sudbury and new exhibition galleries open on Monday. There is SO much to see, and a whole host of excellent new loans on display. The Gainsborough Gallery, with its silk wall hanging, is just perfect 👌🏻Go and visit!
@EdwardAJames I listened to this on the 30th anniversary last year and would highly recommend. Such an amazing album, and what a unique talent Kurt Cobain was
Audley End House - one of Essex's most beautiful locations, but also home to an elite group of Polish paratroopers during WWII.
BBC Essex learns more about the #SilentUnseen with @EHAudleyEnd and Consul General Mateusz Stąsiek from @PolishEmbassyUK 🔊⬇️
https://t.co/8YBjDWmuyj
Symbolic start of #PLHeritageDays at @EHAudleyEnd w/ a wreath-laying ceremony marking 80 yrs since the #SilentUnseen base STS 43 opened. W/ CG M. Stąsiek, Attaché Office, @EnglishHeritage CEO K. Mavor, Cichociemni's families, friends & people promoting knowledge about Cichociemni
Are there any WWII historians out there who can identify the figures in this 1942 cartoon? Hitler (obviously), Mussolini? Sikorski? It is of Anglo/Polish origin.
Delighted to announce a new CDP Studentship: a collaboration between @BirkbeckUoL and @EnglishHeritage, Co-supervised by Prof. Kate Retford and me. ‘Spaces of Femininity’: Making Art and Craft in the English Country House, c.1750-1900. Apply by 16 May. https://t.co/6NZT4pV7ir
#OTD in 1941, the 1st #SilentUnseen, 🇵🇱 Polish Army's volunteer special operations paratroopers (aka #Cichociemni), departed the UK 🇬🇧 to be parachuted into occupied Poland in order to aid the resistance movement against Germany. Learn their story w/ @HistoryHit's @thehistoryguy:
I’m so pleased to share the stories of some incredible indigenous North American artefacts @EHAudleyEnd in this new @EnglishHeritage podcast - and absolutely fascinating to hear the wonderful Michael Galban @Ganondagan talk about them: https://t.co/jJFXv97Orr