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Our top 20 design classics

A selection of design classics
Twenty design classics - as chosen by HLF staff

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Our top 20 design classics Twenty design classics - as chosen by HLF staff 24/11/2016 To celebrate the opening of the new Design Museum, we asked HLF staff to reveal their favourite design classics... This weekend the Design Museum opens to the public at …

A new design for living

Exterior shot of Design Museum in west London
The new Design Museum is now officially open

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A new design for living The new Design Museum is now officially open 24/11/2016 The Design Museum today welcomes the public to its new home on Kensington High Street in west London. Housed in a landmark modernist 1960s building, this new cathedral of …

RSA publishes the 2016 Heritage Index

Warrington Town Hall
Warrington Town Hall User Rept0n1x at Wikimedia Commons

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RSA publishes the 2016 Heritage Index Warrington Town Hall User Rept0n1x at Wikimedia Commons 24/11/2016 Today, the RSA has updated its Heritage Index for 2016 - examining over 120 heritage metrics. Moving on from 2015 Warrington played pivotal role in …

An abundance of merriment is announced at Nottingham Castle

Students looking at Nottingham Castle's archive material
Students looking at Nottingham Castle's archive material Nottingham City Council

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An abundance of merriment is announced at Nottingham Castle Students looking at Nottingham Castle's archive material Nottingham City Council 23/11/2016 The backdrop to some of England’s most powerful folk stories – Nottingham Castle – has secured nearly …

Securing Churchill’s legacy at Chartwell

Outside view of Chartwell
Chartwell house and garden National Trust

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Securing Churchill’s legacy at Chartwell Chartwell house and garden National Trust 18/11/2016 HLF has awarded £3.45million towards the National Trust’s appeal to reinvigorate Winston Churchill’s legacy and acquire many of his personal objects at his …

What heritage means to me: Ruth Smeeth MP

Ruth Smeeth MP
Ruth Smeeth MP

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What heritage means to me: Ruth Smeeth MP Ruth Smeeth MP 17/11/2016 Ruth Smeeth MP In our new series, What Heritage Means To Me, we’re asking MPs to share their top tips for local heritage. This month, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North Ruth Smeeth reveals …

HLF North West welcomes new Head of Region Nathan Lee

Nathan Lee
New Head of HLF North West, Nathan Lee

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HLF North West welcomes new Head of Region Nathan Lee New Head of HLF North West, Nathan Lee 17/11/2016 Nathan Lee joins HLF from Arts Council England, and prior to that the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), working in a variety of senior …

New Head of HLF North West takes the reins

Nathan Lee
New Head of HLF North West, Nathan Lee

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New Head of HLF North West takes the reins New Head of HLF North West, Nathan Lee 17/11/2016 HLF welcomes a new Head of Region for the North West Team - Nathan Lee. Nathan will head up a 17-strong team based in Manchester, responsible for promoting, …

Celebrating Suffolk’s heritage

A bird flies over Suffolk Broads
HLF investment in the Suffolk Broads is just one piece of good news for the county Paul Saw

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Celebrating Suffolk’s heritage HLF investment in the Suffolk Broads is just one piece of good news for the county Paul Saw 16/11/2016 It’s been an incredible month for Suffolk’s heritage – from visits by Sir David Attenborough and the Queen, to boosts for …

Marking 70 years of New Towns

Stevenage Town Centre Gardens
Stevenage Town Centre Gardens Stevenage Borough Council

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Marking 70 years of New Towns Stevenage Town Centre Gardens Stevenage Borough Council 28/11/2016 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1946 New Towns Act and of Stevenage – the first designated New Town. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at the …