Not just castles: Historic England offers grants to ‘ordinary’ places like pubs and terraced houses
Any nominations? Mine is the Spread Eagle on Walmgate in York which from 1983-85 was a fast breeder reactor of 18-21 year of beer fuelled ambition and bravado on a scale not seen in the UK since. This article tells us:
Historic England is launching a scheme to find overlooked, ordinary places that celebrate England’s working-class heritage.
The public body, which manages the official register of historic listed buildings and nationally protected sites in England, is looking for council estates, factories, mines and other “overlooked historic places” that tell an important story about England’s past.
On Wednesday, it will invite community and heritage organisations to apply for a new Everyday Heritage Grant scheme. Grants of up to £25,000 will be awarded to projects that highlight the hidden histories of local places and buildings, with a particular emphasis on those where “ordinary people” have worked, lived or socialised, such as terraced houses, pubs, clubs, farms, shipyards and railways.