| Historic England

Alt text field for Digital test image Puppies

A young girl drawing on a frosted window with her finger.

Look After Windows in Historic Buildings

Properly maintained windows can enjoy extremely long lives. You should try to retain your historic windows wherever possible using careful matching repair.

Repairing windows in an older home

Map featuring Christmas Lane and Noel Road.

Explore the Listed Building Map

The map is the easiest way to find listed buildings and other historic places near you.

Browse the map

Interior view of a stair window with the roundel depicting a menorah, photographed in a synagogue in Plymouth, Devon

A History of England in 100 Places

With your help, we’ve gradually been uncovering the 100 historic places that tell the remarkable story of England and its impact on the world.

Through ten different categories, each judged by an expert from thousands of your nominations, we have reached a list of 100 places that have helped to make England the country it is today.

Find out more

Mulberry Hall, York with shoppers passing by and Christmas displays in the shop windows.

Add Your Photos to the List

Help keep the List rich, relevant and up-to-date. We invite you to share your knowledge and pictures of listed places to record important facts, and even unlock the secrets of some places.

This photo of Mulberry Hall in York was contributed by Steve Turner.

Enrich the list

Christmas time in the living room at Mundenbury, showing two children with a dog reading a book in front of the Christmas tree, Mundenbury, Wood End Road, Great Munden, Hertfordshire.

Christmas Bookshop

From archaeology to art history, you're sure to find a title to surprise the history buff in your life.

Start shopping

Two young girls singing a Christmas carol wearing winter clothing. One of the girls is lighting the carol sheet using a candle in a jam jar suspended from a stick.

A History of England in 12 Million Records

Discover England's archaeology, historic buildings and social history using the Historic England Archive. We hold 12 million photographs, drawings, reports and publications from the 1850s to the present day.

Search over 1 million photos