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The English Heritage Press Office are happy to help with any media enquiries you might have. Take a look at some of the resources and stories below, and do feel free to contact us for further information.

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Resources for Journalists

  • English Heritage Experts

    Our experts help us to care for hundreds of historic sites across the country, and tell their stories through thousands of years of history.

  • Facts and Figures

    Key background information and statistics on the history, properties and work of the English Heritage Trust.

English Heritage Position Statements

  • Conservation work at Walmer Castle

    English Heritage is preparing to undertake urgent repairs to Walmer Castle in order to conserve the building and its important historic collection for future generations.

  • English Heritage and the Hamish Ogston Foundation

    In August this year, the Hamish Ogston Foundation committed a major donation – £11.2m – to English Heritage and our new heritage skills programme. However, given the extremely serious nature of the recent allegations concerning Hamish Ogston, English Heritage has decided to sever its ties with the Hamish Ogston Foundation – of which Hamish Ogston is the Chair.

  • Hurst Castle – Collapse of Section of East Wing Wall

    A section of the wall on the 19th-century east wing of Hurst Castle in Hampshire collapsed on the afternoon of Friday 26 February 2021, after the sea exposed and undercut its foundations.

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