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History

A collection of fascinating videos, insightful podcasts and thought-provoking blogs showcasing the rich and complex history of our buildings. 

Inspiring women and the buildings they left behind

Five women who were instrumental in the creation or continuation of some of our buildings.

Medieval Dover's reawakening

With Historian Dan Jones

Landmark's Castles

1000 years of stories

Augustus Pugin

Inside his idiosyncratic world

Landmark's History Albums

Ever since Landmark was founded in 1965, each building has been the subject of a deeply researched History Album, a scholarly but readable account of the site’s history and those who lived there, which you can download for free from our website.

Histories of our buildings

Margells history album

Writing Landmark's History Albums

Our Historian shares the process

5 remarkable Voysey buildings

Alastair Dick-Clelan names his favourites

20th century life at Calverley Old Hall

A local resident shares her memories

'The discovery of a lifetime'

Dr Anna Keay on finding hidden wall paintings at Calverley Old Hall

Webinars, videos and podcasts

Webinar: The Peculiar Mrs Coade

with Landmark Historian Caroline Stanford

Watch: Finding a date for Llwyn Celyn

Why Llwyn Celyn became the first building to be dated using oxygen isotopes

Webinar: Sir Baptist Hicks & building Old Campden House

with Landmark Historian Caroline Stanford

Webinar: The Rebel and the Fox

Join Anna Keay for an illustrated talk on Fox Hall’s origins and the tragic life of Charles II’s illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth

The Tudor Kitchen with Mark and Cathy

Discover the delights of historical seasonal food

Mrs Coade vs. Horace Walpole

It's 1772. Mrs Eleanor Coade stands up to Horace Walpole over the cost of a Gothick gateway for Strawberry Hill House...

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Craft and restoration

Ensuring traditional skills and precious places survive

Inspiration

Transport yourself to a Landmark

Culture

A kaleidoscope of creative responses from artists, poets, musicians and writers.