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Holy alliance over plans to turn church into health spa

17.11.09
Beauty magnate at war with a congregation over his plans to turn their church into a spa has found an unlikely ally... more

Stanley Holloway gets blue plaque

06.10.09
My Fair Lady star Stanley Holloway has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque in Manor Park... more

M&S shop gets listed building status

21.09.09
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43-storey tower will rise on the South Bank

17.09.09
43-storey tower proposed for the South Bank that was condemned as 'an act of architectural vandalism' has been approved by a High Court judge... more

Kensington makeover falls foul of heritage police

24.07.09
Radical proposals to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute building off Kensington High Street are set to be vetoed by English Heritage... more

Historic streets 'at risk from ugly windows, TV dishes and neglect'

23.06.09
Thousands of London's most historic streets are being "ruined" by plastic windows, ugly satellite dishes and poor maintenance in breach of laws designed to protect them, it has been revealed ... more

Doon Street tower plans attacked in High Court

15.06.09
Plans for a controversial 43-storey tower block on London's South Bank have come under attack at the High Court... more

Saudi royals win approval for £50m ‘super-home’ in Belgravia

01.06.09
Saudi royals are planning a hi-tech "super-home" worth up to £50million by knocking together three houses in Belgravia... more

£1m to repair seven historic churches and synagogues

13.05.09
Seven places of worship in London have been given grants totalling just over £1 million for restoration work... more

Vision of a new Commonwealth

01.05.09
New plans to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute building in Holland Park have been unveiled... more

Sister act may be dull but it doesn't half matter to P&O

24.04.09
Planning inquiries are not for those with a low boredom threshold. That was evident from the sparse attendance at a hearing at the Oasis community learning centre in Lambeth to hear evidence for and against the building of three rather tall towers adjacent to Waterloo station... more

Towers 'will harm Big Ben heritage'

16.04.09
The government's conservation watchdog has launched a public attack on a proposed scheme for Waterloo station known as the "Three Ugly Sisters"... more

’Ere Fletch they’ve only gone and listed the Scrubs

10.03.09
One of London's best-known prisons has been listed as a Grade II* - making it one of the 200,000 finest buildings in the country... more

Keith lives on in a blue Moon

09.03.09
The original wild man of rock, drummer Keith Moon of The Who has been honoured with a historic blue plaque... more

Lack of eastern promise at Dockmaster's House

18.02.09
Event organisers might be interested to know that private dining rooms and bars occupy parts of the three floors of Dockmaster's House.... more

Commonwealth Institute plan hits snag over offices

16.01.09
A plan to rescue the former Commonwealth Institute building has been thrown into confusion after English Heritage called for the entire site to be preserved... more

We mustn't miss chance to save site

16.01.09
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Terror - at idea of 2% slowdown

09.12.08
Cheaper petrol, mortgages and cars for Indians is the last thing the architects of last month's terrorist invasion of Mumbai would have had in mind... more

Renovation of historic sites praised

07.10.08
A learning centre in Hampton Court Palace and the renovation of a West End baroque hotel have been named as two of the best redevelopments of historic buildings in the country... more

Westminster takes dim view of tower across river

30.09.08
A legal challenge has been launched against a planned tower which objectors claim would ruin historic views from St James's Park... more

Wealth of history at St Stephens Tavern

23.09.08
The 125-year-old St Stephens Tavern has been frequented by many notables; including prime ministers like Baldwin, Churchill and Macmillan. ... more

Doon Street tower gets the go-ahead

20.08.08
The Government has rejected the advice of its planning inspector and heritage experts to give the go-ahead to a 43-storey residential tower on the South Bank next to Waterloo bridge... more

Blears puts Smithfield development in limbo

07.08.08
The future of Smithfield Market was back in limbo after a scheme for its redevelopment was thrown out... more

A shameful waste of assets

08.07.08
These days most people feel guilty if they throw away a beer bottle rather than recycle it. So it seems odd that, for many, the sight of an old building being crunched up for landfill does not elicit the slightest twinge... more

London risks losing 1,000 key historic sites to decay

08.07.08
Nearly a thousand of London's most historic buildings, parks and monuments are at risk of decaying beyond repair... more

Holland Park school design 'is like a slab block'

23.06.08
Plans to build Britain's most expensive state school in one of the country's wealthiest residential areas were blasted by English Heritage... more

The towers high on Boris Johnson's agenda

30.05.08
Boris Johnson's policy on skyscrapers will face its first test this summer... more

£1m in grants to restore city's historic churches

07.03.08
Almost £1 million has been given to London's historic churches this year to fund urgent repair work... more

New 'quiet stage' set to revive Kenwood concerts

06.08.07
Open-air concerts at Kenwood House, cancelled this year after complaints over noise, could return.... more

A Knight to remember

02.04.07
Set in the idyllic grounds of three of England's top stately homes, this year's English Heritage Picnic Concerts concerts feature a stellar line-up.... more

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