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Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among blue plaques honourees

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Stock, Aitken and Waterman unveil blue plaque outside London ‘Hit Factory’

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Nightmare Before Christmas and a pirate ship: Families decorate Halloween homes

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‘Beautiful’ Roman mosaic depicting dolphins and fish uncovered in Shropshire dig

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Archaeologists restore profile of Britain’s oldest chalk figure

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Shells from Captain Cook’s third voyage ‘lost for 40 years’ are saved from skip

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Thousands attend summer solstice at Stonehenge

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Gingerbread monarchs to be displayed at castle to mark Platinum Jubilee

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Best year for Barnard Castle following Dominic Cummings’ infamous trip

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Stonehenge builders fuelled themselves on sweet treats, excavation suggests

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Daughter of 1930s Stonehenge custodian shares her memories of historic site

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African-American couple who escaped slavery in US honoured with blue plaque

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Muppets creator Jim Henson honoured with blue plaque at London home

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English Heritage flags support for football team through 32,000 names

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Blue plaque commemorates ‘one of the first black British consultants’

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Napoleon statue in London conserved ahead of 200th anniversary of his death

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English Heritage unveils blue plaque commemorating campaigner Caroline Norton

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Keepsake box belonging to Darwin’s daughters returns home

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In Video: Don’t look down – stonemasons survey Elizabethan mansion

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