Heritage Open Days 2009
10-13th September
Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, ranging from castles to factories, town halls to tithe barns, parish churches to Buddhist temples. It is a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture.
Free of charge and literally on people’s doorstep, Heritage Open Days is an event for everyone, whatever their background, age and ability.
Visit the Heritage Open Days website
PastScape contains records for many of the sites participating in the Heritage Open Days. You can search for information on these sites using one of the search facilities on the PastScape home page.
Bramshill House © English Heritage.NMR
Reference Number: CC000293 |
St Mary's Lighthouse, Whitley Bay © English Heritage.NMR
Reference Number: NMR/17677/08 |
Churchill Forge © Mr Philip Williamson LRPS |
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Below is just a small “taster” of the diversity of the PastScape records- for users’ convenience, this sample is divided into the Heritage Open Day regions:
South West
Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station
Kings Weston Roman Villa
Okehampton Battle Camp
Pengersick Castle
Warminster Maltings
East Midlands
Adams Building, Nottingham Lace Market
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Cross Keys Bridge
Lincoln Cathedral
Lade Bank Pumping Station
Nottingham's Royal Centre (Theatre Royal)
West Midlands
Bagots or Baginton Castle
Churchill Forge
St Chads Cathedral
Stratford upon Avon Girls Grammar School (Shottery Manor)
Yorkshire
Barwick in Elmet hillfort
Elsecar Newcomen engine
Oakwell Hall
RAF Holmpton
Wortley Hall Gardens
North West
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Little Moreton Hall
Morecombe Winter Gardens
Roman hypocaust, Chester spud-u-like
Roman Legionary Fortress Baths at Chester
Ruskin Library
Stockport air raid shelters
North East
Church of the Holy Trinity
Grainger Market
Middlesbrough Town Hall
St Mary's Lighthouse
Washington "F" Pit
Eastern Counties
Broomhill Pool
Buckden Towers
Freston Tower
Norwich Puppet Theatre
Stow Maries WW1 Airfield
Greater London and South East
Ashtead Roman Villa
Ashtead Roman Tileworks
Bramshill House
Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
All Saints’ Church, Tudeley
Cleaves Almshouses
Lovekyn Chapel
The Ivy Conduit House
The Great Barn, Wanborough