The £15m Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is helping bring 37 at-risk historic buildings back into community use. Great to visit Gawthorpe Hall Great Barn in Padiham with Oliver Ryan MP and National Trust colleagues to see our grant supporting roof repairs on this beautiful Grade I listed barn.

A brilliant evening at the Garrison Chapel yesterday celebrating 50 years of the @archhfund.org.uk. Great to hear from AHF CEO @memckeague.bsky.social, Baroness Twycross, and AHF Chair @roskerslake.bsky.social on the Fund’s impact to date and its ambitions for the years ahead.

Emily Gee's great new book Hostel, House and Chambers looks at housing created especially for women working as clerks, secretaries, teachers, typists etc in Victorian and Edwardian London- a fascinating read and featuring #HE_Archive photographs: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Very happy to be on BBC Radio 4's Today programme yesterday celebrating the listing of 7 new sites as part of #Railway200. For more info go to historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/ne...

We're thrilled to be guest curators for this year’s London Open House Festival, run by Open City. Under the theme of *homecoming* 🏡, our collection will present different iterations of 'home' within London... Find out more at programme.openhouse.org.uk/collections/...

We are absolutely delighted to share that we have been appointed as Chief Executive of #HistoricEngland as a job share, starting in October 2025 after Duncan Wilson's retirement. We're thrilled to guide HE into its next phase and ensure heritage supports people, communities and places.

Oxford Street's rich history and historic character sets it apart from digital retail or modern malls. The @mayoroflondon.bsky.social plans to pedestrianise it into a world-class space and consultation closes this week! 👇https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-street.

We’re absolutely delighted to have been appointed as ambassadors to the Mayor of London’s Cultural Leadership Board! We’re looking forward to contributing a heritage perspective to discussions on how to support and strengthen London’s amazing cultural landscape.

After such a successful event in 2024, we are excited to attend #UKREiiF in Leeds again this year. If you're attending, do reach out to arrange a meeting. We look forward to discussing how heritage can drive sustainable growth in housing, major infrastructure, and achieving net zero goals! ♻️

Great news as #DCMS has announced a new £4.85 million Heritage Revival fund being delivered by @archhfund.org.uk supported by Historic England, and a £15 million Heritage at Risk Capital Fund to help communities save their locally cherished buildings.To apply: historicengland.org.uk/advice/grant...

Attending the #UKReiiF Leaders' dinner on 'Investing in Heritage and Culture'. Fantastic to see industry leaders, policy makers, and heritage & cultural experts come together to discuss key issues in the UK's built environment. Excellent speech from #HistoricEngland Chairman Neil Mendoza👏

A great day attending #HeritageDay2025 at the Tower of London. An excellent 'Heritage Creates Solutions' panel chaired by @heritagealliance.bsky.social CEO @heritagelizzie.bsky.social and featuring Historic England's CEO Duncan Wilson, discussing skills, solutions, homes, stories and communities.