Over the past 40 years we have restored and saved the last 13 surviving Cabmen’s Shelters, delighted that all are now protected. We'll continue to champion them!
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Such exciting news! 😄 Well done 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 for a fantastic project!

London’s Poet for Places Kira Nelson writes about the hidden stories of London. Her advice to young writers on #WorldPoetryDay ?

“Be honest, be emotional and don’t write blankly, there's got to be something behind what’s on the page.”🖊️

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For British Science Week we are celebrating pioneering ear surgeon Joseph Toynbee. He died in his laboratory experimenting with chloroform as a remedy for tinnitus...Did you know he was Queen Victoria's ear surgeon?👑👂We restored his Wimbledon fountain with Merton Council #BSW24

For #IWD we celebrate three inspirational women: 18th century actress and first female Hamlet Sarah Siddons, founder of the The Old Vic Emma Cons, and teacher, suffragette & Labour politician Minnie Lansbury- Radicals & reformers whose monuments we’re proud to have restored!🌟

Wonderful to be at Heritage Day today with so many fascinating speakers, all under the glorious Hans Feibusch painting: 👀bit.ly/3Pc6B9V Thanks Heritage Alliance for a fab programme.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport Glenys Thornton Lord Ed Vaizey Philip Nelson St John's Waterloo

Fantastic group from Hillyfield Primary Academy taking in the history of the Guild Church of St Katharine Cree on today's Proud Places visit City of London

A wonderful Proud Places visit today with Hillyfield Primary Academy to St Katharine Cree Fountain🙌

We’re delighted to be supporting partners for #HeritageDay2024 , a hybrid conference on 7 March run by Heritage Alliance 🌟

Virtual tickets available by clicking here: bit.ly/HDay2024

What a beautiful golden crown! 👑

We’re so proud to have supported this project and thanks to all its brilliant local champions Bromley Council Bec Rec Bromley Parks ★BowiesBeckenhamOddity★

😀We were joined by representatives from NR, GTR, BAM Nuttall, RailwayHeritageTrust, Heritage of London Trust, Architect Benedict O'Looney, and MP Harriet Harman who unveiled both plaques.

One of the plaques commemorates the work that was complete last June to restore the station exterior...

We were thrilled to support the restoration of the iron cresting on Peckham Rye station – designed in 1865, recast & gilded from original drawings. Video of the casting: bit.ly/48ZU4yl Thanks benedictolooneyarchitects Network Rail RailwayHeritageTrust, BAM Nuttall - a brilliant project.

Super excited to be supporting this lovely Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration project, wonderful things to come 💫

Good to see our Hugh Myddleton statue project got a mention too! 🌟

The Leaning Woman in Hammersmith has her winter coat on! 🌟

We look forward to unwrapping her for her 2024 restoration 💫

Thanks to all who came to our fantastic evening at Ham Yard Hotel, Soho, with our Poet for Places 2023 Kira Nelson🎉

Kira’s evocative work explores lost and secret places across London 💫

Follow her through the year! 🤩
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Great to see Thomas Magill celebrating London’s heritage on BBC London!🌟

The Leonard Montefiore fountain in Stepney Green is a rare survival of the Jewish East End's history✨

HOLT worked with Tower Hamlets Council to remove the fountain from #heritageatrisk this year 🎉

Exciting to have another historic fountain back working soon🌟

Unique & beautiful monuments with fascinating histories, they should all be working! 🙌

Our research has shown 94% of people surveyed had used their local drinking fountain since it was restored 💧

🥳 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 🫶

Amazing to be able to work together in such a fabulous space 😄🌟

Thank you Westminster Foundation Grosvenor Property UK ! 🙌

We are delighted that the crowdfunder for the Leaning Woman has met its funding target, thanks to so many brilliant supporters 🎉

Thanks to everyone who has followed this project and fantastic support from H&F Council 🌟

Watch this space for the next steps 👀

Lovely to be speaking in Czech😆this week on Czech Radio about the Leaning Woman in Hammersmith, with Alex Cardew and jaromir marek 📻

Sculptor Karel Vogel was Czech 🇨🇿and came to London in 1938.

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