English Heritage
Shown at the organisation’s headquarters. It was mentioned on the show, but not as a specific place, so the pin marks its home base.
About English Heritage
Historic England is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked with protecting the historic environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, scheduling ancient monuments, registering historic parks and gardens, advising central and local government, and promoting the public's enjoyment of, and advancing their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings.
On the show · 6 mentions total
To get an English Heritage blue plaque you must have been dead for 20 years and be nominated, and a member of the public can only nominate one person a year, with a panel of 12 including historians like David Olusoga deciding.
from No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick · read transcript
More facts about English Heritage
Official English Heritage blue plaques have no screws and sit flush on the stonework, while the fake ones tend to be screwed on.
No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick · listen
English Heritage has no copyright on the colour of its plaques and just asks people to make their own style a bit different.
No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick · listen
More places from this episode
No Such Thing As A Safe Toothpick put 4 places on the map.
- Tour de France · France
- German Street · United Kingdom
- Piccadilly · United Kingdom
Coordinates: 51.5636, -1.7933