HOLT restores London's historic buildings and monuments ✨ heritageoflondon.org Find out more about our youth engagement programme: proudplaces.org 🌟 More about us: https://linktr.ee/heritageoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ltjhtbz3xc2zThe Tom Ryland Award for Conservation unveiled at the Leaning Woman statue, with Liz Ryland in attendance. The project was fantastic with 400+ young people involved. Thanks to all supporters, SPRA, Hammersmith & Fulham Historic Buildings Group, @hammersmithsociety.org.uk and @hfcouncil.bsky.social09 Jul 2025 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjhtbz3xc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3lmhqnetfws2hHOLT is thrilled to work with Royal Borough of Greenwich, @c20society.bsky.social, Dr Dawn Pereria and Brooklands Primary School to save this rare William Mitchell mural – One of three public artworks by Mitchell that HOLT will be restoring in his centenary year. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/08/london-mural-by-key-postwar-artist-saved-from-demolition10 Apr 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhqnetfws2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3lkdhk5l52s2zMore images from the successful unveiling of the restored Christ Church fountain in Southwark. That makes 14 historic fountains now working again across London and three more coming up shortly 🎉14 Mar 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdhk5l52s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3lkdhj5zlfk2zDr Nicola Stacey unveiled our latest completed restoration project: the Christ Church drinking fountain in Southwark 🌟 Thanks to HOLT, @lb-southwark.bsky.social and Delancey, there’s now fresh, free drinking water available from this beautiful Victorian fountain 💧14 Mar 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdhj5zlfk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ljkqoxccw22gAll of London’s Mayors turned out on a glorious Sunday morning at the Whittington Stone in Highgate! 🐈‍⬛ We will be beginning restoration work soon on the Stone working with @islington-council.bsky.social ✨ More info here: heritageoflondon.org/projects/whittington-stone04 Mar 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljkqoxccw22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3le4vems3es2s25th Dec – Happy Christmas! Here’s the Woman of Samaria from the Guilford Place Fountain in Bloomsbury 🎄 Thanks to all our supporters this year – we can’t wait for more projects in 2025! ⭐️25 Dec 2024 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4vems3es2shttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3le24culwos2s24th Dec – Leaning Woman model ✨ Our partner modelmakers from Arts University Bournemouth made this beautiful scale model of Karel Vogel’s Leaning Woman for our conference on public art. Read more about the Leaning Woman project here: https://www.heritageoflondon.org/projects/leaning-woman-statue24 Dec 2024 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3le24culwos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldxqbhra622m23rd Dec- Lord Byron Statue, Park Lane 🖋   Next year we will be helping restore the only public statue of the poet, who died 200 years ago this year. Read our Poet for Places Kira Nelson’s poem inspired by Byron here: https://www.heritageoflondon.org/_files/ugd/abc5a6_f8cce0a20ffe4383b5e2578d5601bbee.pdf23 Dec 2024 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxqbhra622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldvo7amzoc2k22nd Dec – HOLT’s Public Art Conference @ RIBA 💫   The biggest event of our year was our conference in November - 300 people gathered to discuss public art, its history, creation and future. Thanks to everyone who made it such a success! Read more here: https://www.heritageoflondon.org/post/holt-s-conference-public-art-aesthetics-and-the-public-realm22 Dec 2024 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvo7amzoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldthnodw2s2o21st Dec – Southgate Parade Clock, Southgate 🕓 In July we restored this iconic 1930s clock opposite Southgate Tube Station. It was installed in 1932-33 as part of Charles Holden’s design for Station Parade, now Grade II listed.21 Dec 2024 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldthnodw2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldohsr2ib22cHOLT advent day 19 - Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham 🏰 In May we visited Walpole’s Gothic Revival masterpiece, the entrance to which was restored by us last year. Read more here: https://www.heritageoflondon.org/projects/strawberry-hill-house#:~:text=Strawberry%20Hill%20House%20is%20a,death%20warrant%20at%20his%20house19 Dec 2024 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldohsr2ib22chttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldlze4zxis2yHOLT advent day 18 ⭐️ New River Head Windmill, Islington 💧 St Andrews Youth Club learning about the history of the New River in the old 18th century windmill, soon to be the home of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration! Read more here: https://www.heritageoflondon.org/projects/the-new-river-head-windmill18 Dec 2024 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlze4zxis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldjf7maag223Dec 17 – Cranford Park Stables, Hillingdon 🎠 These 18th-c stables are all that remain of Cranford House, the country seat of the Earls of Berkeley from 1618-1918. Our restoration is part of an ongoing project improving the site, and our Proud Places team have brought lots of young people to visit17 Dec 2024 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjf7maag223https://bsky.app/profile/holtoflondon.bsky.social/post/3ldj5kdi5el2hThanks for the lovely spotlight @c20society.bsky.social 🥳 what a way to start our Bluesky account! Great to have restored so many 20th century sites this year and lots more on the list for next year ⭐️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2024 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:2yz7grkl7frpjlatm2eczq42/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj5kdi5el2h