Your Story — Your Toolbox › Explore a Place or Building
Exploring a place or building
A house, lane, field, shop, church, school or landmark can be followed through photographs, maps, walks, local stories and official records.
“What used to stand here?” “Who lived in this house?” “Why is this field called that?”
Begin with the location
Pin down the place
Use a modern address, old house name, nearby landmark, junction, field name or rough position.
Think about change
Note changes of name, ownership, use or appearance, together with an approximate period.
Follow people and events
Residents, businesses, clubs, accidents, celebrations and local stories can explain why the place matters.
Follow the place through the Project
Place → photographs → local story → mapped route → official heritage record.
The useful answer may be a short path through several kinds of evidence rather than one page.
Continue your journey
Return to the main guided page or move to a related person, event or photograph enquiry.
Help us understand our visitors
Three quick questions about your visit.
This anonymous survey helps us understand who uses the Heritage Project and whether visitors find what they are looking for. We do not ask for your name, email address or contact details. If you choose No, you may optionally tell us why in up to 180 characters; please do not include names, email addresses, telephone numbers or other personal/contact information. Any such reason is retained for no more than 13 months.
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