Factories, nightclubs, lifesavers and pigeon-fanciers to be celebrated in films and community storytelling
Stories of an old bacon factory in Wiltshire, a rollerskating hotspot in Birmingham and a pigeon fanciers’ enclave in West Yorkshire are to be celebrated as part of an attempt to preserve England’s working-class heritage.
A beloved north-west nightclub, a London pub that helped launch the careers of 1970s and 80s pop and rock stars, and the bravery of a volunteer lifesaving brigade will also star in more than 50 projects funded by Historic England.
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