Historic sites taking their place in the class of 2025

TRANSATLANTIC cable equipment, a garden filled with gnomes and elves and an “exceptionally” rare shipwreck are among the unusual English heritage sites which have been protected in 2025.

- BY EMILY BEAMENT

Government heritage agency Historic England has highlighted 19 of the most remarkable buildings and places given new or updated listed status this year.

They range from a neolithic burial mound in the Yorkshire Dales to Second World War “dragon’s teeth” antitank defences in Surrey.

Heritage minister Baroness Twycross said: "Britain’s heritage is as varied as it is brilliant, with each of these buildings playing a part in shaping our national story over the centuries.

"This year alone we have protected 199 heritage sites, from cairns in the Yorkshire Dales to the Catholic cathedral in the heart of Liverpool.