Regional Heritage Centre

Established in 2014, the Regional Heritage Centre promotes and celebrates the rich social and cultural heritage of North West England by engaging with the regional community.

Newsflash - RHC November event opens for booking

Our next event, Saints' Lives and medieval history in northern England, is coming up soon. This online Study Event features a range of distinguished speakers on various saints' Lives (works of hagiography, extolling the saint's virtues as well as the events of their lives) and their impact on medieval history in northern England. A range of engaging speakers, including our own Dr Fiona Edmonds, will pre-record videos on recent and current research into this theme, and a live Q&A with speakers via Microsoft Teams will be held from 2.30-4pm on Saturday 20 November.

See Events listings below for more details.

Who We Are

The Regional Heritage Centre (RHC) promotes and celebrates the rich social and cultural heritage of North West England by engaging with the regional community.

News

We are delighted to announce that The Elizabeth Roberts Working Class Oral History Archive is now live.

Support the RHC

The RHC relies on the generosity of our Friends and Patrons. Find out more about the benefits of supporting the RHC in this way.

VCH Cumbria

The Victoria County History (VCH) of Cumbria project aims to write the history of every place in Cumbria with the help of volunteer researchers.

Consultancy and Placements

Our academic expertise, our students, and our experience of event management and publishing can help to support heritage organisations in the region.

Regional Heritage in Schools

The RHC is developing activities to help schools in the North West engage with the Local History element in the school curriculum.

Oral History and Other Archives

Find out more about the Elizabeth Roberts Working Class Oral History Archive.

Publications

Books published through the former Centre for North-West Regional Studies are still available for purchase through the RHC, along with more recent publications.

Online short course

Our award-nominated short course 'Lancaster Castle and Northern English History' is accessible for free on the Futurelearn platform.

Our events

We offer a programme of study days and other events on the heritage of North West England which are all open to members of the public.

External Events and Announcements

Events and news from around the region.

Forthcoming Events

Details on our events will be coming soon.

More Events

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Contact Us

By Post

Regional Heritage Centre
Department of History
Bowland College
Lancaster University
Lancaster
LA1 4YT
United Kingdom

By Phone

+44 (0)1524 593770

Usually staffed on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30-15:30

By Email

rhc@lancaster.ac.uk

RHC Director:
Dr Fiona Edmonds

Academic Co-ordinator:
Dr Sam Riches

Administrator
Ann-Marie Michel

For the Victoria County History of Cumbria, please contact Dr Sarah Rose