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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.

Temporary Closure of the Regional Heritage Centre's Physical Space

In line with university guidelines for working from home during the coronavirus crisis, the RHC's physical office space will be closed indefinitely. If you would like to contact us, please use email, as the centre's phone will not be monitored for the time being. Thank you for your understanding, and keep safe.

Newsflash - Booking Goes Live for Ballad and Song Study Event

Booking is now live for our next online Study Event, Ballad and Song in the History of North West England.

This event features four filmed presentations from Dr Jenni Hyde (Lancaster University History Department) as well as independent scholars Dr Sue Allan, Dr Martin Purdy and Dr Jennifer Reid. A live Q&A element is set for Saturday, 15 May from 14:00-15:30. Tickets are on sale through our Online Store, and full information on how to access both the videos and the Q&A will be provided to all those who book. See our events page 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

15th May

Ballad and Song in the History of North West England

Saturday 15 May 2021, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
20th May

Dalia James x The Ruskin: Introduction to Weaving Online Workshop

Thursday 20 May 2021, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
16th Jun

The Centre for War and Diplomacy- In Conversation with the Rt Hon Alistair Burt

Wednesday 16 June 2021, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

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