Historic England is tasked with increasing engagement with the National Heritage List for England from our non-core audiences, those who engage in heritage every day without realising it. The result is Historic Places, a local heritage digital hub that re-presents Historic England’s existing data and content to more localised communities nationwide, providing a gateway to further historic interest in your local area. Following the presentation there will be opportunity to share experience of engaging wider communities with their local history and place.

Matt Grace is the Content Manager for Historic Places, planning and organising data from across the organisation to engage new and existing audiences. He has previous post-graduate training in human geography and marketing and communications experience in architecture and the built environment.

Jon Simons is the Product Manager for Historic Places, working with third party suppliers and internal experts to make the aims and vision of the project a reality. He has 20 years’ experience in the web, overseeing the development of a range of products, and has been working as part of the Historic England Digital Engagement team for four years.