"The essence of British style is in its timelessness, " said Sue Newton, spokeswoman for quintessential British heritage brand Barbour.
The Rolls-Royce brand was doing well, he said, because it married British heritage with BMW's sales and marketing expertise.
But in this case, the chance to promote and reinforce British heritage and craftsmanship, while making the sponsorship brand look good and giving young designers that much needed leg up, was missed entirely.
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"It is a fantastic testimony to the international fame of the Beatles that -- more than 40 years on -- this crossing continues to attract thousands of visitors each year, trying to mimic their iconic 'Abbey Road' album cover, " British heritage minister John Penrose said.
In the mornings young workers learn about British motor heritage, in mind-numbing detail.
The Inquiry is an excellent opportunity to examine problems faced by British forces in safeguarding cultural heritage in Iraq.
Not every top British paddler can claim that kind of heritage.
English Heritage says the Carisbrooke Romano-British villa is now classified as a "top priority at risk building".
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British colonialism firmly established English in the territories that now make up the United States, but the distinctions between American and British English are as important as the shared heritage.
Antonine Wall, Heart of Neolithic Orkney, New Lanark, Old and New Towns of Edinburgh and St Kilda, will be joined by a delegation representing the Historic Town of St George World Heritage Site in Bermuda, a British overseas territory.
Because the main character, Connor Kenway, is of mixed heritage (half American Indian, half British), he also looked into the Native American culture from that time to help develop the character.
Before setting up his own privately run company, Mr. Giles served as head of special events at English Heritage, a cultural body sponsored by the British government, from 1984 to 2000.
"British Airways looked into keeping a single Concorde operating, for heritage purposes, but could not justify the expense, " he said.
The war meant the royal family was keen to play down its German heritage, and to strengthen its rapport with the British people.
The applications were opposed by the Victorian Society, the Council for British Archaeology, The Ancient Monuments Society, SAVE Britain's Heritage, The Conservation Officer, the Highways Agency, many residents of Balkerne Gardens as well as the Balkerne Tower Trust.
This public domain material is an important part of the world's heritage and we're proud to be working with the British Library to open it up to millions of people in the UK and abroad.
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English Heritage now plans to apply the technique to another murky era of British history, the early Anglo-Saxon period between 400AD and 700AD.
It also has a great cultural heritage and its spectacular vistas and dynamic seas have inspired many great British novelists such as Thomas Hardy and Ian McEwan, who even chose one of Dorset's beaches, Chesil Beach, as the title for one of his most celebrated novels.
The British Museum does not currently have space for a big travelling show (it had to seek special permission from English Heritage to use the old Reading Room for the recent exhibition from China).
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