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Painting, based on black and white photograph, last exhibited in 1965 as part of a triptych

Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud was painted by British artist Bacon in 1964.

A Francis Bacon painting is set to be auctioned off later this month,  The portrait of Lucian Freud is expected to go for over £35 million on June 29.

Barrow Steelworks Brass Band celebrated 125 years of existence in 2009.

The Isle of Wight's Borthwood Copse has been given royal recognition ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

A north Norfolk woodland has been chosen as part of a nationwide network of trees to be dedicated to the Queen in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee.

England and Wales have lost over 80 per cent of their traditional orchards, according to new study by The National Trust, but more trees are being…

Worcestershire has lost more hectares of orchards since the early 1900s than any other county, according to new research by the National Trust.

Orchards are previously regarded and seen as a staple of the British wilderness, giving swaths of flower in the springtime and harvest in the warmer months. However, according to a recent National Trust research, four-fifths of the long-established orchards in England as well as Wales have already been destroyed in the previous period.

The National Trust conducted research as part of its #BlossomWatch campaign.