List of cultural icons of England
Suffolk Punch horses
This list of cultural icons of England is a list of objects from any period that are independently considered to be cultural icons characteristic of England.
Emblems
Animals
- Dartmoor pony
- Exmoor pony
- New Forest Pony
- Suffolk Punch
- Old English sheepdog
- Hereford cattle
- Gloucester Old Spot
Arts and Crafts
Royalty
- King John of England
- Alfred the Great
- Richard the Lionheart
- Elizabeth I (Former Queen of England)
- Henry VIII of England (Former King of England)
People
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- William Shakespeare
- William Langland
- Guy Fawkes
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
Art
Buildings and Structures
The Angel of the North
- Big Ben (the nickname for the bell, but widely recognised as the Elizabeth Tower of the Houses of Parliament);[1][2][3]
- Canterbury Cathedral
- York Minster
- Angel of the North (statue)[4][5][6]
- Seaside pier[7]
- Red telephone box[8][7][9]
- Red pillar box[10]
Comedy
Food and Drink
Main article: English cuisine
Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
- Roast beef[13] and Yorkshire pudding[14]
- Lancashire hotpot
- Cup of tea (tea drinking habit)[1][15][16]
- Spotted dick
- Cheddar cheese
- Cheshire cheese
- Red Leicester
- Stilton cheese
- Cottage loaf
- Pork pie
- Worcester Sauce
- Fish & Chips[17]
- Full English breakfast[7]
- Sandwich[18][19][20][21][22]
Music
Anthems
Dance
Festivals
Clothing
Folk Tales
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Jack the Giant Killer
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Dick Whittington and his cat
Customs and Traditions
Sport
Places
- Grasmere
- York
- Winchester
- Canterbury
- Warwick
- Tewkesbury
- Evesham (first place the cross of St George was flown)
Transport
Routemaster bus
- Routemaster bus (Red London double decker bus)[1][7][8]
- Coracle (also associated with Wales)
- Mary Rose
- The Mayflower
Religion
Government
References
- 1 2 3 British Postal Museum & Archive: Icons of England. Retrieved 15 December 2012. Archived September 27, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Holloway, J Christopher; Taylor, Neil (2006) [1983]. The Business of Tourism. Pearson Education. p. 217.
- ↑ McManus, Erwin Raphael (2001). An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind. Flagship Church Resources. p. 113.
- ↑ Guardian: Angel of the North. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Gateshead Council: Angel of the North an English Icon. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Future Matters: Cultural Regeneration. Retrieved 15 December 2012. "The development of cultural icons such as Sage, Baltic and The Angel of the North have shown that iconic projects can go a long way to improving external perceptions of an area, as well as providing environmental, economic and social benefits."
- 1 2 3 4 5 Culture24: Icons of England. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- 1 2 Jenkins, Simon; Dean Godson (editor) (October 2005). "Replacing the Routemaster" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ O'Neill, Brendan (2 April 2009). "Gulf News / Christian Science Monitor". To save a past that rings a bell. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ BBC article on English Heritage's preservation of them
- ↑ "Mr Punch celebrates 350 years of puppet anarchy". BBC News. 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "New icons of Englishness unveiled" (27 April 2006). BBC News. 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Why do the French call the British 'the roast beefs'?". BBC. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ Glasse, Hannah (1998) [1747]. The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy. Applewood Books. ISBN 978-1-55709-462-9.
- ↑ BBC: Tea steams ahead in icon hunt. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ Thorne, Tony (2011). The 100 Words that Make the English. Cuppa (Hachette Digital (e-book)).
- ↑ Panayi, Panikos (2010 [2008]) Spicing Up Britain. London: Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-658-2. Page 16
- ↑ Stradley, Linda (2004). "History of Sandwiches". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
The first written record of the word "sandwich" appeared in Edward Gibbons (1737–1794), English author, scholar, and historian, journal on November 24, 1762. "I dined at the Cocoa Tree ... That respectable body affords every evening a sight truly English. Twenty or thirty of the first men in the kingdom ... supping at little tables ... upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich."
- ↑ What's Cooking America, Sandwiches, History of Sandwiches. 2 February 2007.
- ↑ "Sandwich celebrates 250th anniversary of the sandwich". BBC. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Marks, Kathy (17 May 1997). "BLT: British, lousy and tasteless". The Independent (London).
- ↑ Brady, Tara (6 August 2013). "Move over ham and cheese ... Egg mayo is voted Britain's most popular sandwich filling". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 14 April 2015.
External links
- British Postal Museum & Archive: Icons of England
- Culture24: Icons of England
- List of Cultural Icons of the United Kingdom
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