Icons of Englishness

If you want to know what people are choosing as their favoured icons of Engllshness, you need go no further than these pages on the BBC’s website.

New icons of Englishness unveiled

Notting Hill Carnival has become Europe’s largest street carnival

The Notting Hill Carnival, Hadrian’s Wall, the mini-skirt, cricket, Morris dancing and the pub have all been added to a list celebrating icons of England.

Blackpool Tower, the Eden Project, Big Ben and York Minster are also among 21 new additions to the list.

The ICONS - A Portrait of England project celebrates things which symbolise the nation, with nominations and votes made by the public.

The online list will be expanded to 100 icons by the end of 2006.

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