ICONS launches its 3rd wave of Icons of England. Hundreds of new pages have been added to the ICONS online collection.

The new list of 20 Icons of England – chosen from nominations from thousands of people from England and around the globe – is another step in the creation of an online collection that aims to provide a snapshot of the life of the nation in the 21st Century.

The 20 new icons are:

ICONS has attracted hundreds of thousands of votes for the nation’s favourite icons. Prior to today’s launch there had been around a half of a million visits to the site, more than 6000 suggested nominations and over 350,000 votes. These figures are now rising rapidly in reaction to the recent media attention.