A heritage organisation is appealing for hidden histories to be shared and for overlooked places to be celebrated.

Historic England is calling for people to submit photos or stories about any of the more than 400,000 places on its National Heritage List for England.

As part of its Missing Pieces Project, pictures and words people upload to its website will be added to the list entry for the place that is being celebrated. The aim is to give a fuller picture of historic locations.

Comedian Angela Barnes, who appears in a video to mark the Missing Pieces Project, has added to the listing for the Grade II* listed Meeting House at the University of Sussex in Brighton.

The Brutalist building, designed by Sir Basil Spence, holds special memories for her as a student and first-time voter and was also the venue for her wedding.

“I’m a fan of Brutalist architecture,” she said. "I even chose it as my specialist subject on Celebrity Mastermind.

“You can’t look at a space like this and not think that it’s beautiful.”

List entries have three tabs – an overview, an official list entry, and a third tab for comments and photos.

Everyone looking at that list entry can see other people’s additions such as information, drawings, an audio clip of memories, a film clip, a scan of a document and more.

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Rachel Prothero of Historic England said: “The Missing Pieces Project is a great way for people to get out and about and discover the historic places where they live, work or visit.

“There’s a fascinating range of places on the National Heritage list for England and we’re learning about these special spaces every day.

“We’re looking forward to seeing the memories, photos and gems of information that celebrate the places that people love and together discovering more about them.”

Rhiane Fatinikun, founder of the Black Girls Hike group, which provides a safe space for black women to explore the outdoors, added to the list entry for Grade II protected Heaton Park in Manchester.

“A park is really the heart of the community because for a lot of people it’s their only opportunity to get outside and it’s the only green space that they have,” she said.

Places on the National Heritage List for England can be searched for at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

To share something about one of the places through Historic England’s Missing Pieces Project, see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/missing-pieces/