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Heritage Resources
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A major player in the Heritage
Industry recommended for your first stop.
Funds For Historic Buildings - A directory
of heritage sources.
Brings Heritage alive in communities
and gives community
funds, advice and support.
Described as the most
influential conservation group since 1975 SAVE has
championed the cause of decaying country houses, redundant
churches and chapels, disused mills and warehouses,
blighted streets and neighbourhoods, cottages and town
halls, railway stations, hospitals, military buildings and
asylums.
A national revolving fund
providing short term working capital to historic buildings
preservation trusts and other charities to undertake
preservation projects.
Founded in 1924 for the study
and conservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings
and fine old craftsmanship, and as are informed of any
application for listed building consent in England and
Wales involving demolition.
The Society for the
Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) was founded in
1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of
medieval buildings being practiced by many Victorian
architects. Technically expert pressure group fighting to
save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.
Our parent trust and
is
Britain's leading charity devoted to enhancing the quality
of life in Britain's cities, towns and villages: the
places where people live, work, shop and relax.
A search engine about the conservation of
cultural heritage, restoration and maintenance of
the architecture, preservation of the urban landscape.
Safeguards the heritage of architecture and design in
Britain from 1914 onwards.
Guide to UK-based specialist consultants, conservators and
suppliers of products and services for the conservation of
historic buildings. Contains a selection of articles
covering such subjects as timber decay and the use of lime
mortars, etc.
Works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's
historic environment, to provide a forum for
archaeological opinion, and to improve public interest in,
and knowledge of, Britain's past.
Established to take into ownership redundant chapels and
other places of worship in England of outstanding
architectural and historic interest.
Regeneration Through Heritage an initiative within the
Prince's Foundation that promotes the re-usage of heritage
industrial buildings for contemporary economic, cultural
and social purposes, primarily through assisting
community-based partnerships to develop proposals for the
sustainable re-use of particular buildings.
Heritage Coasts, National
Parks, Areas of Natural Beauty (ANOB) and other rural
issues
Gives grants to
support a wide range of projects involving the local,
regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom.
Heritage Open Days celebrates
England's architecture and culture by allowing visitors
free access to interesting properties that are either not
usually open, or would normally charge an entrance fee.
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Read what English Heritage has in store for the South West
for 2003-2005
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The Expression 'architectural heritage' comprises mainly of
- monuments: all buildings
and structures of conspicuous historical, archaeological,
artistic, scientific, social or technical interest,
including their fixtures and fittings;
- groups of buildings:
homogeneous groups of urban or rural buildings conspicuous
for their historical, archaeological, artistic, scientific,
social or technical interest;
- sites: the combined works
of man and nature, being areas which are partially built
upon and sufficiently distinctive and homogeneous to be
topographically definable and are of conspicuous historical,
archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical
interest.
Read English Heritage in the South West 2003-2005 Click Here |
Scheduling Archaeological Monuments
England
holds the archaeological remains of our long and varied
history - the farms and forts of our ancestors, their burial
grounds and sacred places, their fields and mines. This
heritage tells us about past societies. It also enriches our
own quality of life, and contributes to local character and
sense of place today.
To protect archaeological sites for future
generations, the most valuable of them may be scheduled.
'Scheduling' is shorthand for the process through which
nationally important sites and monuments are given legal
protection by being placed on a list, or 'schedule'. English
Heritage takes the lead in identifying sites in England which
should be placed on the schedule by the Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport. A schedule has been kept since 1882
of monuments whose preservation
is given priority over other land uses. For further
information visit English Heritage web site by
clicking here.
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Listed
Buildings
The word 'listing' is a short-hand term used
to describe one of a number of legal procedures which help
protect the best of our architectural heritage. When buildings
are listed they are placed on statutory lists of buildings of
'special architectural or historic interest' compiled by the
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under the
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990,
on advice from English Heritage.
Listing
is not intended to fossilise a building. A building's
long-term interests are often best served by putting it to
good use, and if this cannot be the one it was designed for, a
new use may have to be found. Listing ensures that the
architectural and historic interest of the building is
carefully considered before any alterations, either outside or
inside, are agreed.
The main criteria used for listing buildings
are:
- architectural interest:
all buildings which are nationally important for the
interest of their architectural design, decoration and
craftsmanship; also important examples of particular
building types and techniques, and significant plan forms
- historic
interest: this includes
buildings which illustrate important aspects of the nation's
social, economic, cultural or military history
- close
historical association with
nationally important buildings or events
- group
value, especially where
buildings comprise an important architectural or historic
unity or are a fine example of planning (such as squares,
terraces and model villages)
Listed buildings are graded to
show their relative importance:
- Grade I buildings are those of
exceptional interest
- Grade II* are particularly important
buildings of more than special interest
- Grade II are of special interest,
warranting every effort to preserve them
There are 370,000 or so list
entries currently protected by listing, and of those by far
the majority - over 92% - are Grade II. Grade I and II*
buildings may be eligible for English
Heritage grants for urgent major repairs.
You can
see local lists and obtain copies of individual entries at
your local council planning department, county council offices
and most local reference libraries. A complete set of lists
for the whole country is available for inspection at the
National Monuments Record Record Centre.
For more in-depth information
visit the English Heritage web site by
clicking here or the logo.
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How do I nominate a building for listing?
For buildings in England,
write a letter
to:
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
2/4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
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For buildings in Wales, write a letter to:
CADW
Brunel House
2 Fitzalan Road
Cardiff CF2 1UY |
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Your letter must be accompanied by good photographs of the
house showing general views of the building and details of
importance, and also a map showing the location. (A clearly
marked copy of an A-Z page or a printout from
www.streetmap.co.uk is acceptable.)
Indicate in your letter why
the building is architecturally or historically important. The
more relevant information you send, the quicker and easier it
will be for the matter to be dealt with. Useful questions to
address are:
- What was the building
originally designed as? (house, hospital, cinema, etc)
- When was it built?
- Who designed it?
- Who lived there?
- Did the building play an
important role in history?
- Was the design innovative
or unusual?
- Is the significance local
or national?
- Why does the building need
listing? (eg threat of alteration, demolition, neglect or a
recent change in ownership)
How do I find
out about the building?
Look for
information in the local history library, local archives and
the planning records of the local authority.
Many buildings
were illustrated in architectural magazines after 1914, and
these may include additional information. The best resource
for these is the
RIBA
Library Click
Here, 66 Portland
Place, London W1 (020 7580 5533, charge of £10 per day for the
use of the library), although larger public libraries and
School of Architecture libraries may also be able to help.
 The
Somerset Archive and Record Service is our local office and it
exists to find, preserve and make available written records of
Somerset's people and communities. The Service is provided by
Somerset
County Council and now holds many millions of original
documents ranging in date from the eighth century AD to the
present day. This website provides detailed information about
their holdings, and is an expression of their commitment to make
the archive sources of Somerset history as widely available as
they can.
For Somerset
Archive and Record Service Web Site click the logo or
Click Here
If you have any further
suggestions or content to add to this section of our web site
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