The New National Heritage List For England

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Just got this from English Heritage, haven't tried it yet...

In the past you had to searchvarious different sources and websites to access the records and datasetsrelating to England's designated heritage, for example, Listed BuildingsOnline, Registered Battlefields or Parks and Gardens.

Now you can find them all in one place – on the newNational Heritage List for England. You can search, for the first time, allnational designation records; buildings, archaeology, landscapes and wrecksites. World Heritage Sites, Certificates of Immunity and BuildingPreservations Notices are also recorded on the Heritage List.

You can access the new list via the English Heritage website or from the Heritage Gateway where you can cross search theHeritage List against local and national records.

Does it affect the Imagesof England website?

Not at all – Images of England is a historical recordwhich shows you what listed buildings looked like at the turn of the 21stcentury. The listed building data displayed with the images is not currentand relates to February 2001, showing you a snapshot of the historicalrecord to go with the historical image.

For information on the current listed status of anindividual building the place to look is The National Heritage List forEngland, www.english-heritage.org.uk/list

Why the new list?

Since 2002 we've been working with the Government, localplanning authorities and the wider historic environment sector to improvethe way the heritage protection system works in the interests of everyone.This ongoing process, known as Heritage Protection Reform (HPR), hasalready seen many improvements made to the way we designate and manage thehistoric environment. Two of the main aims of HPR include:

• creating a unified approach to the historicenvironment
• making the designation process more open andaccessible.

The National Heritage List for England is an important step towards theunified approach, as well as making the data more accessible.

For more information go to:www.english-heritage.org.uk/list