Tag Archives: English Heritage

Historic buildings give us a stronger sense of place.

The West Midlands Regional Observatory reports:
Research launched by English Heritage has found a significant link between an adult’s ‘sense of place’ and the concentration of historic environment assets within their area.
Sense of Place and Social Capital and the Historic Built Environment (pdf, 884kb), launched simultaneously with Heritage Counts 2009, involved surveys with 500 adults and [...]

Birmingham Central Library “granted immunity from listing”

The Government has decided that Birmingham’s 1974 Central Library will not be listed, despite English Heritage saying it should be Grade 2.

Conservation Areas at Risk – an English Heritage Survey

Do you worry about plastic windows and over sized extensions encroaching on Conservation Areas? English Heritage has begun looking for Conservation Areas at risk: