Do you worry about plastic windows and over sized extensions encroaching on Conservation Areas? English Heritage has begun looking for Conservation Areas at risk:
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Sandwell wants to get shut of historic gates.
November 4, 2008 – 10:36 pm
Apparently Sandwell council will be pleased to see the famous Grade II Henry Pooley Gates held at the Avery Museum at Soho Foundry (part of the “Silicon Valley of the 18th century“) returned to Liverpool. Above is a shot of the Gatehouse at the Soho Foundry – the Pooley gates can be seen if you [...]
Growing numbers of you volunteer for heritage in the West Midlands
October 30, 2008 – 11:39 am
The annual survey of the state of heritage in the West Midlands reports a significant increase in the number of volunteers. Do you volunteer to protect our built heritage – if so please tell us about what you do.
English Heritage buys JW Evans Silverware factory.
April 9, 2008 – 8:03 pm
This afternoon both the Telegraph and the BBC are reporting the purchase of Evans brothers by English Heritage. To quote the BBC:
Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive, said its loss “would not just be a blow for Birmingham but for the world”.
He explained: “We now need to secure its long term future both as a [...]
Simplified listing announced in Heritage White Paper.
March 9, 2007 – 5:23 pm
This week the government has proposed to reform and simplify the way heritage sites are listed and protected to create “a unified…system, with more opportunities for public involvement” which will “put the historic environment at the heart of the planning system”.
The Heritage White paper proposes to:
* replace listing, scheduling and registering with a single system [...]
