The UK ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1984 and, by doing so, joined an international community that has committed to protecting and preserving the world’s natural and cultural heritage. The ...

The protection and management system for a World Heritage property reflects all the measures put in place to ensure its status can be maintained. To demonstrate Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), each ...

Under paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines the UNESCO World Heritage Committee asks to be informed of the State Party's intention to undertake or authorise in an area protected under the World ...

Countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention are able to submit nomination proposals for properties in their territory to be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

With the launch of the National Blue Plaques scheme, run by Historic England, this activity allows pupils to consider what makes a local, significant individual. Pupils will then use a range of ...

"Attributes convey the potential Outstanding Universal Value and enable an understanding of that value. These attributes will be the focus of protection and management actions, and institutional ...

A Better Places Partnership case study highlights the Hastings High Street Heritage Action Zone, 1 of only 2 community led High Streets Heritage Action Zones in the country Hastings High Street ...

As 2024 draws to a close, Historic England is celebrating 17 remarkable and unusual historic buildings and places that have been granted protection over the past year. Among the newly listed historic ...

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most ...

This map shows the locations of listed buildings and sites. It doesn't show the full extent of the structures protected by each listing. For more about the extent of a listing, please refer to the ...

Ruins of a C17 park lodge, now a roofless structure three storeys high. Historic England has grant-aided emergency works. Proposals to restore and convert … ...