English Heritage
English Heritage's logo
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| Motto | We Bring History To Life |
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| Predecessor | The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, also known as English Heritage |
| Formation | 1 April 2015; Preceding English Heritage government agency, formed 1983 |
| Type | Charity |
| Registration no. | 1140351 |
| Headquarters | The Engine House, Swindon |
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Region
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England |
| Fields | Heritage |
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Membership (2014/15)
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1.34 million |
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Chief Executive
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Kate Mavor (From 5 May 2015) |
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Chairman
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Sir Tim Laurence |
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Revenue (2014/15)
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£74.5 million |
| Expenses (2014/15) | £176.2 million |
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Staff (2015)
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2,699 |
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Volunteers (2014/15)
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1,872 |
| Website | www |
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection. This comprises over 400 of England's historic buildings, monuments and sites spanning more than 5,000 years of history. Within its portfolio are Stonehenge, Dover Castle, Tintagel Castle and the best preserved parts of Hadrian's Wall. English Heritage also manages the London Blue Plaques scheme, which links influential historical figures to particular buildings.
When originally formed in 1983, English Heritage was the operating name of an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government, officially titled the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, that ran the national system of heritage protection and managed a range of historic properties. It was created to combine the roles of existing bodies that had emerged from a long period of state involvement in heritage protection. In 1999 the organisation merged with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and the National Monuments Record, bringing together resources for the identification and survey of England's historic environment.
On 1 April 2015, English Heritage was divided into two parts: Historic England, which inherited the statutory and protection functions of the old organisation, and the new English Heritage Trust, a charity that would operate the historic properties, and which took on the English Heritage operating name and logo. The British government gave the new charity an £80 million grant to help establish it as an independent trust, although the historic properties remained in the ownership of the state.
Over the centuries, what is now called 'heritage' has been the responsibility of a series of state departments. There was the 'Kings Works' after the Norman Conquest; the Office of Works (1378–1832); the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues and Works (1832–1851); and the Ministry of Works (1851–1962). Responsibility subsequently transferred to the Ministry of Public Building and Works (1962–1970) then to the Department of the Environment (1970–1997) and now the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The state's legal responsibility for the historic environment goes back to the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882. Central government subsequently developed several systems of heritage protection for different types of 'assets', introducing listing for buildings after WW2 and conservation areas in the 1960s.
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