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Heritage at Risk in Cambridgeshire; English Heritage Unveils Massive Report Into Condition Of Region's Historic Treasures.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 08-JUL-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-8 July 2008-UK Government: Heritage at Risk in Cambridgeshire; English Heritage Unveils Massive Report Into Condition Of Region's Historic Treasures(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The heritage of the East of England is at risk. 17% of the scheduled ancient monuments in the East of England are at risk of damage and decay and action is needed before more of our priceless heritage is lost.

That is one of the stark conclusions of the most in-depth study ever undertaken into the state of the region's historic treasures, launched in the East of England today (Wednesday 9th July) by English Heritage at St George's Theatre, Great Yarmouth.

Called Heritage at Risk the study encompasses the Buildings at Risk Register which was launched by English Heritage in 1998, and which has transformed the approach to conserving and rescuing Grade I and II* listed buildings. English Heritage has today also published Monuments at Risk (East of England) which extends this initiative to highlight the condition of the range of scheduled monuments from Bronze Age burial mounds to nuclear bunkers. This year's Heritage at Risk Report covers scheduled monuments and listed buildings, along with, for the first time, registered historic parks, gardens and landscapes, battlefields and even protected wreck sites off our coasts. In the next few years, listed places of worship, conservation areas, and Grade II buildings will also be included. Heritage at Risk will provide key benchmarks to measure progress in tackling the problems it identifies.

In Cambridgeshire there are...

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