English Heritage
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| Chief Executive | Kate Mavor |
|---|---|
| 5 May 2015 | |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Chairperson | Timothy Laurence |
| Headquarters | Swindon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Motto | Step into England's story |
| Revenue | 74.5 million GBP |
| Official site | english-heritage.org.uk |
| Headquart | Engine House |
| Swindon | |
| Chairman | Sir Tim Laurence |
| Chief execut | Kate Mavor (From 5 May 2015) |
| Staff | 2699 |
| Subsidiaries | Wellington Museum |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1218049 |
About English Heritage
English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses. The charity states that it uses these properties to "bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year".
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... The English Heritage site says it is not known how Cugoano gained his freedom, but it may be significant that in the same year he came to England, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Mansfield, ruled that an attempt to send a formerly enslaved person back into slavery was unlawful...
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... " If this had been a planned demolition you would follow English Heritage guidelines in recording it, there would be drawings, photo and written notes...
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... Part of the building was Grade II*-listed by English Heritage and suffered a previous fire in November 1998...
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... English Heritage allows people near to the stones to mark key occasions...
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... Dr Michael Carter, English Heritage senior properties historian, added that the tree was a " truly spectacular reminder of the passage of time and a very worthy winner of tree of the year"...
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English Heritage calls for an end to the illegal treasure hunting in historic sites
The Website of the city of Old Sarum , the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England, was aimed several times by illegal metal detectors
English Heritage , called on The Public to fight against The Rise in illegal metal on its historical sites.
the Old locations such as The Site of the battle of Hastings, and Old Sarum in Wiltshire, were specifically told by the illegal search, organization.
the preservation of The body said, this action, known as "night Hawking" was "to Rob us of our past".
There were More Than double The Number of metal-detection activities recorded in the year 2019 than two years ago, it added.
The Charity , said that December was the worst month for reported incidents in More Than four years.
Chief executive Kate Mavor said the organization was working with the local police and the Historic England , but also necessary, the report of The Public assistance - any suspicious activity on or in the vicinity of English Heritage sites.
"Illegal metal, which robs us of our past," She Said .
"as soon As the items Spirited Away , you can never be replaced, and The Evidence of those who came before us be lost for ever. "
markers in the ground to show where the activity has taken place at Old SarumEnglish Heritage More Than 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites supervised, including Roman FORTS and medieval castles. Most sites have abandoned wine and to give freely.
The Charity is reviewing its security measures.
Mark Harrison, head of crime strategy in Historical England, said: "Illegal metal, which is a crime without victims.
"perhaps We will never see or understand to be taken, the objects or damaged because they were removed from their original locations without care or record their history or context. "
The Site of the battle of Hastings in East Sussex and Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire are among the Websites that were addressed.
There are several incidents in Old Sarum , The Site of Salisbury has appealed the original Cathedral, and Wiltshire Constabulary for witnesses.
the metal, which was a hobby for many, since detectors first became available to the mass market in the 1970s.
English Heritage said that in the year 2019, there were 12 reported incidents of illegal metal at its locations, with four locations alone targeted in December.
He said that "The Sheer scale of the attacks, the dug were found with up to 75 holes, was in every place" is of particular importance.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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