Midlands’ CGT Regional Forum, October 20 th 2014 Heritage At Risk Kim Auston, Landscape Architect, English Heritage

Heritage at Risk  What do we mean by heritage ‘at risk’?  What purpose does it serve?  How do you identify landscapes at risk?  How can you help? Over the next half hour …

Heritage at Risk What do we mean by Heritage at Risk? Some definitions: ‘ Heritage at Risk is English Heritage’s campaign to save listed buildings and important historic sites, places and landmarks from neglect or decay’. ‘ The Heritage at Risk Programme (HAR) was launched in 2008, as a way of understanding the overall state of England's historic sites. In particular, the programme identifies those sites that are most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development’. All designated heritage assets at risk are included on a Heritage at Risk Register, published annually in October

Heritage at Risk Discussion Note: registered parks and gardens only added to the Heritage at Risk Register in 2009 What purpose does the Heritage at Risk Register serve?

Heritage at Risk What purpose does the Heritage at Risk Register serve? It provides a snapshot of the overall state of the historic environment It helps identify problem sites It helps identify where resources should be directed

Heritage at Risk A few moments discussion: if you were trying to identify a park and garden at risk, what sort of yardsticks/criteria would you use?

Heritage at Risk Examples of sites at risk

Heritage at Risk Examples of sites not at risk

Heritage at Risk

Registered parks and gardens (park and garden risk assessment entries) number and percentage on the HAR Register 2014 Number of registered parks and gardens 2014 Number of registered parks and gardens entries on HAR Register 2014 Percentage of registered parks and gardens on HAR Register 2014 (%) East Midlands % East of England % London % North East % North West % South East % South West % West Midlands % Yorkshire % TOTAL1, % Hot off the press: 2014 statistics

Heritage at Risk Environmental Stewardship/NELMS How do sites (typically) come off the HAR Register? Change of owner Heritage Lottery Fund

Heritage at Risk How can you help? County garden trusts are our ears and eyes on the ground: we can’t be everywhere at once so tell us of your concerns English Heritage can offer HAR training The grade II listed buildings project: relevance to parks and gardens: watch this space Contact:

Heritage at Risk Follow the link below to our web page explaining what the HAR programme is…it’s a handy summary Here’s the link to our page on RPG at risk: risk/landscapes/registered-parks-and-gardens-at-risk/ This is the page where people can register their interest in taking part in surveying grade II buildings: risk/buildings/buildings-at-risk/

Heritage at Risk  The meaning of heritage at risk  The purpose of at risk and the HAR Register  How you identify landscapes at risk  How you can help What (hopefully) we have covered over the past half hour …