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3D Laser Scanning for Heritage (2543 Kb)
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A Charter for English Heritage Planning and Development Advisory Services (196 Kb)
A Landscape Legacy: National Parks and the historic environment (1812 Kb)
A Strategy for English Heritage's Historic Environment Research in Protected Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks) (417 Kb)
A Welcome Home - A Sense of Place for a New Thames Gateway (2006 Kb)
Acquisition grants to local authorities to underwrite Repairs Notices (139 Kb)
Advice for Domestic Energy Assessors (164 Kb)
Advice on Maintenance of War Memorials (780 Kb)
Affordable Rural Housing & the Historic Environment (1433 Kb)
An Asset and a Challenge; Heritage and Regeneration in Coastal Towns in England (4443 Kb)
Ancient Tree Guides No 1. Trees and Farming (2343 Kb)
Anthrax and Historic Plaster. Managing minor risks in historic building refurbishment (1238 Kb)
Anticipating and responding to the discovery of wall paintings: Practical Information Leaflet 3 (2447 Kb)
Archaeological Science at PPG16 Interventions: Best Practice Guidance for Curators and Commissioning Archaeologists (145 Kb)
Archaeology and development – a good practice guide to managing risk and maximising benefit (175 Kb)
Archaeomagnetic Dating (1065 Kb)
Archaeometallury: Centre for Archaeology Guidelines (3664 Kb)
Assessing the Effect of Road Schemes on Historic Landscape Character (4832 Kb)
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Bats in Traditional Buildings (6405 Kb)
Biomass Energy and the Historic Environment (981 Kb)
Boundless Horizons: historic landscape characterisation (143 Kb)
BsEST Practice 5 - Principles of Conservation Practice: Engineering the past to meet the needs of the future (244 Kb)
Building in context: New development in historic areas (2940 Kb)
Building Regulations and Historic Buildings (1106 Kb)
Building Sustainable Communities. Actions for housing and market renewal (662 Kb)
Building Value: Public benefits of historic farm building repair in the Lake District (Executive Summary) (698 Kb)
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Capital Solutions: Modern Conservation in London (2147 Kb)
Capital Spaces: transforming London (1577 Kb)
Capital Values: the Contribution of the Historic Environment to London part 1 (2990 Kb)
Capital Values: the Contribution of the Historic Environment to London part 2 (2939 Kb)
Capitalising on the Inherited Landscape: An introduction to historic characterisation for masterplanning (1397 Kb)
Capturing the Public Value of Heritage (1476 Kb)
Change and Creation: historic landscape character 1950-2000. (1209 Kb)
Character and identity: Townscape and heritage appraisals in housing market renewal areas (1184 Kb)
Climate Change and the Historic Environment (1034 Kb)
Coastal Defence and the Historic Environment. English Heritage Guidance (2835 Kb)
Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance April 08 (462 Kb)
Constructive Conservation in Practice (5037 Kb)
Conversion of Traditional Farm Buildings: A guide to good practice part 1 (2342 Kb)
Conversion of Traditional Farm Buildings: A guide to good practice part 2 (2430 Kb)
Culture in local area agreements in London (982 Kb)
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Dendrochronology: Guidelines on producing and interpreting dendrochronological dates (1239 Kb)
Developing Best Practice Guidance for Local Heritage Assets (256 Kb)
Discovering the Past, Shaping the Future: Research Strategy 2005 - 2010 (610 Kb)
Door and Window Furniture (1127 Kb)
Draughtproofing and secondary glazing (1221 Kb)
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Easy Access to Historic Buildings (1454 Kb)
Easy Access To Historic Landscapes (1868 Kb)
Enabling development and the conservation of significant places (366 Kb)
Energy conservation in traditional buildings (1480 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Application of Part L of the Building Regulations to historic and traditionally constructed buildings (4904 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Draught-proofing windows and doors (64 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Early cavity walls (101 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating dormer windows (56 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating flat roofs (82 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating pitched roofs at ceiling level - cold roofs (74 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating pitched roofs at rafter level - warm roofs (88 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating solid ground floors (67 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating solid walls (75 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating thatched roofs (65 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulating timber-framed walls (71 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Insulation of suspended timber floors (70 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Open fires, chimneys and flues (79 Kb)
Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings: Secondary glazing for windows (71 Kb)
Energy Performance Certificates for Historic and Traditional Homes (205 Kb)
Energy Savings (597 Kb)
England’s Historic Waterways: A working heritage (1865 Kb)
England's Heritage - Your Heritage (1097 Kb)
England's Rock Art - Prehistoric Rock Art of England: Recording, managing and enjoying our carved heritage (3777 Kb)
English Heritage Research Agenda: An introduction to English Heritage’s Research Themes and Programmes (2043 Kb)
Environmental Archaeology: A guide to the theory and practice of methods from sampling and recovery to post-excavation (6077 Kb)
Environmental Quality in Spatial Planning: Incorporating the natural, built and historic environment, and rural issues in plans and strategies. (638 Kb)
Environmental Quality in Spatial Planning: Supplementary files. (479 Kb)
E-Planning (209 Kb)
External Lighting for Historic Buildings (1296 Kb)
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Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Archaeological Sites in Grassland (791 Kb)
Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Archaeological Sites on Arable Land (1121 Kb)
Farming the Historic Landscape. Caring for Farm Buildings (971 Kb)
Farming the Historic Landscape: An introduction for farm advisers (3250 Kb)
Farming the Historic Landscape: Caring for Historic Parkland (519 Kb)
Farming the Historic Landscape: Entry Level Stewardship (390 Kb)
Fire Research Database (523 Kb)
Flooding and Historic Buildings (2855 Kb)
Future of Historic School Buildings (2005) (797 Kb)
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GENTLY DOES IT: a procedural and technical guide to managing the cleansing and disinfection of historic farmsteads in the aftermath of the Foot and Mouth epizotic (365 Kb)
Geoarchaeology: using earth sciences to understand the archaeological record (5724 Kb)
Geophysical Survey in Archaeological Field Evaluation (1288 Kb)
Graffiti on Historic Buildings and Monuments. Methods of removal and preservation 1 of 2 (1991 Kb)
Graffiti on Historic Buildings and Monuments. Methods of removal and preservation 2 of 2 (1872 Kb)
Grants for Cathedrals 2004 (125 Kb)
Grants for Historic Buildings, Monuments and Designed Landscapes (164 Kb)
Grants for War Memorials (87 Kb)
Grants to local authorities to underwrite Urgent Works Notices (Section 54, Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990) (108 Kb)
Green Flag Award Leaflet (131 Kb)
Green Heritage Site Leaflet (228 Kb)
Growing Places: Heritage and a Sustainable Future for the Thames Gateway pages 1 - 10 (2515 Kb)
Growing Places: Heritage and a Sustainable Future for the Thames Gateway pages 11-20 (2407 Kb)
Growing Places: Heritage and a Sustainable Future for the Thames Gateway pages 21-30 (2602 Kb)
Guidance for best practice for treatment of human remains excavated from Christian burial grounds in England (1601 Kb)
Guidance Note for Crown Bodies on Scheduled Monument Clearance in England (34 Kb)
Guidance note for Crown Bodies on the removal of crown immunity and their historic estate (35 Kb)
Guidance Note on Historic Environment Champions (199 Kb)
Guidance on Assessing the Risk Posed by Land Contamination and its Remediation on Archaeological Resource Management (980 Kb)
Guidance on tall buildings 2007 (71 Kb)
Guidelines for the addition of Archaeological Science data to Historic Environment Records (257 Kb)
Guidelines on the X-radiography of archaeological metalwork (1349 Kb)
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Heating and Ventilation (4132 Kb)
HELM Leaflet (633 Kb)
Heritage at Risk: Conservation Areas (808 Kb)
Heritage Counts 2003 summary.pdf (50 Kb)
Heritage Counts 2004 Summary (1087 Kb)
Heritage Counts 2005 Summary (486 Kb)
Heritage Counts England 2010 (2738 Kb)
Heritage Dividend 2002.pdf (1267 Kb)
Heritage Dividend Methodology: Measuring the Impact of Heritage Projects (385 Kb)
Heritage Dividend Methodology: Valuing the Historic Environment 2 (792 Kb)
Heritage of Historic Suburbs (1547 Kb)
Heritage Works: The use of historic buildings in regeneration (669 Kb)
Historic farm buildings: constructing the evidence base (2783 Kb)
Historic farm buildings: Extending the evidence base (5219 Kb)
Homes with History (1648 Kb)
Human Bones from Archaeological Sites- Guidelines for producing assessment documents and analytical report (887 Kb)
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Identifying and protecting Palaeolithic remains: Archaeological guidance for planning authorities and developers (1215 Kb)
Identifying and Sourcing Stone for Historic Building Repair (2966 Kb)
Implementing the Heritage Protection Reforms: a Report on Local Authority and English Heritage Staff Resources (533 Kb)
Implementing the Heritage Protection Reforms: A Second Report on Local Authority Staff Resources (166 Kb)
Informed Conservation - An Introduction to the Guidelines.pdf (3101 Kb)
Insuring your Historic Building. Churches and chapels 1 of 2 (2225 Kb)
Insuring your Historic Building. Churches and chapels 2 of 2 (2144 Kb)
Insuring your Historic Buildings. Houses and Commercial Buildings 1 of 2 (2538 Kb)
Insuring your Historic Buildings. Houses and Commercial Buildings 2 of 2 (1959 Kb)
Introducing Easy Access to Historic Buildings (2004) (135 Kb)
Investigative Conservation: Guidelines on how the detailed examination of artefacts from archaeological sites can shed light on their manufacture and use (4633 Kb)
Investigative Work on Historic Buildings (1359 Kb)
Investment Performance of Listed Offices (245 Kb)
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Knowing Your Place - Heritage and Community-Led Planning in the Countryside (3621 Kb)
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Large digital screens in public spaces: Joint guidance from English Heritage and CABE (986 Kb)
Lead Roofs on Historic Buildings. An advisory note on underside lead corrosion 1 of 4 (2079 Kb)
Lead Roofs on Historic Buildings. An advisory note on underside lead corrosion 2 of 4 (2149 Kb)
Lead Roofs on Historic Buildings. An advisory note on underside lead corrosion 3 of 4 (2087 Kb)
Lead Roofs on Historic Buildings. An advisory note on underside lead corrosion 4 of 4 (1799 Kb)
LEADER and the Historic Environment (719 Kb)
Lightning Protection For Churches: A guide to design and installation (2672 Kb)
Listing is Changing (2005) (231 Kb)
Living buildings in a living landscape: finding a future for traditional farm buildings (1584 Kb)
Living buildings in a living landscape: finding a future for traditional farm buildings long version (4108 Kb)
Local Area Agreements and the Historic Environment (773 Kb)
Local Authority Archaeological Services: Report on staffing and casework surveys 1997-2003 (1320 Kb)
Local Authority Conservation Provision in England: Research project into staffing, casework and resources (837 Kb)
Local Authority Conservation Provision leaflet (1247 Kb)
Local Strategic Partnerships and the Historic Environment (2005) (637 Kb)
London Terrace Houses 1660-1860 1 of 2 (2528 Kb)
London Terrace Houses 1660-1860 2 of 2 (2550 Kb)
Low Demand Housing 2005 (1387 Kb)
Low Demand Housing Model Brief (2005) (74 Kb)
Luminescence Dating (1330 Kb)
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Making the Most of Your Local Heritage: A Guide for Overview and Scrutiny Committees (686 Kb)
Making The Past Part Of Our Future: English Heritage Strategy 2005 - 2010 (1559 Kb)
Management of Research Projects in the Historic Environment: The MoRPHE Project Managers’ Guide (1731 Kb)
Managing Earthwork Monuments - Appendix (210 Kb)
Managing Earthwork Monuments - Introduction (1367 Kb)
Managing Earthwork Monuments - Section B (495 Kb)
Managing Earthwork Monuments - Section C (1640 Kb)
Managing Heritage Assets (568 Kb)
Managing Lithic Scatters: Archaeological guidance for planning authorities and developers (770 Kb)
Managing Local Authority Heritage Assets Leaflet (442 Kb)
Managing local authority heritage assets. Some guiding principles for decision-makers (8481 Kb)
Marine Aggregate Dredging and the Historic Environment (2003) (3415 Kb)
Metal Windows (646 Kb)
Micro wind generation and traditional buildings (1085 Kb)
Microgeneration in the Historic Environment (770 Kb)
Military Aircraft Crash Sites. Archaeological guidance on their significance and future management (2445 Kb)
Military Wall Art. Guidelines on its significance, conservation and management_2004 (321 Kb)
Mineral Extraction and Archaeology: A Practice Guide (2317 Kb)
Mineral Extraction and the Historic Environment (1533 Kb)
Moats, Ponds and Ornamental Lakes in the Historic Environment (2729 Kb)
Moving Towards Excellence in Urban design and Conservation_2003 (364 Kb)
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New Uses for Former Places of Worship (2641 Kb)
New Work in Historic Places of Worship (688 Kb)
Nighthawking Survey (7198 Kb)
Nighthawks and Nighthawking: Damage to Archaeological Sites in the UK & Crown Dependencies caused by Illegal Searching & Removal of Antiquities (5882 Kb)
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Our Portable Past (1150 Kb)
Outstanding Beauty Outstanding Heritage: AONBs and the Historic Environment (570 Kb)
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Paradise Preserved: An introduction to the assessment, evaluation, conservation and management of historic cemeteries (6021 Kb)
Paradise Preserved: Registered cemeteries in date order with notes on principal reasons for designation and designers and architects (226 Kb)
Paradise Preserved: Updated list of cemeteries included in English Heritage’s Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest (January 2011) and the register criteria (217 Kb)
Park Keeper, The (1047 Kb)
Piling and Archaeology (2652 Kb)
Pillars of the community: The transfer of local authority heritage assets (3782 Kb)
Ports: the impact of development on the maritime historic environment (428 Kb)
Practical Conservation Guidelines for Successful Hospitality Events in Historic Houses (648 Kb)
Practical considerations for the design and implementation of refurbishment projects of historic school buildings (7145 Kb)
Presentation of Historic Building Survey in CAD 1 of 2.pdf (949 Kb)
Presentation of Historic Building Survey in CAD 2 of 2.pdf (737 Kb)
Principles of Conservation Practice: Engineering the past to meet the needs of the future (705 Kb)
Production of Wall Painting Conservation Documents. Practical information leaflet 1_2002.pdf (153 Kb)
Protected Wreck Sites At Risk: A Risk Management Handbook (537 Kb)
Protocol for the Care of the Government Historic Estate (2556 Kb)
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Radiocarbon Dates ALSF 2002-4 (4186 Kb)
Re-Arch: English Heritage Policy Statement on Restoration, Reconstruction, and Speculative Recreation of Archaeological Sites including Ruins (2001) (158 Kb)
Refurbishing Historic School Buildings (1789 Kb)
Regeneration and the Historic Environment: Heritage as a catalyst for better social and economic regeneration (2005) (305 Kb)
Regeneration in Historic Coastal Towns (1694 Kb)
Repair grants for places of worship in England 2005 to 2007 (196 Kb)
Retail Development in Historic Areas (755 Kb)
Royal Mail Letter Boxes. A joint policy statement by Royal Mail and English Heritage (1529 Kb)
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Saving London: 20 Years of Heritage at Risk in the Capital (2248 Kb)
Scheduled Monument Consent - A Guide for Owners and Occupiers (91 Kb)
Scheduled Monuments at Risk: East Midlands region (653 Kb)
Science for Historic Industries: Guidelines for the investigation of 17th- to 19th-century industries (3905 Kb)
Seeing the History in the View: A Method for Assessing Heritage Significance Within Views (3580 Kb)
Shared Interest - Part 1 (304 Kb)
Shared Interest - Part 2 (2876 Kb)
Shared Interest - Part 3 (2670 Kb)
Shifting Sands. Design and the changing image of English Seaside Towns_2003 (513 Kb)
Shoreline Management Plan Review and the Historic Environment: English Heritage Guidance (334 Kb)
Small scale solar electric (photovoltaics) energy and traditional buildings (1020 Kb)
Small-scale solar thermal energy and traditional buildings (1212 Kb)
Stone Slate Roofing: Technical advice note (3684 Kb)
Stopping the Rot (9279 Kb)
Strategic Environment Assessment: Consultation Bodies' Services and Standards for Responsible Authorities (284 Kb)
Strategic Environmental Assessment, Sustainability Appraisal and The Historic Environment (529 Kb)
Streamlining listed building consent. Lessons from the use of management agreements_2003.pdf (2135 Kb)
Streets for All : 1 Fixing signs, lights and CCTV to buildings (572 Kb)
Streets for All : 10 How to do a street audit (436 Kb)
Streets for All : 2 Parking restrictions without yellow lines (489 Kb)
Streets for All : 3 Guardrails and crossings (582 Kb)
Streets for All : 4 Historic Surfaces (502 Kb)
Streets for All : 5 Traffic Calming (444 Kb)
Streets for All : 6 Tactile Paving (455 Kb)
Streets for All : 7 Non standard signs and best use of standards (400 Kb)
Streets for All : 8 Reducing sign clutter (479 Kb)
Streets for All : 9 Use of white lines (500 Kb)
Streets for All 2004 (679 Kb)
Streets for All Practical Case Studies: A summary (724 Kb)
Streets for All: A guide to the management of London's streets 1 of 4 (1360 Kb)
Streets for All: A guide to the management of London's streets 2 of 4 (3210 Kb)
Streets for All: A guide to the management of London's streets 3 of 4 (3707 Kb)
Streets for All: A guide to the management of London's streets 4 of 4 (1774 Kb)
Study of the social and economic impacts and benefits of traditional farm building and drystone wall repairs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Part 1 (5680 Kb)
Study of the social and economic impacts and benefits of traditional farm building and drystone wall repairs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Part 2 (1666 Kb)
Study of the social and economic impacts and benefits of traditional farm building and drystone wall repairs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Part 3 (7775 Kb)
Study of the social and economic impacts and benefits of traditional farm building and drystone wall repairs in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Part 4 (2968 Kb)
Study of the Social and Economic Impacts and Benefits of Traditional Farm Building Repair and Re-use in the Lake District ESA (4226 Kb)
Suburbs and the Historic Environment (689 Kb)
Surge Protection Equipment: A guide to selection and installation in historic buildings (1816 Kb)
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Taking to the Water. English Heritage Initial Policy for The Management of Maritime Archaeology in England_2002.pdf (151 Kb)
Temporary Protection of Wall Paintings During Building Works. Practical information leaflet 2_2002.pdf (149 Kb)
Temporary Structures in Historic Places: Guidance for local planning authorities, site owners and event organisers (962 Kb)
Thatch and Thatching (6955 Kb)
Thatching Decision Tree and Guidance Note (24 Kb)
The Canopy - London’s Urban Forest: A Guide for Designers, Planners and Developers (2170 Kb)
The Disposal of Heritage Assets (2285 Kb)
The European Landscape Convention -The English Heritage Action Plan for Implementation (1713 Kb)
The Protection & Management of World Heritage Sites in England (317 Kb)
Theft of metal roof coverings from churches and other historic buildings (404 Kb)
Timber panelled doors and fire: upgrading the fire resistance performance of timber panelled doors and frames (5386 Kb)
Timber Sash Windows_1997.pdf (1158 Kb)
Traditional Building Craft Skills: Skills needs analysis of the Building heritage sector in England 2005 (5411 Kb)
Treatment of Disused Lead Mine Shafts: A Guide to Good Practice (2538 Kb)
Twentieth-Century Military Sites. Current approaches to their recording and conservation_2003.pdf (1157 Kb)
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Understanding Historic Buildings: A guide to good recording practice - Part 1 (1866 Kb)
Understanding Historic Buildings: A guide to good recording practice - Part 2 (2239 Kb)
Understanding Historic Buildings: A guide to good recording practice - Part 3 (1511 Kb)
Understanding Historic Buildings: Policy and Guidance for Local Planning Authorities (898 Kb)
Understanding Place: An Introduction (1102 Kb)
Understanding Place: Conservation Area Designation, Appraisal and Management (666 Kb)
Understanding Place: Historic Area Assessments - Principles and Practice (1776 Kb)
Understanding Place: Historic Area Assessments in a Planning and Development Context (538 Kb)
Understanding SAP ratings for historic and traditional homes (174 Kb)
Understanding the Archaeology of Landscapes Part 1 (4244 Kb)
Understanding the Archaeology of Landscapes Part 2 (1853 Kb)
Understanding the Archaeology of Landscapes Part 3 (5577 Kb)
Understanding the Archaeology of Landscapes Part 4 (8247 Kb)
Using Historic Landscape Characterisation (7564 Kb)
Using Mineral Extraction and Archaeology: A Practice Guide in conjunction with Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment (369 Kb)
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Valuing Our Heritage (3052 Kb)
Valuing Places: Good Practice in Conservation Areas (6382 Kb)
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Waterlogged Wood (2489 Kb)
Where on Earth Are We. The Global Positioning System (GPS) in archaeological field survey (1531 Kb)
Why your Authority should appoint an Historic Environment Champion (547 Kb)
Wind Energy and the Historic Environment (877 Kb)
Window Comparisons (854 Kb)
With Alidade and Tape: Graphical and plane table survey of archaeological earthworks (3664 Kb)
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Your Heritage Needs You (441 Kb)
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