Catalogue description Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England: County List of Scheduled Monuments

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Reference: FM 2
Title: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England: County List of Scheduled Monuments
Description:

Published booklets listing the scheduled ancient monuments in English counties and their care and preservation by English Heritage.
Date: 1992
Arrangement:

Booklets arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by county
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, 1984-
Physical description: 41 volume(s)
Access conditions: Open
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

Under the Ancient Monuments and Archaelogical Areas Act of 1979, the Secretary of State for the Environment was authorised to compile, maintain and publish a schedule of ancient monuments. Under the terms of the National Heritage Act of 1983, the Secretary of State was required to consult with English Heritage before adding to or removing monuments in England from the schedule.

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