Catalogue description Department of National Heritage and Successors: Heritage and Tourism Group: Royal Estate Division Files (RE Series)

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Details of PF 233
Reference: PF 233
Title: Department of National Heritage and Successors: Heritage and Tourism Group: Royal Estate Division Files (RE Series)
Description:

This series contains records relating to a review into the effectiveness and future of the Historical Royal Palaces Agency.

Date: 1979-2005
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: RE
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, 2017-

Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997

Home Office, 1782-

Physical description: 174 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2020 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Custodial history: Department of National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017 onwards
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

The Royal Estate Division was set up in 1993 as one of three Divisions in the Heritage and Tourism Group. It had responsibility for the sponsorship of the Royal Armouries, Historic Royal Palaces Agency, Royal Fine Art Commission and Royal Parks Agency. It also had responsibility for works and programmes on the residential Royal Palaces and Ceremonials.

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