Catalogue description Council for the protection of rural England

This record is held by Museum of English Rural Life

Details of SR CPRE
Reference: SR CPRE
Title: Council for the protection of rural England
Date: 1857-1999
Arrangement:

SR CPRE A Minute Books

 

SR CPRE B Annual Reports

 

SR CPRE C Administrative Records

 

SR CPRE D Publications

 

SR CPRE E Maps

 

SR CPRE F Exhibition and Promotional Material

 

SR CPRE G Watercolours

 

SR CPRE H Press Cuttings

 

SR CPRE PH Photographic Records

Held by: Museum of English Rural Life, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Council for the Protection of Rural England

Physical description: 199 linear metres
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accession numbers S79/1, S82/1, DX48, DX877, S85/3, S87/3, S90/5, S85/4, S89/3, S92/3 and DX904

Subjects:
  • Rural areas
Administrative / biographical background:

The Council for the Preservation of Rural England (CPRE) was established in 1926. The Council saw itself as the guardian of the countryside, campaigning against threats to it. The CPRE had constituent and affiliated bodies, as well as county and local branches throughout England.

 

In 1969 the name of the Council was changed to The Council for the Protection of Rural England to reflect a change in approach to its activities.

 

The name of the Council was again changed to The Campaign to Protect Rural England, aiming to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and county.

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