To call the English heritage “a cousin less safety” for national confidence (Editorial, February 3It is an insult to the history of heritage protection in England. The English heritage has a group of more than 880 historical places that the government collected from the 1980s to the seventies to form a national group of archaeological heritage.
The collection of places represents the state’s efforts to ensure the protection of the most important prehistoric and medieval sites in the country, which were often in a bad or threatening demolition. The places he runs English heritage It remains in the ownership of the state, but the charity is responsible for its operation and maintenance.
National museums in the United Kingdom take care of similar “national groups” of things. To do this, they receive Grant financing From the UK government. Failure to adhere to our group of prehistoric and medieval sites is frightening and short -sighted.
Dr. Scott Alan Or
UCL Sustainable Heritage Institute
The English heritage looks at its structure, but we are proud of our internal experience and our commitment to it-according to our proposals, we will continue to obtain a large team of values, historians and governors. We definitely do not replace them with managers. In particular, we will still have “assembly managers”, but the “only” thing they run is more than 1 million artifacts, and we – and every person from specialized researchers to the public – will lose without them.
These are difficult times for the culture sector as a whole, and we have seen a significant decrease in income this year. It would be unreasonable if we do not respond to it.
Dr. Nick Meriman
CEO, English heritage
Suggested cuts and changes in English heritage, unfortunately, are not surprising – the broader scene is equal. Churches, churches, meeting houses and cathedrals are a large part of the tourism show in our nation; 9.35 million people In 2023, English cathedrals visited 17 % over 2022, many of whom were visitors from abroad. But these buildings face a major challenge 969 places From worship on England’s historical heritage in the risk record – more than 60 % of England deputies have at least one of these buildings in their electoral district.
The recent discounts in the government to the grant plan listed in the places listed are devastating for churches: any major work that must cost more than the new maximum government. It is an overwhelming thing from the local population who need to find money to replace the roof or repair the stone business, and they will now have to find an additional 20 % to pay the value -added tax at the head of everything else. If we want to save the heritage of our nation and maintain the coming of tourists, the government must reach a plan to see these funds correctly, so they will be there for future generations.
Philip Rotnam
A chair, the confidence of the national churches
