Here are a few websites that we feel may
be useful to you when buying or selling a property:
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accessibility.english-heritage.org.uk/ English
Heritage. Maintaining
monuments and buildings. |
ancientmonumentssociety.org.uk/ -
The A.M.S. is unique amongst the Amenity Societies in that
buildings of all ages fall within our remit. 'Ancient Monument'
is a notoriously ambiguous term, but we take it to mean any
man-made structure of architectural or historical interest
- including houses, whether vernacular or polite, barns, almshouses,
dovecotes, mills, churches and chapels. |
british-stone.com/ -
Promoting the excellence of British Natural Stone. |
buildingconservation.com/ -
The online information centre for the care of historic buildings
and places - designed and maintained by Cathedral Communications
Limited |
c20society.demon.co.uk/ -
The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage
of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards.
One of the Society's prime objectives is education, with
education comes appreciation. With conservation, another
prime objective, comes the continued opportunity for extending
our knowledge about those buildings or artifacts, whether
important or humble, rare or commonplace as the red telephone
kiosk, that characterize the Twentieth Century in Britain. |
dswa.org.uk/ -
Dry stone walling association. The Dry Stone Walling Association
is a charitable organisation committed to the preservation
of dry stone walls throughout Great Britain and to the training
of people in the craft of dry stone walling. |
georgiangroup.org.uk/ -
The Georgian Group is the charity dedicated to preserving Georgian
buildings and gardens. Each year we are consulted on over 6,000
planning applications involving demolition or alterations.
We are not opposed to change, but our intervention has helped
protect many buildings from unsympathetic alterations. It is
often through our influence that a better solution is found. |
homesources.co.uk/devoncottage.html -Information
on renovating period property - this is a case study on a devon
cottage. |
landmarktrust.org.uk/ -
UK building preservation charity setup to rescue historic buildings
and then use them for holiday lettings. |
lookingatbuildings.org.uk/ Web
site providing information on historic buildings and how you
can differentiate between the two. |
nationaltrust.org.uk
The National Trust. Independent charity that cares for the
countryside and any historic buildings. |
periodproperty.co.uk/ Web
site dedicated to period property |
picturesofengland.com -
Travel to England and discover its beautiful towns and attractions
with photographs at Pictures of England.com. |
savebritainsheritage.org/main.htm -
SAVE has been described as the most influential conservation
group to have been established since William Morris founded
the Society for the Protection Ancient Buildings over a century
ago. It was created in 1975 - European Architectural Heritage
Year - by a group of journalists, historians, architects, and
planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings.
Through press releases, lightening leaflets, reports, books
and exhibitions, SAVE has championed the cause of decaying
country houses, redundant churches and chapels, disused mills
and warehouses, blighted streets and neighbourhoods, cottages
and town halls, railway stations, hospitals, military buildings
and asylums. |
spab.org.uk The
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Advises, educates
and campaigns on behalf of architectural heritage. |
victorian-society.org.uk/
- The Victorian Society is the national society responsible
for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture
and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread
ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture. |
wealddown.co.uk/links-to-other-websites.htm
- Also has the best links page can we link to it as the best
links page we have found.
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windmillworld.com/ -
information on windmills throughout the UK. |