Farewell Listed Buildings Online, Hello....what?

[Gareth Hughes]

English Heritage have launched the National Heritage List for England
http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/
Lots of fun to be had, all sorts of different things to search for, all lumped together for the first time. From now on, this will be the statutory source for the Listed Buildings List (but not for the Scheduled Monoments Schedule, even though they're on the National Heritage List too - all clear so far? good), and also has details of protected battlefields, parks and gardens, wrecks and World Heritage Sites.
It went live this morning. I rather liked the map search facility to start with, but I spotted two serious (ie more than a mile out) errors in mapping listed buildings, in 20 minutes of playing with it at lunchtime. It also doesn't attempt to define the curtilage of listed buildings, so caution is advised in using it, but doubtless many hours could be whiled away.

 

[Schoolmarm]

The listed buildings near to my house aren't marked on the map.

 

[biffvernon]

We are working to improve the information but in the meantime you may notice some inconsistencies in the records.

The medieval cross in the churchyard next to us gets recorded twice!

Oh, do look at the map. It shows the cross as a yellow dot, but nothing else!!!
http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1018280

 

[Carol]

My house has been reduced by two thirds on the map! And the search facility is bizarre, failing to acknowledge county detail, so streets of the same name in the capital appear next to our rural chest tombs.

 

[Moo]

How on earth does one get EH to correct errors?
I've made several attempts to stop them from telling the world that our house-before-last is stuccoed (which it has never been) and had polite responses from them, but there it is again on this new site.
Judging from the messages thus far on this thread, I think they should post a warning - something to do with pinches of salt comes to mind.

 

[JoceAndChris]

Oh dear, how maddening. They seem such a chaotic organisation, this sort of upsetting inaccuracy creates a very bad impression of their work to the public.

 

[biffvernon]

I expect it's the Tory Cuts. There's only the office cat and gap-year intern running the show now.

 

[JoceAndChris]

:lol: I volunteer my services immediately.

 

[LadyArowana]

:lol: I volunteer my services immediately.

You already have a lovely cat Joce, I don't think he would like you accepting a job as another felines staff. To wander back on topic, I couldn't even find our house, must be doing something wrong

 

[Penners]

I couldn't even find our house, must be doing something wrong

Have a look at Biff's link above. Does that yellow dot look familiar?

No?

Oh well, it was worth a try...

 

[Penners]

From now on, this will be the statutory source for the Listed Buildings List... protected battlefields, parks and gardens, wrecks and World Heritage Sites.

But how do I know whether I'm a heritage asset, a protected battlefield or a registered wreck?

 

[Penners]

How on earth does one get EH to correct errors?

There is a link on the website called "amending an entry on the Heritage List". Click Gareth's link in his original post above, and look for the grey panel on the left of the page.

Will anything be done if you report an error? I'll leave you to guess the answer to that....

 

[Feltwell]

But how do I know whether I'm a heritage asset, a protected battlefield or a registered wreck?

Easy - just ask Mrs P.

 

[Moo]

How on earth does one get EH to correct errors?

There is a link on the website called "amending an entry on the Heritage List". Click Gareth's link in his original post above, and look for the grey panel on the left of the page.

Thanks, Penners.
They insist that I give them all sort of personal information to create some sort of membership before I'm allowed to amend an entry. I'm waiting for the obligatory confirmation to arrive in my in-box.
I'm anticipating a repeat of their hollow promises, but I feel I should go through the motions.

 

[Penners]

But how do I know whether I'm a heritage asset, a protected battlefield or a registered wreck?

Easy - just ask Mrs P.

No, sorry. I was looking for an unbiased opinion. I know what she'd say.

 

[Gervase]

Just thank your lucky stars you're not in Wales. Cadw make EH look like a bunch of switched-on, keen and brilliant supermen.

 

[LadyArowana]

But how do I know whether I'm a heritage asset, a protected battlefield or a registered wreck?

Easy - just ask Mrs P.

No, sorry. I was looking for an unbiased opinion. I know what she'd say.

I'm sure she thinks of you as a heritage asset, if you weren't so reticent to mention your bad back then the last category might have have been more of a consideration I suppose, but since you suffer in silence I will respect your privacy on the matter too. :lol:

 

[Penners]

I just can't bring myself to talk about the agony I suffer with my bad back, Yer Ladyship.