Department for Culture Media and Sport

historic environment

We are responsible for the identification, recording, protection, conservation, enhancement and interpretation of heritage assets, and for their promotion as part of contemporary culture.

Heritage assets are buildings, monuments, sites or landscapes that have significance because of their historic, archaeological, architectural or artistic  interest, whether designated or not. They are components of the historic environment.


News

The Government has published it's response to the 'World Heritage for the Nation' consultation. [29 January 2010]

UK to put forward ‘fewer and fitter’ places for future UNESCO World Heritage Site designation.  [29 January 2010]