Published on Wed Jun 01 11:00:00 BST 2011
WHEN it comes to heritage hot spots, Calderdale has more per head of the population than just about any other area in the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber region.
There are more than 2,000 listed building – one for every 100 Calderdale residents.
Now it is possible to study the wide variety of historic halls and houses, farms, factories, parks and pubs on the English Heritage on-line database, The National Heritage List for England.
Overall, Yorkshire and the Humber is home to eight per cent of England’s listed buildings, it also has two World Heritage sites, eight per cent of scheduled monuments, seven per cent of the registered parks and seven battlefields, all of which can be found on the list.
While Calderdale has 2,161 listed buildings, the results reveal that Kirklees has 3,019 followed by the East Riding of Yorkshire with 2,385, which is also home to the most Grade I listed buildings.
Leeds has 2,340 buildings followed by Bradford with 2,292 and Harrogate with 2,264.
The English Heritage website not only maps where places are but in many cases gives detailed descriptions of their special architectural or historic interest.
Nick Bridgland, of English Heritage, said: “For the first time the National Heritage List for England brings together everything that is designated as deserving special protection, whether it is a listed building, a scheduled monument or a registered park or garden.
“For England as a whole, there are nearly 400,000 places on the list which is being added to daily.”
Further information is available at www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing.
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I dispute the word “treasured” in the headline. I can’t help feeling that many people feel that listing is meaningless having witnessed he degredation of many listed buildings in the area. And for once, I am not blaming the local authority. Many people buy listed buildings without appreciating that they cannot do exactly what they want with them so, often out of ignorance, vandalise their properties by, for example, knocking out stone mullions and putting in uPVC windows, totally out of keeping with the architecture, not only of their own house but with the integrity of the surrounding area. I feel that there should be better information for potential purchasers of listed property about listed planning regulations. I also feel that the local authority should play its part by rigorous enforcement of listed building regulations.