After three months of hard work by local societies, specialist groups and members of the public, the opportunity to nominate new sites for review as part of the 2021 Black Country Local Heritage Lists Project closed on 14th February 2022. Over 900 nominations received! A sudden rush of nominations towards the deadline meant that, in total, we had over 930 nominations for new sites for the Black Country Local Heritage Lists. The top type of nominated ‘site’ was historic buildings and…
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- January 15th, 2022 in News
With one month to go, we have been collating and logging all the sites that have been nominated for being added to the Black Country Local Heritage Lists. Take a look at our new map! So far we’ve received around 600 nominations for additions to the List, including sites of geological interest, buildings of all ages, historic parklands and art works. We’ve now added these to our interactive map so you can see them alongside the sites which are nationally designated (Listed…
Read more… - November 15th, 2021 in News
From buildings and artwork to parks and gardens, you can now nominate your favourite historic places in the Black Country for the Council’s Local Heritage Lists. Nominations open from 15th November until 14th February 2022. Sites on the Local Heritage List can include historic buildings, structures, parks and gardens, archaeological and geological sites and public art. Being on the Local Heritage List means that the heritage value of a site is considered when making…
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