Conservation of Cemeteries

 A new publication, Paradise Preserved, is an introduction to the assessment, evaluation, conservation and management of historic cemeteries (© English Heritage and English Nature 2002).

The following online draft document is a joint English Heritage / English Nature signpost publication, providing the first-ever guidance on the conservation and management of cemeteries. Paradise Preserved is aimed primarily at local authority cemetery managers, conservation officers, elected members and local people interested in getting involved in caring for their own cemeteries.

The document is divided into the following headings, click on each title to access these pages:

- Foreword
- Introduction
- History of the English Cemetery
- Protection Through Statutory Designations
- Conservation Management Plans
- Funding
- Further Reading
- Useful Contacts

View or print the entire document on-line using Adobe Acrobat.

 If you do not have a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Viewer please click here to download it.

Authors
- English Heritage: Roger Bowdler, Listing Inspector; Bill Martin, Senior Architectural Conservator; Sarah Rutherford, Acting Head of Historic Parks & Gardens Register; and Jenifer White, Senior Landscape Adviser
- English Nature: Mathew Frith, Urban Adviser
Consultant Editors
Kit Wedd, Robert Gowing
Acknowledgements
Jez Reeve, Alan Cathersides, Dr. Ian Hussein

 

New Publication:
A register of Parks and Gardens: Cemeteries

As a follow on to Paradise Preserved, a new booklet has been produced - A register of Parks and Gardens: Cemeteries, providing more detailed information on one of the main means by which the importance of historic cemeteries can be acknowledged, that is, their inclusion on the national Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.

Download this full document.