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Scheduling is for monuments of national importance.
“Decisions on national importance are guided by criteria laid down by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, covering the basic characteristics of monuments. They are:
• extent of survival
• current condition
• rarity
• representivity, either through diversity or because of one important attribute
• importance of the period to which the monument dates
• fragility
• connection to other monuments, or group value
• potential to contribute to our information, understanding and appreciation
• extent of documentation enhancing the monument's significance...


With the possible exception of points 7 and 9 it seems to me that all the other points apply - certainly number 3 rarity!

Dunno who wrote the criteria but it seems to have been scribbled down on a napkin over breakfast - "importance of the period to which the monument dates" What the hell does that mean? Is one period in our history somehow more important than another?


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Littlestone
Posted by Littlestone
6th July 2007ce
08:17

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