Paradise Preserved An introduction to the assessment ... - HELM

CONTENTS
Foreword 2
Introduction 3
Monuments and buildings 3
Landscape 4
Wildlife and the natural heritage 5
The history of the English cemetery 7
Cemeteries legislation 7
Layout and design 8
Protection through statutory designations 10
Cemeteries in crisis 10
Protecting our cemeteries 10
Listed buildings and monuments 11
Buildings at Risk Register 13
The Register of Parks and Gardens of
Special Historic Interest 13
Cemeteries registered as Landscapes of
Special Historic Interest 14
Conservation areas 15
Tree Preservation Orders 16
Sites of Special Scientific Interest 16
Geological interest and RIGS 17
Local Nature Reserves 17
Sites of local importance for nature conservation 17
Local Biodiversity and Geodiversity Action Plans 18
Protected and Biodiversity Action Plan species 18
Other controls 18
Conservation management plans 19
Preparing a conservation management plan 19
Researching cemeteries 20
Current uses 21
Assessing significance 21
Indentifying key issues, problems and opportunities 21
Setting priorities 22
Inspection, care, maintenance and repair
of memorials 23
Types of memorials 23
Materials and deterioration 23
Memorial maintenance 24
Identification, documentation and management 25
Risk assessment 25
Practical conservation considerations 29
Memorial conservation 29
Historic landscape restoration 30
Managing for wildlife and geology 30
Funding 32
Volunteers and friends 32
Further reading 34
Law, policy, designations and the planning system 34
History of cemeteries and cemetery features 35
A selection of historic published sources 35
Conservation 36
Cemetery and churchyard management 38
Education and access 38
Useful contacts 39
Government departments and agencies 39
Burial, cremation, local government and
professional organisations 40
Historic environment organisations 42
Monuments and sculpture organisations 43
Wildlife organisations 43
Geology organisations 44
Volunteer organisations 44
Funding in England 45
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