Useful links to conservation and heritage

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• Useful links to conservation and heritage
• Historic Maps / Archives, Historic Information and Research

Useful links to conservation and heritage

Government Departments and Nottinghamshire County Council

• Department of Culture, Media and Sport (external link)
• Department for Communities and Local Government (external link)
• Historic England (external link)
• Nottinghamshire County Council (external link)
  • Archaeological Services (external link)
  • Historic Buildings (external link)
  • Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record (external link)

Designated Heritage Assets

• National Heritage List for England (Historic England) (external link) – Full and searchable database of all nationally designated heritage assets, including Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Registered Parks & Gardens.
• Heritage at Risk Register (Historic England) (external link) – Covering Grade I and II* Listed buildings, Conservation Areas, Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Registered Parks & Gardens.
• Bassetlaw Buildings at Risk Register
• Magic (external link) - The first web-based interactive map to bring together geographic information on key environmental schemes and designations in one place.

Historic Photographs

• Bassetlaw Museum – Historic photographs covering the whole of Bassetlaw. (external link)
• Inspire Picture Archive – A range of historic photographs from across the County. (external link)
• Picture Nottingham – A website containing historic photographs of the County, run by Nottingham City Council. (external link)
• Historic England (Find Photos) – Historic photographs, drawings and reports from across England. (external link)
• Historic England (England’s Places) – Historic photographs of English cities, towns and villages from the Architectural Red Box collection. (external link)
• Historic England (Aerial Photo Explorer) – Over 400,000 digitised historic aerial photographs from the Historic England Archive. (external link)

Historic Maps / Archives, Historic Information and Research

Historic Maps

• Nottinghamshire Archives (external link) – Contains most of Bassetlaw’s tithe maps, enclosure maps, estate maps, Ordnance Survey maps and others.
• Old Maps (external link) – Historical map archive covering England, Wales and Scotland.
• Old Maps Online (external link) – Various historic maps, including the c1840 County Series Nottinghamshire map.
• Retford Library (external link) – Holds paper copies of various historical maps of the Retford area.
• Worksop Library (external link) – Holds paper copies of various historical maps of the Worksop area (including the 1865 Gas Maps).

Archives, Historic Information and Research

• Bassetlaw Museum (external link) – Archives include a large collection of late-19^th/early-20^th century building plans from across the entire district (please contact the museum for further information).
• Nottinghamshire Archives (external link) – The county’s main archive, containing historic maps and plans, court records, parish records, ecclesiastical records, school records and District/ Borough/County Council records.
• University of Nottingham (Manuscripts and Special Collections) (external link) – Large archive of material including manuscripts, maps, ecclesiastical records, manorial records and estate records of some of Nottinghamshire’s leading families.
• Nottinghamshire History (external link) – A vast source of books and articles on the history of the County, covering many of Bassetlaw’s settlements.
• The Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway (external link) – A guide to heritage resources within the county.
• Retford Library (external link) – Extensive archive of maps, books, articles and photographs.
• Worksop Library (external link) – Extensive archive of maps, books, articles, photographs and 19^th & 20^th century local newspapers.
• British Library (external link) – Vast online resource, including extensive catalogues of locally-significant manuscripts and other material. Also includes fully searchable archive of local 19th century newspapers (external link) - Nottinghamshire Libraries login details required).
• Sheffield City Archives (external link) – Extensive collection of material relating to Nottinghamshire, including the Arundel Castle Manuscripts (Dukes of Norfolk).
• Doncaster Archives & Local Studies (external link) – Archive material relating to the North Nottinghamshire/Yorkshire border area.
• Rotherham Archives & Local Studies Service (external link) – Archive material relating to the North Nottinghamshire/Yorkshire border area.
• Derbyshire Record Office (external link) – Archive material relating to the North Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border area.
• National Archives (external link) – Catalogues most resources held within official town, city and county archives (including Nottinghamshire).

Societies, Funding sources, National heritage groups

Local History Societies:

• The Thoroton Society (external link) – Nottinghamshire’s principal historical and archaeological society, established in 1897
• Shireoaks & District Local History Group
  Email: explore@shireoakshistory.fsnet.co.uk
• Tuxford Heritage Society
• Worksop Archaeological and Local Historical Society

National heritage groups, societies and funding sources:

• Council for British Archaeology (external link) 
• English Historic Towns Forum (external link) 
• Heritage Funding Directory (external link)  – The directory of funding sources for repairs to historic buildings
• HLF (Heritage Lottery Fund) (external link) 
• IHBC (Institute of Historic Building Conservation) (external link) 
• Listed Building Owners Club (external link) 
• Save Britain’s Heritage (external link) 
• The Architectural Heritage Fund (external link) 
• The Civic Trust (external link) 
• The Garden History Society (external link) 
• The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (external link) 
• The Twentieth Century Society (external link) 
• The Victorian Society (external link) 

Conservation Trade Links:

• AABC (external link)  – Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation.
• Building Conservation Directory (external link) – For conservation professionals and suppliers.
• CARE (Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers) (external link) – Identifies civil and structural engineers skilled in the conservation of historic structures and sites.
• Heritage Skills Hub - A not-for-profit Community Interest Company, set up to promote and support traditional building skills.
• HESPR (Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition) (external link) - A recognition and promotional service for companies operating in any area of historic environment conservation. HESPR is promoted and maintained by the IHBC.
• Period Home Magazine (Products & Services Directory) (external link) 
• RICS Building Conservation Accredited Scheme (external link) – Provides a register of individuals with experience and knowledge in the conservation of historic buildings or sites.
• SALVO (external link) – Architectural salvage and antiques directory. 

Last Updated on Tuesday, February 11, 2025