Register of Historic Landscapes in Wales
(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 02, 2001 ) Cardiff, Wales
The second and final volume of the Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales was launched today, Friday, February 2, by Sue Essex, National Assembly for Wales Minister for the Environment.
The volume, which covers landscapes of special historic interest, is an ample source of information which will enable equal weight to be given to historic landscapes, alongside nature conservation and wildlife protection, when considering the future of the Welsh environment.
Published jointly by Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, the Countryside Council for Wales and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS UK), the Register is unique to Wales, and brings together 22 special and 36 outstanding historic landscapes.
The sites highlighted in the latest volume are as diverse as the mountain scenery of the Berwyn, where man’s rural activities have been prominent in its evolution, and the carved industrial landscape of the Rhondda. They emphasise both the dynamic and living nature of today’s landscape, and also demonstrate how people’s perception of landscape has changed.
Such landscapes will continue to change over time. The Register imposes no statutory requirements, but provides a pool of information to individuals, communities, planners and the general public, on the historic landscapes in which we live.
Sue Essex points to the success of Blaenavon in achieving World Heritage status as evidence of the value of understanding historic landscapes. She says, “What exists today is largely a created landscape, produced through the endeavours of many individuals over many generations, from the agricultural landscapes of the prehistoric period to the industrial landscapes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
“This Register provides information about our most important historic landscapes which will help us strike the right balance between conserving the historic character of the landscape and the need for it to change in response to modern needs.”
John Lloyd Jones, Chairman of the Countryside Council for Wales, adds, “The production of this Register has been a successful collaboration between the two leading bodies in Wales with statutory responsibilities for heritage and countryside issues and a pre-eminent international body in the field of heritage conservation.
“It will be an invaluable resource providing essential information for a wide range of purposes. For example, information about the historic landscape can help in the preparation of farm plans within the Tir Gofal agri-environment scheme and over time the historic character of a particular area could be enhanced through, for example, a common approach to the management of traditional field boundaries.
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Editor’s note:
The Register was launched today, Friday, February 2, at 11.00am at the Bryn Howel Hotel in Llangollen, which lies within the Vale of Llangollen special landscape.
The Register was designed by Ceri Staziker of Staziker Jones Design Consultants, Cardiff – www.stazikerjones.co.uk
For further information contact Hannah Thomas, Cadw Information Officer, on 029 2082 6178
Rhodri Ellis Owen or Catrin Hughes at Cambrensis PR on 029 2025 7075
The second and final volume of the Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales was launched today, Friday, February 2, by Sue Essex, National Assembly for Wales Minister for the Environment.
The volume, which covers landscapes of special historic interest, is an ample source of information which will enable equal weight to be given to historic landscapes, alongside nature conservation and wildlife protection, when considering the future of the Welsh environment.
Published jointly by Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments, the Countryside Council for Wales and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS UK), the Register is unique to Wales, and brings together 22 special and 36 outstanding historic landscapes.
The sites highlighted in the latest volume are as diverse as the mountain scenery of the Berwyn, where man’s rural activities have been prominent in its evolution, and the carved industrial landscape of the Rhondda. They emphasise both the dynamic and living nature of today’s landscape, and also demonstrate how people’s perception of landscape has changed.
Such landscapes will continue to change over time. The Register imposes no statutory requirements, but provides a pool of information to individuals, communities, planners and the general public, on the historic landscapes in which we live.
Sue Essex points to the success of Blaenavon in achieving World Heritage status as evidence of the value of understanding historic landscapes. She says, “What exists today is largely a created landscape, produced through the endeavours of many individuals over many generations, from the agricultural landscapes of the prehistoric period to the industrial landscapes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
“This Register provides information about our most important historic landscapes which will help us strike the right balance between conserving the historic character of the landscape and the need for it to change in response to modern needs.”
John Lloyd Jones, Chairman of the Countryside Council for Wales, adds, “The production of this Register has been a successful collaboration between the two leading bodies in Wales with statutory responsibilities for heritage and countryside issues and a pre-eminent international body in the field of heritage conservation.
“It will be an invaluable resource providing essential information for a wide range of purposes. For example, information about the historic landscape can help in the preparation of farm plans within the Tir Gofal agri-environment scheme and over time the historic character of a particular area could be enhanced through, for example, a common approach to the management of traditional field boundaries.
Ends
Editor’s note:
The Register was launched today, Friday, February 2, at 11.00am at the Bryn Howel Hotel in Llangollen, which lies within the Vale of Llangollen special landscape.
The Register was designed by Ceri Staziker of Staziker Jones Design Consultants, Cardiff – www.stazikerjones.co.uk
For further information contact Hannah Thomas, Cadw Information Officer, on 029 2082 6178
Rhodri Ellis Owen or Catrin Hughes at Cambrensis PR on 029 2025 7075
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