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Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and successors: Ancient Monuments (Presentation):...
Catalogue reference: WORK 60
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WORK 60
The files contain papers relating to the commercial management of ancient monuments and, in particular, publicity measures, publication of books and meetings of the Ancient Monuments Presentation Committee.Some of these files were re-registered...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 60
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and successors: Ancient Monuments (Presentation): Registered Files (AMP Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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The files contain papers relating to the commercial management of ancient monuments and, in particular, publicity measures, publication of books and meetings of the Ancient Monuments Presentation Committee.
Some of these files were re-registered from the EG series into the AMP series at the establishment of the Ancient Monuments (Presentation) Branch in 1969. After 1970 the AMP prefix continued to be used by the Department of the Environment and also by the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Commission (English Heritage) when that agency was created in 1984 to take over much of the work relating to ancient monuments.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- AMP file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of the Environment, Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings, 1972-1987
- Department of the Environment, Directorate of Ancient Monuments and Special Services, 1970-1972
- Ministry of Public Building and Works, Ancient Monuments Branch, 1962-1969
- Ministry of Public Building and Works, Directorate of Ancient Monuments and Special Services, 1969-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 23 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1991 Department of the Environment
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- This series contains files of the Ancient Monuments (Presentation) Branch dating from its formation in 1969.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Ancient Monuments (Presentation) Branch was part of the Directorate of Ancient Monuments and Special Services in the Ministry of Public Building and Works and from 1973 of the Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings Directorate in the Department of the Environment. It was responsible for the commercial management of ancient monuments and historic buildings.
The branch was initially headed by a principal information officer who was formerly a member of the Chief Information Officer's Branch in Establishment Division 5.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14661/
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