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Catalogue reference: PF 309

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PF 309

This series contains correspondence and papers relating to ancient monuments and historic buildings, on subjects including repair works and maintenance, acquisitions and taking into guardianship and details of archaeological excavations. In...

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PF 309

Title
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Archaeological Unit: Registered Files (AE Series)
Date

1980-1994

Description

This series contains correspondence and papers relating to ancient monuments and historic buildings, on subjects including repair works and maintenance, acquisitions and taking into guardianship and details of archaeological excavations. In particular, this series includes records relating to the Royal Palaces and the Windsor Castle fire, in respect to maintenance and other works stemming from this incident.

Related material

For related records regarding the management and administration of ancient monuments and historic buildings see WORK 14

For records relating to work undertaken at the Royal Palaces see PF 233

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

AE

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
  • Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
  • Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
Physical description

36 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Subjects
Topics
Ancient Monuments and Historical Buildings
Sports
Custodial history

Department for National Heritage 1992-1997; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Upon the establishment of the Department for National Heritage in 1992, responsibility for anicent monuments, the Royal Palaces, historic buildings and archaeology transferred from the Department of the Environment. Under the responsibility of the Department for National Heritage and subsequently the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the same prefix (AE, Archaeological Unit) was utilised, as it had been done previously in the Department of the Environment.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17473241/

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