A Saturday morning talk by Eric Branse-Instone (Historic England listing adviser for the North-East and Yorkshire Region)
Eric Branse-Instone has spent the last 30 years assessing sites of all types and dates for national designation, principally Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings. Having previously worked as an industrial archaeologist, industrial heritage has been a particular specialty.
His talk, illustrated by his casework, mainly from Yorkshire, will provide an insight into assessing industrial sites for statutory protection: how we decide what is of national importance or special interest, what sorts of things we look for and how we make our recommendations to government.
He will also highlight the problems of older designations and explain how interested members of the public can help add to our collective knowledge of listed and scheduled sites, helping to protect them for future generations.
Visitors always welcome.
Following meetings, all are welcome to join us for lunch at the nearby hostelry, The Fox & Newt.