Battle to preserve Civil War sites

Anthony Gross (바카라 사이트 추천S,June 30) is to be congratulated for drawing attention to 바카라사이트 attempts of 바카라사이트 Battlefields Trust to preserve Tewkesbury. The trust originated largely as a result of 바카라사이트 earlier loss of part of Naseby to road extension and, at present, it also has a major appeal to purchase land for a visitor centre at Edgehill.

The recent appearance of 바카라사이트 consultative draft of English Heritage's Battlefields Register is to be warmly welcomed as a significant first step towards 바카라사이트 preservation, presentation and interpretation of English battlefields although, unfortunately, it makes no attempt to accord priorities for preservation or conservation. Of 바카라사이트 41 listed "battlefields", 16 are already lost to future generations and 바카라사이트 register falls short of 바카라사이트 achievement of 바카라사이트 comparable recommendations of 바카라사이트 Civil War Sites Advisory Commission in 바카라사이트 United States in terms not only of prioritisation, but also in effectively leaving implementation to local authorities.

The trust thus has 바카라사이트 task of more fully informing public debate and it is to be hoped that professional historians will take up 바카라사이트 challenge as outlined by Anthony Gross to back 바카라사이트 trust's efforts. It can be contacted through its co-ordinator, Michael Rayner, at 98 Freedom Road, Walkley, Sheffield S6 2XD.

IAN BECKETT University of Luton