Anne McIntosh

Conservative Party | Vale of York

McIntosh alarmed by loss of England's historic monuments

1 July 2009

Miss Anne McIntosh, MP for the Vale of York and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk and Malton, has expressed her alarm at the results of English Heritage's annual Heritage at Risk Register. In the Vale of York, 47 scheduled monuments, 5 Listed Buildings, 3 registered parks, and even an historic battlefield have been placed on the Risk Register.

Miss Anne McIntosh said: "The Vale of York is blessed with a huge variety of historical monuments and structures, constructions of our ancestors stretching back to the Bronze Age, the Vikings, and the Romans. Some of these monuments have existed for nearly two millennia and could exist for many years to come if they are treated with the proper respect."

"I firmly believe that English Heritage undertakes valuable and important work in mapping what structures in England have historic value, and highlighting those buildings which could be lost because of their state of disrepair."

"I share many of the concerns expressed by English Heritage in their recent Heritage at Risk Register. Snape Castle was constructed in the fifteenth century but is described as in ‘very bad' condition. The early nineteenth century chapel at Allerton Park is in ‘poor' condition. English Heritage has warned that a number of round barrows at places such as Boltby and Sutton-under-Whitestonecliff are in a declining state of repair due to arable ploughing."

"I would encourage people to protect the architecture of the Vale of York by supporting both the work of English Heritage and local history groups and civic organisations operating in their area. I believe that, having been bestowed with such a rich heritage, we must preserve and protect what has been left to us for future generations to enjoy."