Listing and Designation

  • Wellington Arch horses
  • St Anne's Pier
  • De La Warr Pavilion
  • Castle Acre Priory Norfolk
Wellington Arch horses St Anne's Pier De La Warr Pavilion Castle Acre Priory Norfolk
 
 

Heritage of People and Places

Explore our recent work to celebrate under-represented heritage areas, including women’s history and the heritage of the slave trade and its abolition.

More on people and places 

Our Priorities  

Find out more about our priorities for protecting heritage in England via the National Heritage Protection Plan (NHPP). 

See our priorities for protecting heritage

Criteria for Protection

Our Selection Guidelines outline the criteria that we use when listing or designating different historic places such as buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Criteria for protection

Search the Heritage List

Details of all nationally protected historic places in England from buildings to battlefields are now available online.

Search the Heritage List

Landmark Listings 

Each week we highlight a landmark listing as part of the heritage centenary celebrations.

See Landmark Listings

Your Property

Lots of useful information for those who live in a listed building, a conservation area or an older property. 

Help for homeowners