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"This is volume seven in a series of eight reports which describe the formation of the national collection of ancient monuments and historic buildings from 1882 to 1983 in the context of legislation and other available means of protecting heritage. This report describes the growth of the collection from the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act, 1953 which gave the government new powers of grant-giving and acquisition to the formation of the Department of the Environment" -- Summary.
"ISSN 2046-9802 (online)."
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A history of the National Heritage Collection. Volume seven, 1953-1970 by Nick Chapple. Published by English Heritage in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.