Shropshire Memories: Researching Shropshire's past is now much easier thanks to a new website service

By Whitchurch Herald on Aug 28, 09 12:32 PM in 2000 onwards

RESEARCHING Shropshire's history has become much easier now the county's Historic Environment Record (HER) has been added to a new national website.

Formerly the Shropshire Sites and Monuments Record, the HER aims to be a record of all the archaeological sites, finds and features, and historic buildings, structures and landscapes in the county, and contains a wealth of supporting material.

Copies of all the HER's main records - including maps, reports, photographs and aerial photographs - are now available on the national 'Heritage Gateway' website - www.heritagegateway.org.uk.

The Shropshire HER records can be searched independently or viewed in conjunction with a range of national Heritage records maintained by English Heritage.

Access to the HER records via the Heritage Gateway website complements the Heritage Lottery-funded Discovering Shropshire's History (DSH) website - www.shropshirehistory.org.uk - where information contributed by public bodies and a wide range of local history groups can be viewed.

The HER records will be continually updated by Shropshire Council's Historic Environment Team, which can also be inspected by appointment at the team's office at Shirehall in Shrewsbury.

There will also be opportunities for volunteers to become involved in the work of the HER in recording the many layers of history that inform Shropshire's landscape.

For more information on how to become a volunteer or carry out research, call 01743 252558.

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