Number 7: Public Parks

Published 11 October 2018

This issue focuses on championing and protecting our public parks heritage, and the role of historic parks and green spaces in our towns and cities, and place making. We have invited external contributors, as well as our own experts, to look at the benefits of public parks, and the challenges they are facing in funding and use.

We want everyone in the heritage sector to help ensure parks and green spaces are protected and cherished. Huge changes are unfolding and we would like to invite you all to be part of the debate via #ParksMatter.

Guest editor: Jenifer White, National Landscape Adviser at Historic England

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Introduction to Heritage Online Debate Number 9
By Jenifer White, National Landscape Adviser, Historic England
The Victorian Legacy
By Dr Katy Layton-Jones, historian and historical consultant, University of Leicester and Victoria County Histories
Dawn of the Dark Ages
By David Lambert, Director, The Parks Agency
The Tyranny of the Temporary
By Dr Andrew Smith, Reader, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster
National Lottery Action for Parks
By Drew Bennellick, Head of Land and Nature, Heritage Lottery Fund UK
The Registration Effect
By Jenifer White, National Landscape Adviser, Historic England
Outdoor Recreation Valuation Tool
By Greg Smith, Research Fellow, and Brett Day, Professor of Environmental Economics, LEEP, Business School, University of Exeter
Do Parks Have a Sustainable Future?
By Nick Grayson, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager, Birmingham City Council