Re: WWII code-breaker home Bletchley Park gets vital repairs

[Jim Murray <jim () digitaldaemons co uk>]

The 'listed building' system is complex (got to keep the civil servants
busy somehow) and varies in detail between the individual countries of
the UK. England & Wales have different rules from Scotland, while
Northern Ireland is different from both of them. In particular England &
Wales have a 'Grade 2*' category which doesn't seem to have an
equivalent in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Basically, the listing grades are as follows :

Grade 1 : High historical importance. Usually owners will not be allowed
to make any kind of alterations to this type of building and will be
required to keep it in a good state of repair. Public financing (in the
form of grants from English National Heritage) may be available for
urgent structural repairs.

Grade 2 : Historically important but considerably less so than grade 1.
No public financing is available for repairs and the level of statutory
control on alterations is considerably lower than for grade 1 listed
buildings. Owners still have a duty to maintain the building where
possible, however it's far more likely that a grade 2 building will fall
into disrepair and be demolished due to lack of finances for essential
repairs.

There's much more detailed information available online, start here if
interested : http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1374

HTH,

Jim.

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:27:22 +0200, Juha-Matti Laurio said:
> > Seeping rainwater has threatened the structure of the Grade II listed
> > Victorian Gothic building
>
> Any of you Brits lurking on the list able to explain what Grade II means?
>
> I'm *guessing* either a label regarding its historical significance, or
> its state of (dis)repair, but it's unclear whether lower numbers (Grade I)
> are better or worse...
>
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