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Historic Sites and Monuments: Outline
Southend has a wide range of historic buildings and Sites. The most important are included by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in the statutory list of 'buildings of special architectural or historic interest'.
Southend has about 150 of these "Listed Buildings". Other historic buildings are included in the Council's own non-statutory 'Local List'.
A scheduled ancient monument is a building which is considered to be important enough to be worth protecting under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (1979).
The decision to protect a monument is made by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of English Heritage, and is based on certain guidelines.
Further Information
Contact: Leisure, Culture & Tourism (including leisure/sports facilities, libraries, museums & parks)
Email: council@southend.gov.uk
Telephone: 01702 215011
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-sea, Essex, SS2 6ER