English Heritage and its portfolio are national treasures

English Heritage has a portfolio of more than 880 historical places collected by the government from the 1880s to the 1970s to form a national collection of built and archaeological heritage.This amassing of places represents the state’s efforts to ensure the protection of the nation’s most significant prehistoric and medieval sites, which were often in great disrepair or at threat of demolition.

Source: English Heritage and its portfolio are national treasures | English Heritage | The Guardian