Milton Keynes Council has launched its New Town Heritage Register to identify, bring together and celebrate local heritage.
image Milton Keynes Council
Milton Keynes Council writes:
The Milton Keynes New Town Heritage Register seeks to identify, bring together and celebrate assets that make an important contribution in order to inform planning decisions that affect them. It also hopes to form a basis on which to positively promote the unique new town heritage of Milton Keynes, aiding investment and other cultural projects. Ultimately, the Heritage Register website will show the location and nature of the assets, bringing together walks and tours to help residents, visitors and workers in MK understand, appreciate and enjoy it.
Milton Keynes is the last, largest and most ambitious of the all the new towns, the combination of its scale, distinctive grid layout, architectural and landscape driven design will not be seen again in this country. Its architecture, art, planning, green landscapes, public realm and infrastructure all contribute to its unique character and its local, national and international significance.
Some individual new town assets have already been recognised by the government and its advisors, Historic England as being nationally important, being designated grade II listed buildings. However, beyond these are many buildings, structures, landscapes, artworks and places of local significance that are valued because they contribute to the distinctive identity of Milton Keynes.
