New Summary from Historic England – Economic Value of Heritage Sector

Historic England have released a summary of the latest findings on the economic value of England's heritage sector.

The new summary is part of Heritage Counts, an online hub for the best available evidence on the value of heritage. The aim is that this information will support advocacy for heritage and inform new initiatives.

Read the summary here.

This ties in closely to the UK Government's ongoing Culture and Heritage Capital programme. You can read an outline of the timeline and major developments of this DCMS programme, and how it is relevant to the heritage science community in our briefing note here.