Description
The Essex Historic Environment Record (EHER) is maintained by the Historic Environment Branch of Essex County Council. The county council has long-term policies to safeguard and enhance the historic environment. The work of the Branch is designed to implement these policies through recording, studying, managing and promoting the historic environment. The historic environment of Essex is remarkably diverse. Examples include some of the oldest Palaeolithic sites in Britain, extensive areas of preserved prehistoric land surface in the inter-tidal zone, a great concentration of medieval moated sites in the north-west of the county, and numerous military buildings and earthworks relating to the Second World War. There are a number of enhancement projects being carried out, which aim to improve the quality of the information available about certain types of site. These include 20th century defences, sites found from aerial photography, historic landscapes and industrial archaeology.
Service Host organisation
Administrative area of Essex plus Thurrock UA
Local authorities covered
Contact information
- Name
- Tim Murphy
- Job Title
- Historic Environment Manager
- Telephone Number
- 03330 136849
- Email Address
- [email protected]
Further information
- Address
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Historic Environment Specialist Team, Place Services
County Hall
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1QH
Visiting
- Opening hours
- 9am to 4.30pm
- Visitor facilities
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Photocopying; extensive library of national and local periodicals, monographs, books and other sources; photographic collection.
- Information available
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Digital records of archaeological sites, finds and industrial and listed buildings, including fieldwork reports, mapping and photographs. Please note: the EHER is open to public consultation but an appointment must be made in advance. We do not have a dedicated visitor desk but will try to accommodate visitors. Staff will show how information can be accessed. Photocopying is permitted at the current cost of 10p a sheet. Commercial consultations are charged a fee dependent on the time needed.