Cold War Heritage and the Conservation of Military Remains in Yorkshire1

Bibliographic Data

ID5885014
AuthorsIan Strange (Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author), Ed Walley, E D Walley (Leeds Beckett University)
Year2007
Volume13
Issue2
Pages154-169
Publication date2007-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13527250601119066
OpenAlexW2047141986
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

Over the last few years there has been a growing interest in the future of military remains created in the UK since 1945. This interest has been sparked by debates that have taken place in archaeology, heritage management and conservation. Our purpose in this article is to intersect with these discussions and practice in a number of ways. First the article sets the discussion of Cold War military sites into the wider context of the rise of military archaeology and heritage conservation more generally. Second, it reviews some of the literature relating to Cold War heritage, both in terms of land management and reuse, but more centrally as a potential national heritage asset. Third, it outlines how this potential asset is managed currently within the heritage protection system and the heritage challenges posed by these remains, particularly the attempts which have been made to incorporate them into a mainstream heritage agenda. Finally, the paper considers the successes and limitations of heritage conservation strategies, under the auspices of the Cold War Monuments Protection Programme (MPP)

Archaeology · Cold war · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Environmental ethics · Industrial heritage · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · International Law and Human Rights · Law

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub