English Heritage aims to, "conserve and enhance the historic environment and broaden public access to Britians' heritage", for more information visit their website at www.english-heritage.org.uk

For anyone interested in listed buildings and the historic environment, Building Conservation.com is a useful source of information and up-to-date articles. Visit www.buildingconservation.com for more information.

The Department for Culture Media and Sport is the Government body responsible for, amongst other things, the historic Environment within the UK. To learn more visit www.culture.gov.uk

At a regional level Government Office of the South West (GOSW) is a department of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and works in partnership with authorities in the south west. For more details visit www.odpm.gov.uk and www.gosw.gov.uk