War Memorials Trust
 

Helpsheets

War Memorials Trust helpsheets are listed below in alphabetical order alongside information from other sources we believe may be of assistance.

Some helpsheets appear more than once under different names to help ensure you can find what you are looking for (duplicate entries are marked with an *).

Links to external sources are indicated by the external source being noted in brackets at the end of the name.  

 

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

 

A

Easy Access to Historic Landscapes (Historic England)*

Advice for custodians*

Addition of names

 

B

Brass*

Brass - Monumental see Conservation - Brass

Bronze*

 

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C

Call to remember leaflet 2013

Caring for Historic Graveyard and Cemetery Monuments (Historic England)

Caring for War Memorials in Wales (Cadw)*

Caring for War Memorials in Wales - technical guidance (Cadw)*

Ceremonies*

Churches and war memorials 

Cleaning

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Cemeteries and Memorials in England (Historic England and Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

Community Rights guide (Dept. Communities and Local Government)

Condition survey

Conservation and management of war memorial landscapes (Historic England, WMT and the Gardens Trust)

Conservation principles

Conservation contractors and professional advisors

Conservation

Conservation, preventative

  • Lighting - Guidance from: British Standards (BS EN 12464-2:2014) on internal light or Chartered Institute of Building Services (CIBSE)/Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) on external - fact fileLighting Guide or book

The Conservation, Repair and Management of War Memorials (Historic England)*

Concrete*

Contested Heritage - links to advice in this area, see also Legislation

Contractors*

Crime see Theft below under T

Custodians advice*

Types of contractors*

 

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D

Dates on war memorials 

Day-to-day management

Dedication and rededication services or ceremonies

Definition of a war memorial 

 

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E

Easy Access to Historic Landscapes (Historic England)

Evaluating the site and location of a war memorial 

 

F

Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 (Church of England)

Fundraising  

 

G

Gardens: Conservation and management of war memorial landscapes*

Stained Glass windows (Historic England)*

Graffiti prevention and removal (Historic England) 

War Memorial Parks and Gardens (Historic England)*

 

H

Heritage crime see Theft below

Heritage Help

Historic England publications - selection of guidance on best conservation practice and wider conservation matters

Historic Environment Scotland publications - selection of Inform guides on best conservation practice and wider conservation matters

Historical research*  

 

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I

Importance of war memorials

Inscriptions

Insurance - Advice from Ecclesiastical on insurance considerations if undertaking building work especially on churches

 

J

 

K

 

L

Conservation and management of war memorial landscapes*

The Planning System in England and the Protection of Historic Parks and Gardens* (The Gardens Trust)

Law

Lichens*

Lime mortar*

Limestone*

Listing a war memorial*

Listing War Memorials in England - A Guide for Volunteers (Historic England)

Local group*

Location of a war memorial - changing*

Location of a war memorial - evaluating*

Looking after your war memorial*

 

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M

MaintenanceBooker - website helping churches get professional assistance for essential maintenance works (National Churches Trust)

Managing a war memorial*

Method statement*

Mortar*

Moving war memorials*

The Conservation, Repair and Management of War Memorials (Historic England)*

The repair and maintenance of war memorials (Historic Environment Scotland)*

 

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N

Names

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for England (gov.uk)

New war memorials

 

O

Ownership of war memorials 

 

P

Parks: Conservation and management of war memorial landscapes*

Parks: War Memorial Parks and Gardens (Historic England)*

Parliamentary acts*

Photographing war memorials

Planning in England and Wales*

The Planning System in England and the Protection of Historic Parks and Gardens (The Gardens Trust)

Preparing a method statement

Preventing war memorial theft*

Principles of conservation*

Procurement - Getting quotes and finding the right contractor or conservator

Starting a war memorial restoration project*

 

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Q

 

R

Recording

Rededication service or ceremonies*

Relocation

The Conservation, Repair and Management of War Memorials (Historic England)*

The repair and maintenance of war memorials (Historic Environment Scotland)*

Researching the history of a war memorial

Researching the names on a war memorial

Responsibility for war memorials*

Starting a war memorial restoration project*

 

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S

Selling war memorials

Services*

Setting up a local group to look after your war memorial

(Stained Glass) Windows (SPAB Maintenance Co-operatives Project)

Starting a war memorial restoration project*

Stone - Limestone*

Structural problems and repairs* (Historic England)

The repair and maintenance of war memorials (Historic Environment Scotland)*

 

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T

The Conservation, Repair and Management of War Memorials (Historic England)*

Dealing with theft 

Traditional Buildings Skills (National Heritage Training Group and Churches Conservation Trust)

Types of contractors and their roles*

 

U

Understanding Historic Buildings - A guide to good recording practice (Historic England)*

 

V

 

W

Caring for War Memorials in Wales (Cadw)*

Caring for War Memorials in Wales - technical guidance (Cadw)*

War Graves

War memorials: A code of practice for custodians (Ministry of Justice)

War memorials for sale*

War Memorial Parks and Gardens (Historic England)*

War memorial theft: Prevention and solutions 

(Stained Glass) Windows / Leaded lights (SPAB)

Wreaths and war memorials

 

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X

 

Y

 

Z

 

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