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Dr
Roger
White
Academic Director
Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK
Tel: 0121 414 5493
Wroxeter Roman City was acquired by the Government in 1973 from Raby Estate, an enlightened move that immediately removed agricultural activity as the greatest threat to the buried remains on the site. As a consequence of the purchase, a feasibility study was drawn up by the Inspector of Ancient Monuments to recommend a long-term strategic vision for the site. This called for a bold development of the Roman City as an archaeological park that would have turned Wroxeter into one of the premier Roman visitor attractions in the country. For all sorts of reasons, these ambitions were not realised.
This Conservation Plan offers a new strategic vision for Wroxeter. Unlike that first report, it is built upon a long and sustained discussion with the local community, visitors, landholders, policy makers, businesses, administrators, non-governmental bodies such as Natural England, the National Trust, the Environment Agency, academic bodies and many others as well as, crucially, English Heritage staff themselves. We hope that there will be widespread agreement that the recommendations made here will bring long term benefits to both the site and the community as a whole.
The digital files for the conservation plan are split into the text chapters of the 'Wroxeter Roman City Conservation Plan' (WCP) and the 'Gazetteer of Heritage Assets'.