I'm afraid my enthiusiasm is tempered by the fact that listed buildings online has still not been updated - hence buildings listed four years or so ago in Walsall do not appear. Accordingly if you were to recommend this source to anyone you would still have to advise them to check with the local authority for recent listings. What we need is an up to date online resource with a policy for update within a named period of a new listing. Mike Shaw Black Country Archaeologist ________________________________ From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records on behalf of [log in to unmask] Sent: Wed 26/03/2008 11:11 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Listed Buildings Online now available via Heritage Gateway - Should we spread the word? Dear All, I was delighted to discover today that Listed Buildings Online has now become available to all via the Heritage Gateway, as was promised a few months ago. I am keen to spread the word to all those who up to now have had to come to me for this information. Is it OK to start advertising this, or is this a "soft" launch, with plans to advertise it when the Heritage Gateway is confident that its is working as intended? In the meantime, congratulations to those who have worked to make this possible. Penny Ward Senior Historic Environment Records Officer Sustainability Group 01743 252558 **************************************************************************** Shropshire County Council: "Total spending on services per person is among the lowest of all county councils, while performance is among the best in the country." Audit Commission 2006. **************************************************************************** This email or any attached files are confidential, may be legally privileged and may contain personal views that are not the views of Shropshire County Council. It is intended solely for the correct addressee. If this email was sent to you in error please notify us by replying to the email or by telephoning Shropshire Customer First on 0845 678 9000. Once you have done this please delete the email/attachment and do not disclose, copy, distribute, or rely on it. Under the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 the contents of this email may need to be disclosed. Shropshire County Council reserves the right to monitor both sent and received emails. **************************************************************************** Scanned by MailDefender - managed email security from intY - www.maildefender.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: This email and files transmitted are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you may not copy, disclose, distribute or use it in any unauthorised manner. If you have received this email in error please notify us by email to [log in to unmask] and then delete it and any attachments accompanying it. Please note that Wolverhampton City Council cannot guarantee that this message or any attachments are virus free or have not been intercepted and amended. Any views or opinions expressed within this email are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect those of Wolverhampton City Council and no contractual arrangement is intended to arise from this communication. ==============================================================================