Protection of Manorial Records Review
Student placement project
- Project supervisors
Liz Hart and Philip Gale
- Department
Archive Sector Leadership
- Maximum number of student placements available on the project per academic year
One
- Level of study
MA/MSc students only
- Deadline for Expressions of Interest from students
1 January 2027 (17:00)
- Specific knowledge and/or skills required for the placement:
Interest in archive, heritage and property legislation and policy as well as in the economic and heritage value of archives.
Project description
The project investigates the current protections and policies for preserving manorial records in the context of wider archives legislation. For over a century manorial records have unusually been privately owned assets subject to legislative regulation. The review would include:
- Assessing the awareness of the Manorial Documents Register and Rules in the archives sector and among depositors and researchers
- Reviewing the interconnections with wider archive and cultural legislation and their associated policies for example export licensing
- The effectiveness of the current arrangements in supporting public access to manorial records and supporting investment in the acquisition, cataloguing, conservation and research use of manorial records.
- Identifying what measures might be taken to improve the efficacy and delivery of the current arrangements.
- This would be done by engaging with the various stakeholders through a combination of collecting and analysing data, a literature review and interviews.
Activities include
Outputs include a webinar and report, and can be framed as part of The National Archives' wider support of the Government Vision for Archives themes of accessible, inclusive and sustainable, and contribute to the debate on the future evolution of archive legislation.