Edinburgh World Heritage
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Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) is an independent charity in Edinburgh, Scotland established in 1999. It is tasked with conserving, enhancing and promoting Edinburgh's World Heritage Site "Old and New Towns of Edinburgh", which was designated in 1995.{{cite web|title=Old and New Towns of Edinburgh|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/728|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|access-date=5 July 2015}} It was created through donations from the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland.{{cite web|title=What We Do|url=http://www.ewht.org.uk/what-we-do|publisher=Edinburgh World Heritage|access-date=1 July 2015}} The EWH has worked on over 1,500 projects across Edinburgh in the areas of conservation, learning, and planning.{{Cite web|date=2018-03-15|title=Projects|url=https://ewh.org.uk/maps/projects/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Edinburgh World Heritage}} Some of these projects include restoring Edinburgh's historic graveyards,{{Cite web|date=2017-11-21|title=Graveyards|url=https://ewh.org.uk/project/graveyards/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Edinburgh World Heritage}} original street lighting,{{Cite web|date=2017-09-13|title=Historic Street Lighting|url=https://ewh.org.uk/project/historic-street-lighting/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Edinburgh World Heritage}} and monuments.{{Cite web|date=2017-08-29|title=Twelve Monuments|url=https://ewh.org.uk/project/twelve-monuments/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Edinburgh World Heritage}}
History
By the 1960s, parts of the New Town of Edinburgh were in poor condition and in risk of being demolished. In 1971, the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee was formed to give grants to home owners for repairs. In 1985, the Edinburgh Old Town Committee for Conservation and Renewal, later the Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust, was formed with an emphasis on stimulating social and economic regeneration. In 1999, the two organizations were merged.{{Cite web|date=2017-10-02|title=Our History|url=https://ewh.org.uk/about-us/our-history/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=Edinburgh World Heritage}}
Melville monument
In 2008, the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square was restored as part of the Twelve Monuments Project, a joint initiative of Edinburgh World Heritage and the City of Edinburgh Council.{{Cite web |title=The Melville Monument |url=https://ewh.org.uk/iconic-buildings-and-monuments/the-melville-monument/ |access-date=2020-05-02}}
In August 2020, EWH were the Agents in a planning application to erect a plaque on the monument. The plaque was intended to honour victims of slavery whose enslavement was connected to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.
A descendant criticised the characterisation of Dundas as ‘biased’, ‘defamatory’ and ‘historically inaccurate’.{{Cite web|last=BBC News for Edinburgh, Fife and East|first=|date=14 June 2020|title=Henry Dundas descendant defends ancestor's record|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-53041048|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623081703/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-53041048 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |access-date=July 6, 2020|website=BBC News}}Horne, M (2020). [https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/rewording-of-henry-dundas-plaque-bad-history-says-sir-tom-devine-2bc5f3jw8 Rewording of Henry Dundas plaque bad history...] (subscription required)
References
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External links
- [https://ewh.org.uk Official website]
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Category:1999 establishments in Scotland
Category:Charities based in Edinburgh
Category:Conservation in Scotland
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