Latest additions to this website

Last updated: 18 Sept 2008

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All new additions to the site are now copied here so you can check easily what you've seen and what you haven't since your last visit. With one or two exceptions, this lists includes only the documents we make available ourselves and not links to other sites.

6 Sep 2008: Stonehenge autumn 2008 update, by Kate Fielden, RESCUE news
6 Dec 2007: "International jubilation" as £510-million road scheme scrapped, Save Stonehenge press release.
14 May 2007: Stonehenge update, by Kate Fielden, RESCUE news 102, Summer 2007.
23 March 2007: Stonehenge update, by Adam Nicolson, Daily Telegraph, June 2006.
23 March 2007: Stonehenge update, by Kate Fielden, RESCUE news 101, Spring 2007.
22 December 2006: Summary of Salisbury District Council's closing statement to the inquiry.
19 December 2006: Summary of the Stonehenge Alliance's closing statement to the visitor centre inquiry (PDF format).
23 November 2006: Stonehenge visitor centre proofs of evidence:
Summary of proof of evidence by George McDonic on landscape and environment matters. Browse as an ordinary web page or download PDF.
23 November 2006: Stonehenge visitor centre proofs of evidence. Summary of proof of evidence by Kate Fielden (on 1. History of the stonehenge visitor centre project; 2. Impact of the land train on archaeology and the WHS; 3. Visitor facilities and the need to protect the WHS; 4. The appropriate assessment in respect of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation.) Download PDF.
23 November 2006: Stonehenge visitor centre proofs of evidence. Summary of proof of evidence by Kate Freeman and Margaret Willmot on traffic and transport. Download PDF.
23 November 2006: Stonehenge visitor centre proofs of evidence. Summary of proof of evidence by Andy Norolk on landscape and visual impacts Download PDF.
23 November 2006: Stonehenge visitor centre proofs of evidence. Summary of proof of evidence by John Moon on noise disturbance due to land train. Download PDF.
Autumn 2006: Kate Fielden's autumn update for RESCUE news.
May 2006: Kate Fielden's regular roundup of the campaign for Rescue News.
30 March 2006: Joint response of conservation organizations. The full text of the statement issued in response to latest A303 plans.
March 2006: A36 Corridor Alliance Response to latest A303 plans.
24 January 2006: 12 Environmental groups unanimously reject government plans for new roads at Stonehenge, Save Stonehenge news release, 24 January 2006.
23 January 2006: Stonehenge: time for non-road solutions at Britain's greatest heritage site, Save Stonehenge press release, 23 January 2006.
23 January 2006: Stonehenge Alliance interim position statement
1 October 2005: Stonehenge: Where are we now? by Kate Fielden, RESCUE News, Autumn 2005.
26 July 2005: ICOMOS-UK Press statement on announcement of review 22 July 2005
20 July 2005: Inspector's report of the public inquiry: follow this link to find the report as a downloadable PDF file (about 1.4 MB).
20 July 2005: Campaigners welcome government rethink on Stonehenge tunnel Save Stonehenge! press release, 20 July 2005.
20 July 2005: Stonehenge alliance press release 20 July 2005.
15 November 2004: ICOMOS-UK: Concerns about visitor centre
8 November 2004: Salisbury Transport 2000: Objection to visitor centre
11 November 2004: Stonehenge Alliance: objection to visitor centre planning application
22 October 2004: New survey shows citizens of the world slam proposed Stonehenge road scheme, Save Stonehenge Press Release, 22 October 2004.
10 September 2004: RESCUE news 94: a news item about the visitor centre plan, by Kate Fielden, scheduled for publication in Rescue News, October 2004.
28 May 2004: Archive of messages sent to the Save Stonehenge! email list.
25 May 2004: Summary of the public inquiry by Kate Fielden of the Stonehenge Alliance.
25 May 2004: The Stonehenge Alliance's closing statement to the inquiry.
10 February 2004: Stonehenge road plan public inquiry: fair or foul?, Save Stonehenge Press Release, 10 February 2004.
24 November 2003: Last chance to save the Stonehenge landscape?: Friends of the Earth South West Press Release, 17 November 2003.
24 November 2003: Last chance to save the Stonehenge landscape?: Friends of the Earth South West Press Briefing, 17 November 2003.
24 November 2003: Stonehenge Alliance public inquiry, outline statement
24 November 2003: English Heritage public inquiry, outline statement
24 November 2003: Association of Council Taxpayers (ACT) South Wiltshire public inquiry, outline statement
24 November 2003: International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) UK public inquiry, outline statement
24 November 2003: National Trust public inquiry, outline statement
24 November 2003: Pagan Federation's objection to the Draft Orders, 25 August 2003.
28 September 2003: Dr Christopher Gillham's objection to the Draft Orders, 1 September 2003.
27 September 2003: Friends of the Earth Wiltshire Network's objection to the Draft Orders, 3 September 2003.
26 September 2003: Transport 2000 National office objection to the Draft Orders, 4 September 2003.
16 September 2003: Friends of the Earth's objection to the Draft Orders, 4 September 2003.
16 September 2003: East Amesbury Residents Group's objection to the Draft Orders, 1 September 2003.
16 September 2003: Dr Karl Brazier's objection to the Draft Orders, 26 August 2003.
6 September 2003: Public inquiry anounced: Highways Agency Press Release, 4 September 2003
28 August 2003: PROTESTERS RALLY AS DEADLINE FOR OBJECTION STONEHENGE LOOMS By David Prudames, 24-hour Museum, 27 August 2003.
20 August 2003: Salisbury Transport 2000's objection to draft orders, 18 August 2003.
17 August 2003: Stonehenge Alliance: Letter of objection to Draft Orders, 10 August 2003.
17 August 2003: Stonehenge Alliance: Letter of concern to UNESCO, 3 August 2003.
18 June 2003: Rock fall out - Builder and Engineer Online, feature article ??? 2002.
18 June 2003: Stonehenge scheme in question, ARCHAEOLOGY magazine, Vol 55 No 2, March/April 2002.
16 June 2003: ACT Appeal - appeal from the Association of Salisbury Counciltaxpayers, June 2003.
16 June 2003: ACT Press Release June 2002 - press release outling how the ACT Parker plan may be forced out of contention on a technicality.
11 June 2003: Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement
11 June 2003: Wiltshire STONED: Mysterious Wiltshire revealed. A BBC site that includes all sorts of good stuff about Stonehenge, Avebury, and associated sites.
10 June 2003: New Stonehenge road would bring "massive destruction" to World Heritage Site, Stonehenge Alliance Press Release, 10 June 2003.
10 June 2003: Stonehenge Aliance Position Statement - 5 June 2003.
9 June 2003: Heritage fears at £193m road scheme - The Times, 6 June 2003. Note: Unfortunately, you have to pay to access the full article or read it in the printed newspaper.
5 June 2003: National Trust calls for full delivery of Stonehenge vision - National Trust press release, 5th June 2003.
5 June 2003: Draft Stonehenge plans published - BBC News, 5th June 2003.
5 June 2003: Stonehenge road plans published - Ananova.com, 5th June 2003.
5 June 2003: Short tunnel is bad news for Stonehenge - Save Stonehenge news release, 10 December 2002.
5 June 2003: New Stonehenge plan is Trojan horse - Save Stonehenge news release, 5th June 2003.
4 June 2003: A303 Stonehenge Improvement: Have your say on detailed plans - press release by the Highways Agency, 29 May 2003.
4 June 2003: Stonehenge Plan all mapped out - official but rather vague maps from the Highways Agency.
19 April 2003: Latest news update by Kate Fielden, Rescue News 89, Spring 2003.
19 April 2003: Countess Road residents pack meeting to oppose Stonehenge proposals Amesbury Journal cutting, 6 March 2003.
20 December 2002: So, what should be done at Stonehenge? by Kate Fielden, Rescue News 88, Autumn 2002.
12 December 2002: Stonehenge road tunnel scheme condemned by Charles Clover, The Telegraph.
11 December 2002: "Tunnel to protect Stonehenge but critics say it will not be enough" by Maev Kennedy, arts and heritage correspondent Wednesday December 11, 2002, The Guardian.
11 December 2002: A303 Stonehenge Improvement: Latest assessment from the Highways Agency, December 2002.
10 December 2002: Department for Transport press release, 10 December 2002.
10 December 2002: Department for Culture Media and Sport photos of the scheme, 10 December 2002.
21 November 2002: ICOMOS-UK Position Statement on Stonehenge roads, September 2002
21 November 2002: ICOMOS-UK Press Release on Stonehenge roads, 4 October 2002
15 August 2002: Let Stonehenge rise or suffer the Curse of Og by Simon Jenkins, The Times, 2 August 2002.
15 August 2002: New dawn promised for Stonehenge by Maev Kennedy, The Guardian, 1 August 2002.
15 August 2002: £57m 'old look' for Stonehenge by Simon de Bruxelles, The Times, 1 August 2002.
2 July 2002: Rescue News 87: a detailed update on the Stonehenge campaign from Kate Fielden.
19 June 2002: South West Area Multi Modal Study (SWARMMS) - the Stonehenge scheme is only part of a wider plan to create a continuous 4-lane dual carriageway from London to the South West via Exeter. Read about other areas under threat and how you can take action in this Friends of the Earth briefing. Note: This is an Adobe Acrobat PDF document. You will need to download Adobe Acrobat to open the PDF file if you do not have it already.
12 April 2002: Stonehenge hopes for deep road tunnel, The Times, 6 April 2002.
12 April 2002: Restoring Stonehenge to prehistoric setting: new contract for A303 improvemnt scheme. Highways Agency Press Release, 27 March 2002.
10 March 2002: Current Plans for Stonehenge: a farcical situation by Kate Fielden, Rescue News, Spring 2002.
9 March 2002: A sustainable and green approach to Stonehenge visitation: the ‘brownfield’ option by Ian Baxter and Christopher Chippindale, February 2002.
25 February 2002: Stonehenge Alliance leaflet: We've added a new, higher-quality version of the Alliance leaflet that you can download and print for yourself.
22 January 2002: Five teams to brainstorm Stonehenge tunnel project, Ground Engineering, November 2001.
22 January 2002: Stonehenge: An appeal to save it: The text of the original appeal to save Stonehenge, launched in the 1920s by the Stonehenge Protection Committee and the National Trust.
19 November 2001: New Bhudda, New Britain, New Stonehenge: Independent, 19 November 2001.
19 November 2001: Stonehenge gets a £155 million makeover: Sunday Times, 18 November 2001.
19 November 2001: Stonehenge: topical lesson: Guardian, 30 October 2001. KS3 lesson written to support a Guardian article. (Note: you need to register to get access to the material.)
19 November 2001: Stonehenge Road Proposal Background: Some alternative transport solutions for Stonehenge by Simon Daniel.
20 October 2001: Is this the way to save our greatest national treasure?: Western Daily Press, 13 October 2001.
20 October 2001: National Trust urged to drop support for Stonehenge roads: Financial Times news article, 19 October 2001.
18 October 2001: "Don't blight Stonehenge" - new Alliance warns: press release issued by the Stonehenge Alliance, 18 October 2001.
14 October 2001: Stonehenge by Tom Feilden, BBC Radio 4, October 2001. A balanced look at the various arguments.
10 October 2001: Stonehenge Alliance leaflet: download and print your own copy of the Alliance leaflet.
7 October 2001: Stonehenge tunnel row set to flare up again by Maev Kennedy, The Guardian, 27 September 2001.
7 October 2001: Ancestral vistas, The Guardian, 10 February 2001.
7 October 2001: Prescott ignored green pledges over new roads by Charles Clover, The Telegraph, 30 May 2001.
21 August 2001: ICOMOS world heritage body expresses concerns over Stonehenge scheme.
13 August 2001: Update on the ACT Parker plan: More on the Association of Salisbury Council Taxpayers' alternative plan for Stonehenge.
13 August 2001: National Trust Motion: Text of the Motion submitted to this year's AGM about Stonehenge.
20 July 2001: The One Million and the One Hundred Thousand by Christopher Chippindale and Brian Davison: a discussion paper published by Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society that raises concerns about the impact of more visitors on Stonehenge, April 2001.
20 July 2001: Research in the Stonehenge landscape: Time for a green attitude to long-term conservation: Christopher Chippindale's contribution to the Stonehenge Research Forum, 17 July 2001.
20 July 2001: Research in the environs of Stonehenge: Gill Swanton's contribution to the Stonehenge Research Forum, 17 July 2001.
05 July 2001: New message board: The website hosting our old message board (Coolboard.com) has now closed down, so we've had to set up a completely new message board. Unfortunately, we've also lost all the messages on the old board.
13 January 2001: What does heritage mean to you?: A MORI poll (published 26 September 2000) reveals that "Almost everyone feels the historic environment plans an important role in the life of the country [and]... that the historic environment is vital to educate children and adults about England's past".
15 December 2000: The Stonehenge we don't deserve by Ian Baxter, Christopher Chippindale, Kate Fielden, Wayland Kennet, Elizabeth Young, Antiquity 74 (2000): 334 42. Comments on the Stonehenge Master Plan and a response from Dr Geoffrey Wainwright.
30 November 2000: Stonehenge: the saga continues by Elizabeth Young and Wayland Kennet, Journal of Architectural Conservation, No. 3, November 2000; pp 70-85.
24 Nov 2000: Information from English Nature reveals the new road would have ecological impacts on internationally important habitats and species.
11 Nov 2000: Stonehenge Master Plan website: the "official" source of information on the new plan. All very slick and glossy... but note how many things they don't tell you!
6 Nov 2000: Nothing new to add at the moment, but the website has moved to a more memorable site address and had a slight facelift.
5 Sept 2000: Stonehenge and its environs - general map of monuments (from RHCME): NB: This is a large (300 KB, 2880 x 3744 pixel) graphic and it will take some time to download.
5 Sept 2000: Stonehenge Master Plan (English Heritage/Ove Arup map from 15 September 1998): NB: This is a large (340 KB, 4056 x 2880 pixel) graphic and it will take some time to download.
26 August 2000: Letter from Ed Bradley, Highways Agency, to Salisbury Transport 2000, 22nd August 2000
26 August 2000: Double whammy for road by Sarah McQuillen, The Salisbury Journal, 13 July 2000.
26 August 2000: "Cars sink from view" by Nina Lovelace, New Civil Engineer, 22 June 2000, (Roads Review section p.xx).
12 August 2000: Carhenge: lots more information about Nebraska's Carhenge.
4 August 2000: The Institution of Civil Engineers Briefing Sheet: Stonehenge road tunnel and bypass proposals, October 1996.
24 July 2000: The Modern Antiquarian by Julian Cope.
10 July 2000: Newbury - The Archaeology Bypass by Jill Eisele, Third Battle of Newbury: Is history about to repeat itself at Stonehenge?
10 July 2000: ENGLISH HERITAGE TO SECURE STONEHENGE VISITOR CENTRE SITE: press release from English Heritage.
10 July 2000: NEW FLYOVER THE BEST SOLUTION FOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT COUNTESS ROUNDABOUT NEAR STONEHENGE: Highways Agency press release.
8 July 2000: Stonehenge Tours. They run small minibus tours from London to Stonehenge.
8 July 2000: The Parker Plan: An alternative road plan.
28 June 2000: Letter of objection to the scheme from Salisbury Transport 2000
25 June 2000: A303 tunnel at Stonehenge bottom: Artist's impression showing the scale of the altered landscape at Stonehenge bottom (69K image file).
25 June 2000: The construction of the tunnel: Artist's impression showing how the tunnel would be constructed in two phases and how big it is in relation to the existing road (55K image file).
25 June 2000: Impact of archaeology along tunnel route: NB: This is a fairly large (84K) image file.
11 June 2000: A303 at Stonehenge: Review of English Heritage 2km Tunnel and Comparative Options
11 June 2000: By rail to Stonehenge by Colin Hall
09 June 2000: Rethink probable on plans for Stonehenge by Maev Kennedy, Guardian, 9 June 2000.
06 June 2000: Stonehenge Management Plan
10 May 2000: Mott MacDonald awarded Highways Agency design commission for A303 Stonehenge scheme