Campaign for National Parks

Reference
SR CNP. SR 2CNP, SR 3CNP, SR 4CNP
Extent
20 linear metres
Date
1950-1994

The Campaign for National Parks, (formerly the Council for National Parks), originated in the Standing Committee on National Parks set up in 1936 and was established by figures such as Clough Williams-Ellis, Julian Huxley and Sir Norman Birkett, and organisations including the Council for the Protection of Rural England, and Wales and the Ramblers Association.

More information

  • A full description is available on our online database or available to download as pdfs
  • In addition to relevant publications held in the MERL Library, we hold a large number of publications by the Campaign for National Parks. These publications are currently uncatalogued and held at our off-site store.

Connected Objects

Cover of Ministry of Town and Country Planning, National Parks and Access to the Countryside (London: HMSO, 1950) (MERL LIBRARY PAMPHLET 2860 BOX 07/05)
Author
Ollie Douglas
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Published Date
June 28, 2021

National Parks

National Parks and Access to the Countryside booklet published in advance of the establishment of the first National Parks in 1951.

A hand-written object label for a sheep bell from Devon

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