2022 Watch
The 2022 cycle of the Watch is taking place amidst circumstances that have revealed the profound interconnectedness of our world. In its global spread the Covid-19 pandemic has brought tragic loss of life and livelihood and continues to disrupt the functioning of many societies. In challenging the well-being of communities, the pandemic has also upset the operations of heritage places while bringing about drastic reductions in the resources available to them. More broadly, Covid-19 has laid bare the dependence of heritage protection on mass tourism and the tourism economy in so many parts of the world, pointing to the need for greater destination resilience. In its disruptive effects around the world, the pandemic resembles other looming challenges, including global climate change and its real and anticipated impacts. And critically, the world’s connectedness has also been made visible in the transnational spread of calls for equity and justice in public space, the landmarks that it encompasses, and the narratives that they represent. The most competitive nominations to the 2022 Watch will illuminate and propose innovative ways to address these challenges or point to other challenges and opportunities that are emerging.

St Vincent Street Church 1994, 2004 & 2006 Watch
Sites in the UK that have featured on the World Monuments Watch
Below is a selection of historic sites in the UK which have been added to the Watch. Each has an interesting story to tell and has secured a brighter future as a result of WMF’s involvement.
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2016
Moseley Road Baths
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2002, 2004
Stowe House
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2012
Newstead Abbey
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2020
Bennerley Viaduct
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2018
Blackpool Piers
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Support Charlton House
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2014
Deptford Dockyard & Sayes Court Garden
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2014
Sulgrave Manor
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1998, 2004, 2006
St Vincent Street Church
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2010
Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church
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2010
Sheerness Dockyard
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2010
Tecton Buildings at Dudley Zoo
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2016
Wentworth Woodhouse
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2014
Grimsby Ice Factory and Kasbah
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2004, 2014
Battersea Power Station
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2012
St Michael’s
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2002
St George’s, Bloomsbury
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2010
Edinburgh’s Historic Graveyards
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2010
Church of St. John the Evangelist
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2004
Strawberry Hill
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1998, 2000
The Monastery, Manchester
A selection of sites from around the world that have been included on the Watch
Below is a flavour of the some of the vast array of historic sites from across the world which have been included on the Watch. To see all the international sites that have been included on the Watch visit World Monuments Watch.
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Minh Mang Tomb, Vietnam
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Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
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Brancusi’s Endless Column Ensemble, Romania
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Santa Prisca Parish Church, Mexico
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Qusayr ‘Amra, Jordan
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Split Historic Centre, Croatia
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Lednice and Valtice Cultural Landscape, Czech Republic
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Bafut Palace, Cameroon
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Loropeni Ruins, Burkina Faso
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Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Unnamed monument
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Shukhov Tower, Moscow
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Venice
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Chankillo, Peru
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National Art Schools, Cuba
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Scott’s Hut and the Explorers’ Heritage of Antarctica