What are the Expert Committees?
Expert Committees are composed of experts in the relevant field, such as historians, academics and architects, who volunteer their time to assess the suitability of each nomination for the register, and advise on any developments affecting classifications. The National Trust’s Expert Committees are as follows: BUILDINGS: The Buildings Committee covers all significant buildings and structures. This includes all manner of places grand or vernacular, such as churches, cottages and mansions, cinemas, fire stations, motels and even late twentieth century skyscrapers. GARDENS: The Gardens Committee is dedicated to investigating designed landscapes. These include different types of gardens, such as provincial botanic and public gardens, hill station gardens, homestead, cottage and mansion gardens. INDUSTRIAL HISTORY: Industrial sites such as factories and engineering structures are important parts of our heritage. This committee looks at these as well as power stations, bridges, mining sites
