H.M. Land Registry - destroyer of history.

As part of their delayed plans to computerise land records in England and Wales H.M. Land Registry have literally been destroying vastly important historical records - indeed they are so lazy that they hvae put the work out to private contractors.

If you are lucky enough to own your deeds and your land is not Registered with the Land Registry then hang on to them - although by 2012 you will be forced to have them computerised. In the course of this computerisation exercise they have kept the deeds but DESTROYED millions of associated documents such as maps, diagrams, letters, tithes , declarations and information such as what produce/animals resided once upon the land.
This is an outrage which the historians of the world should protest about - we still have a slight chance to save what little is left - act now.
Gordie