Historic England maintains the National Heritage List for England (NHLE), which is the official register of nationally protected buildings and sites.

Of the listed buildings in Lancashire, 72 were classed as Grade I for exceptional interest, 263 as Grade II* and 4,934 as Grade II. These include a wide range of buildings with diverse histories, such as castles, churches, farmhouses, manor houses, and mills. Of those, around 45 licensed, or former licensed, premises have been identified in the CAMRA Central Lancashire branch area, although some have been converted to other use, or even demolished. In addition, Councils have developed their own local lists of historic buildings and features not included on the NHLE.

Over the years CAMRA's Pub Heritage Group has identified pubs in the UK which have intact traditional interiors or which have features and rooms of national importance and these were added to CAMRA’s National Inventory. In 2023, the Pub Heritage Group adopted a revised method for grading Inventory pubs. We now have three categories of historic pub interior - Three Star, Two Star and One Star - and there are currently 1318 pubs in the list, of which just two are in our branch area – the Black Horse in Preston, and the Traders Taphouse in Chorley. The full list can be viewed here on the national CAMRA website.

CAMRA's Pub Heritage Group is encouraging branches to develop their own Local Inventory of pubs that retain elements of historic interest, both architectural (fixtures and fittings) and use (e.g. persons and events).

Local lists of noteworthy pubs in the CAMRA Central Lancashire branch area are currently in preparation for the following five council areas:-.

Preston

Chorley

South Ribble

Ribble Valley

West Lancashire