ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the idea that heritage has a social affect through the way the social value of heritage is defined and experienced. It argues that heritage does not have' value, but rather heritage is a cultural process that is about re/creating, negotiating and transmitting certain values among them social values that society. The chapter examines the role heritage plays in not only symbolizing certain social values, but also the way it is used in reinforcing, renegotiating and disseminating those values in English society generally. It commences with the observation that the value of any item or place of heritage is not innate or inherent, but is assigned to heritage places by people. The country house performance that passes by' opportunities to remember the history and legacies of servants and slaves recreates a set of social values that need not consider the realities and experiences of multiculturalism, racism and class discrimination.
