as ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁English ▁Heritage , ▁a ▁non - de partment al ▁public ▁body , ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁ag ency ▁of ▁this ▁department ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁advise ▁the ▁department ▁on ▁relevant ▁issues . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁gr ades ▁of ▁listing ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁Gra de ▁II ▁design ation ▁is ▁the ▁lowest , ▁and ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁" n ation ally ▁important ▁buildings ▁of ▁special ▁interest ". ▁ ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁" part icular ly ▁important ▁buildings ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁special ▁interest "; ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 9 ▁such ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁ 2 4 ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁( defined ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" exception al ▁interest " ▁and ▁greater ▁than ▁national ▁importance , ▁and ▁the ▁highest ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁gr ades ) ▁in ▁Bright on ▁and ▁H ove . ▁ ▁This ▁list ▁summar ises ▁ 1 2 9 ▁Gra de ▁II - list ed ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁whose ▁names ▁begin ▁with ▁E , ▁F , ▁G ▁or ▁H . ▁ ▁Number ed ▁buildings ▁with ▁no ▁individual ▁name ▁are ▁listed ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁they ▁stand ▁on . ▁ ▁Some ▁list ings ▁include ▁contrib ut ory ▁fi xt ures ▁such ▁as ▁surrounding ▁walls ▁or ▁rail ings ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁summar ised ▁by ▁notes ▁alongside ▁the ▁building ▁name . ▁ ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Build ings ▁and ▁architecture ▁of ▁Bright on