"One of the more notable sites in the capital given protected status in 2025 was the rare dockside equipment found at Enderby's Wharf in Greenwich. This strange-looking contraption is linked to the first transatlantic telephone call between us Brits and the Yanks across the pond. It marked an important technological advancement in undersea communication, which laid the foundations for today's subsea optical cables that transmit internet traffic worldwide."
"Also given protection was the 1980s-built workshop of architect Sir David Chipperfield. The brutalist concrete structure known as Cobham Mews Studios is a pair of studio offices built in 1987 to 1989 by the architects, and acts as a good example for the firm's style. Found just north of Camden Town, the studios were occupied by the architects until 2011 and are now Grade II-listed."
Historic England granted protected status to 14 London sites in 2025 as part of broader nationwide additions. Enderby's Wharf dockside equipment in Greenwich, linked to the first transatlantic telephone call, has been designated a Scheduled Monument for its role in undersea communication and as a precursor to subsea optical cables. Cobham Mews Studios, a brutalist concrete pair of studio offices by Sir David Chipperfield built 1987–1989, received Grade II listing. Seven buildings at Old Palace Croydon, 5 Groom Place in Belgravia, and other structures were also protected. In total, 199 sites joined the National Heritage List for England in 2025.
Read at Time Out London
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