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2 days ago

The Southbank Centre is striking, polarising and now protected | Letters

The Southbank Centre was granted Grade II listing; its brutalist concrete form symbolizes fatalism and national decline and merits preservation despite perceived ugliness.
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2 months ago

Three 'outstanding' London buildings that can now get protected status from the government

The first traditional Hindu Mandir in Europe, it was built entirely using traditional methods and for decades it was the biggest Hindu temple outside India. The society describes the temple as 'a masterpiece of exquisite Indian craftsmanship', saying that it is 'a building unlike any other in modern Britain, that has more in common with a 1,000-year-old cathedral or priory than anything else seen in the 20 th century'.
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fromianVisits
3 months ago

Southwark tube station gains heritage protection for its striking late-20th-century design

Southwark tube station has been granted Grade II listed status for its outstanding late 20th-century architectural design while remaining a functioning transport hub.
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4 months ago

World's first purpose-built railway pub gets listed status

The Cleveland Bay in Eaglescliffe is the oldest purpose-built railway pub in the world and now has Grade II-listed protection.
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