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MARKET HALL AMONG POST-WAR BUILDINGS BEING CONSIDERED FOR LISTED BUILDING STATUS
Two Catholic churches, a market hall and an award-winning cowshed are among a selection of modern buildings under consideration for listed building status, Arts Minister Tessa Blackstone announced today.
Baroness Blackstone welcomes views - especially from anyone with special knowledge of, or interest in, the buildings - on whether these post-1945 buildings meet the criteria for listing. To qualify for the extra protection against demolition or unsuitable redevelopment that listing provides, they must be of special architectural or historic interest.
They are:
- Church of the English Martyrs, Wallasey, Merseyside (Grade II*) - this is a post- war Roman Catholic church designed by Francis X Velarde. Built in 1952-53, it is the first and largest of Velarde''s post-war churches in his mature Renaissance style.
- Church of the Holy Cross, Birkenhead, Merseyside (Grade II*) - this Roman Catholic church was the last church designed by Francis X Velarde and, according to his obituary, was his favourite. Built in 1957-59, it is said to illustrate the work of the 1950s.
- Pannier Market in Plymouth, Devon (Grade II) - This concrete structure, constructed in 1959-60, is a good example of a relatively unaltered post-war market hall. It is located in a city centre renowned for its post war reconstruction.
- A barn and cowshed at Lee Abbey Farm , Lynton and Lynmouth, Devon (Grade II) - this 30-year-old complex, which won a Civic Trust Award, was selected as the Financial Times Industrial Building of the Year for 1971 as a model of good agricultural design.
- The Dairy Unit at Yeovil Cattle Market, Somerset (Grade II) - built in 1960, this building has a rare, technically pioneering timber roof and a clear, functional layout.
- Haddo House, Wheatley House and Ravenswood, Highgate Road, Camden Town, London (Grade II) - designed by Robert Bailie and built between 1963-65, they are described as a finely detailed, carefully planned and thoroughly consistent piece of design in which the architect took exceptional care with materials, detailing and social needs.
- Number 78 South Hill Park, Hampstead, London (Grade II) - designed by its owner, architect Brian Housden, this unique property was built between 1963 and 1965. It has references to many sources of architectural inspiration, including those from Europe and ancient Africa.
Baroness Blackstone also announced today that she has decided to grant Grade II listed status to 125 Park Road, Marylebone, London. This pioneering glass and aluminium block of flats, built in 1968-70 by architects Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw, was the subject of public consultation earlier this year. She said:
"This block was the first residential building in Britain to be built with a central core entirely surrounded by flats, which challenged building regulations yet gave exceptional flexibility. However, it was for its simple, lightweight and technically innovative skin that the building gained greatest attention, singling it out as a pioneer of the ''High-Tech'' movement."
Notes to Editors
1. A photograph of each building can be obtained free of charge via our site on Picselect the Press Association''s publicity image service. Please go the Department for Culture, Media and Sport folder situation within the Corporate section of Picselect either at http://www.picselect.com or through the PA bulletin board.
2. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (then known as the Department of National Heritage) announced in March 1995 that there would be public consultation on recommendations for listing arising from English Heritage''s thematic studies of post-war and other building types. In August 1995 the Department announced that the consultation procedure would be extended to proposals to spot-list individual post-war buildings. However, the Secretary of State may take action to list a building at any time on the basis of information before her if she considers it to be under threat of alteration or demolition. These consultations follow the receipt of recommendations by English Heritage, the Government''s statutory adviser on the historic environment.
3. The main purpose of listing a building is to ensure that care will be taken over decisions affecting its future, that any alterations respect the particular character and interest of the building and that the case for its preservation is taken fully into account in considering the merits of any redevelopment proposals.
4. Further details of English Heritage''s recommendation can be obtained from the Buildings, Monuments and Sites Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2- 4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH.
5. Those who wish to comment should be aware that, unless they indicate that their responses are confidential, copies of their representations will be passed to the owners of the buildings for their comments, and will subsequently be available for public inspection.
6. Comments on the merits of the buildings should be sent to Kennedy Humphreys, Buildings, Monuments and Sites Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH by 25 March 2002 for all bar Haddo House, Wheatley House and Ravenswood. Comments on these should be sent to the same address by 28 January 2002.
7. Public consultation on 125 Park Road took place between 1 March and 24 May 2001. Press Notice 52/01 of 1 March 2001 refers.
8. English Heritage is the Government''s statutory adviser on the built heritage. It received a grant-in-aid of #114.9 million for the year 1999-2000.
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