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National Heritage List: Post-modern buildings get listed status National Heritage List: Slough trading estate among new additions
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Buildings across England considered post-modern in design have been given listed status. Buildings across England considered post-modern in design including a Slough trading estate have been given listed status.
The 17 structures, which include houses, schools, courts and commercial premises, have been added to the National Heritage List for England. The 17 structures, which also include houses and schools, have been added to the National Heritage List for England.
They range from a crown court in Cornwall and a warehouse in Slough to housing schemes in London's Docklands. A crown court in Cornwall and housing schemes in London's Docklands are also on the list.
Post-modern architecture emerged in the 1970s in reaction to modernism but fell out of favour before a revival in 2011.Post-modern architecture emerged in the 1970s in reaction to modernism but fell out of favour before a revival in 2011.
Commercial buildings recognised
Slough's McKay Trading Estate has been Grade II listed.
Patience Trevor, Historic England's Senior Listings Adviser said: "Rather than the functional, modernist box you might expect... it's a very elegant and distinctive building. It's dignified, but strong and robust at the same time".
Last year, a survey found Slough was the best place to work and live.
Also Grade II listed is a business park near Bristol, that is "injected with glamour" and "features circular forecourts following the turning circle of a car".
Thematic House, Kensington and Chelsea, LondonThematic House, Kensington and Chelsea, London
Renowned historian and architecture critic, Charles Jencks, was the designer of Thematic House, which has been Grade I listed.Renowned historian and architecture critic, Charles Jencks, was the designer of Thematic House, which has been Grade I listed.
London's Docklands - four buildings get Grade II statusLondon's Docklands - four buildings get Grade II status
China Wharf, Cascades, Newlands Quay and Swedish Quays were all given the third level of listing protection and were built between 1982 and 1990.China Wharf, Cascades, Newlands Quay and Swedish Quays were all given the third level of listing protection and were built between 1982 and 1990.
A number of other London terraces and blocks of flats were listed in Kensington, Hackney and Islington as has the Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.A number of other London terraces and blocks of flats were listed in Kensington, Hackney and Islington as has the Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
Educational buildingsEducational buildings
Judge Business School in Cambridge was given the second highest listing status, Grade II*.Judge Business School in Cambridge was given the second highest listing status, Grade II*.
The Katharine Stephen Rare Books Library at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Gough Building at Bryanston School in Dorset, were both Grade II listed.The Katharine Stephen Rare Books Library at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Gough Building at Bryanston School in Dorset, were both Grade II listed.
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Truro Crown Court - the only legal building on the listTruro Crown Court - the only legal building on the list
Historic England said the Cornwall court's architects, Eldred Evans and David Shalev, achieved "a landmark civic complex that is an elegant and sophisticated addition to Truro".Historic England said the Cornwall court's architects, Eldred Evans and David Shalev, achieved "a landmark civic complex that is an elegant and sophisticated addition to Truro".
The building has been Grade II* listed. Its courtrooms are built within complex circular patterns around a naturally-lit atrium.The building has been Grade II* listed. Its courtrooms are built within complex circular patterns around a naturally-lit atrium.
The civic buildingsThe civic buildings
Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge and Founders' Hall in the City of London were both Grade II listed.Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge and Founders' Hall in the City of London were both Grade II listed.
Commercial buildings recognised
A business park near Bristol and a trading estate in Slough were the final structures to be Grade II listed.
Categories of listed buildingsCategories of listed buildings
The system used for listing buildings in England was introduced just over 70 years ago.The system used for listing buildings in England was introduced just over 70 years ago.
Today there are around 400,000 structures listed - from windmills, pigsties, piers and one rocket. A building is listed when it is of special architectural or historic interest considered to be of national importance and therefore worth protecting.
A building's listed status means there will be extra control over what changes can be made to its interior and exterior, which is different for each one that makes the list.