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| National Heritage List for England's eye-catching protected sites | National Heritage List for England's eye-catching protected sites |
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| A moving water sculpture, a Victorian chemist shop and a World War Two observation post were among hundreds of historic places protected in 2019. Here's a look at some of the most eye-catching. | A moving water sculpture, a Victorian chemist shop and a World War Two observation post were among hundreds of historic places protected in 2019. Here's a look at some of the most eye-catching. |
| There were 553 new protected historic buildings and sites on the National Heritage List for England in 2019, including a vertical spinning tunnel, a lido and a phone box in a field. | |
| Heritage Minister Helen Whately said England was home to many historic and sometimes quirky sites. | Heritage Minister Helen Whately said England was home to many historic and sometimes quirky sites. |
| "Protecting our heritage is of huge importance so future generations can better understand all the things that have made this nation great," she said. | "Protecting our heritage is of huge importance so future generations can better understand all the things that have made this nation great," she said. |
| Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham | Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham |
| Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham was built for the local council and opened in May 1935. | Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham was built for the local council and opened in May 1935. |
| Spa resorts were popular during the inter-war years when fresh air and fitness were widely embraced by the public. | Spa resorts were popular during the inter-war years when fresh air and fitness were widely embraced by the public. |
| Original fittings still intact include ornate turnstiles to the main entrance and its filtration plant room with original boilers and compressors. | Original fittings still intact include ornate turnstiles to the main entrance and its filtration plant room with original boilers and compressors. |
| Former chemist shop, Suffolk | Former chemist shop, Suffolk |
| The former chemist shop in Lowestoft, Suffolk, was purpose built for chemist and druggist Robert Morris in 1851. It was still in use as a pharmacy until 2012. | The former chemist shop in Lowestoft, Suffolk, was purpose built for chemist and druggist Robert Morris in 1851. It was still in use as a pharmacy until 2012. |
| Its original and largely unaltered Italianate shop front, with its arched windows and decorative mouldings, was very fashionable at the time, yet few survive today. | Its original and largely unaltered Italianate shop front, with its arched windows and decorative mouldings, was very fashionable at the time, yet few survive today. |
| Inside, mirror backed shelving and cupboards held goods under gilt labels for "poisons" and "surgical appliances", while wooden drawers with glass handles stored dried and powdered chemicals - a feature known as a "drug run". | Inside, mirror backed shelving and cupboards held goods under gilt labels for "poisons" and "surgical appliances", while wooden drawers with glass handles stored dried and powdered chemicals - a feature known as a "drug run". |
| The Porchester Centre, London | The Porchester Centre, London |
| The Porchester Centre in Bayswater is an elaborate civic building of the 1920s that survives with little alteration. | The Porchester Centre in Bayswater is an elaborate civic building of the 1920s that survives with little alteration. |
| The opulent main hall of the centre's Turkish bath complex featured in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, with the Mr Creosote sketch filmed there in 1982. | The opulent main hall of the centre's Turkish bath complex featured in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, with the Mr Creosote sketch filmed there in 1982. |
| The first Victorian Turkish bath in England opened in 1857 and London's first complex followed soon after in 1860. | The first Victorian Turkish bath in England opened in 1857 and London's first complex followed soon after in 1860. |
| England had 500 Turkish baths at the height of their popularity and the Porchester is one of only five still in use. | England had 500 Turkish baths at the height of their popularity and the Porchester is one of only five still in use. |
| Piazza Fountain, Liverpool | Piazza Fountain, Liverpool |
| Liverpool's Piazza Fountain, known locally as the Bucket Fountain, is a kinetic water sculpture. | Liverpool's Piazza Fountain, known locally as the Bucket Fountain, is a kinetic water sculpture. |
| It was made in the late 1960s by renowned Welsh fountain designer Richard Huws and is the only surviving example of his water sculptures. | It was made in the late 1960s by renowned Welsh fountain designer Richard Huws and is the only surviving example of his water sculptures. |
| The fountain includes 20 hoppers, or buckets, of various sizes set at different heights, which tip unexpectedly when filled. | The fountain includes 20 hoppers, or buckets, of various sizes set at different heights, which tip unexpectedly when filled. |
| The sounds created by the falling water are intended to sound like a stormy sea to symbolise Liverpool's importance as an international port city. | The sounds created by the falling water are intended to sound like a stormy sea to symbolise Liverpool's importance as an international port city. |
| Bombing range indicator and observation post, Devon | Bombing range indicator and observation post, Devon |
| A World War Two bombing range target indicator and observation post at Putsborough Sands are considered to be the only two surviving landmarks of their kind in Devon. | A World War Two bombing range target indicator and observation post at Putsborough Sands are considered to be the only two surviving landmarks of their kind in Devon. |
| The indicator - a ground-level concrete arrow - and observation post were constructed in about 1942, according to Armament Training Manual specifications and for use by RAF high-altitude bombing crews. | The indicator - a ground-level concrete arrow - and observation post were constructed in about 1942, according to Armament Training Manual specifications and for use by RAF high-altitude bombing crews. |
| Vertical spinning tunnel, Bedfordshire | Vertical spinning tunnel, Bedfordshire |
| The vertical spinning tunnel, built between 1948 and 1955, was a specialised facility to investigate aerodynamics and flight systems. | The vertical spinning tunnel, built between 1948 and 1955, was a specialised facility to investigate aerodynamics and flight systems. |
| It worked by blowing air upwards against the gravitational force on a free-falling aircraft model, allowing the study of the ways in which an aircraft could enter a spin and how to recover from it. | It worked by blowing air upwards against the gravitational force on a free-falling aircraft model, allowing the study of the ways in which an aircraft could enter a spin and how to recover from it. |
| It was the only steel pressurised vertical spinning tunnel ever made, and its construction pioneered the technique of welding on site pre-formed metal plates for the assembly of large pressure vessels. | It was the only steel pressurised vertical spinning tunnel ever made, and its construction pioneered the technique of welding on site pre-formed metal plates for the assembly of large pressure vessels. |