Historic England has branded Herzog & de Meuron’s latest designs for revamping Liverpool Street station in London ‘fundamentally misguided’. The latest proposals, for Network Rail and developer Sellar, include a two-part block reaching 15 and 21 storeys above the Grade II-listed Liverpool Street station and the neighbouring Grade II*-listed hotel. Historic England Chief Executive, Duncan…
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Elsecar’s Industrial Heritage Gets New Protection
As part of the work in the Elsecar Heritage Action Zone (a three year partnership project with Barnsley Museums), Historic England has just announced the designation and up-grading of 16 sites by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The six new sites include the former Elsecar ironworks, which produced plating for HMS Warrior,…
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