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Turned Down

Westminster Kingsway College, Grays Inn Road, Camden, London; LCC (Ron Herron, Peter Nicholls), 1957-58, and ILEA, 1974

The 1950s block has, according to English Heritage’s report, been too heavily altered and the later building is not thought to be of special interest. 

Shropshire House, Tottenham Court Road, Camden, London; Waite and Waite, 1931-32

Thought to be too altered internally.

Ashmount School, Ashmount Road, Islington, London; H T Cadbury-Brown, 1957-58

Turned down due to failure of some of the original fabric and materials and some alterations.

Vincent House, Warren Road, Kingston, Surrey; Kenneth Wood, 1958

Turned down for lack of architectural merit. The English Heritage inspector’s report notes: “There is a marked imbalance between the internal and external architectural quality, which has been exacerbated by external alterations. It does have some strong elements, but these are confined to the interior… It has clear local interest, and its loss would be highly regrettable.”