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City Hall, St Peter’s Street, Norwich, Norfolk; CH James and SR Pierce, 1932-38, II

This is undoubtedly the best City Hall of its time. The Norwich City Hall with its incredible variety of still existing original fittings and architectural details is still exceedingly well preserved. In this respect this is truly an exemplary and unique inter-war public building and it clearly sets itself apart from its Grade II listed counterparts. We have recommended that it be upgraded to Grade II* in order to preserve this complete ensemble.

Chapel of the Venerable Bede, Leazes Road, Durham Road, Co Durham, Seely & Paget, 1939

This remarkably complete chapel sits in the ground of Durham University on a hilltop site overlooking the campus. Although Deco in its overall scheme, it contains delicate touches of Gothic and Renaissance style and in the impressive buttresses that support the main body of the building, some understated Baroque detailing.  The interior furnishings all survive intact, including a cross by renowned restorer Stephen Dykes-Bower. We have put the building forward for Grade II listing.

Edinburgh Sports Dome, Malvern Girls' College, Imperial Road, Malvern, Worcestershire Godwin and Cowper 1977-78

We have supported the request of local campaign group for listing at Grade II. The building falls right on the edge of the thirty year listing rule, (it turns thirty in May 2007). We hope therefore that EH take that into consideration and is  flexible.

Maiden Lane Estate, Branch Hill Estate & Dunboyne Road Estate, various architects for LB Camden Architects’ Department

 

Maiden Lane Estate, Agar Grove, Camden, London, Gordon and Benson for LB Camden Architects’ Department 1976-81
Branch Hill Estate, off Branch Hill, London, Gordon and Benson for LB Camden Architects’ Department 1974-76
Dunboyne Road Estate (formerly Fleet Road Estate), Camden, London, Neave Brown for LB Camden Architects Department 1966-69

Camden Architects’ Dept was run from 1965, after the amalgamation of Holborn, St Pancras and Hampstead, by Sidney Cook, who was pivotal in recruiting young talent. Under his directorate both Neave Brown and Benson and Forsyth worked for the department, designing a number of highly complex, modernist housing schemes that istead of employing the typical 1950s model of high rise, offered low-rise, dual-aspect accommodation. The elegance of these estates is not lost, despite Maiden Lane never having had any maintenance - we have put them forward as follows.

Maiden Lane – Grade II
Dunboyne Road - Grade II*
Branch Hill – Grade II*

St Saviour’s Church, Fairweather Green, Leeds, George Pace 1966

Pace’s use of exposed brick, limed-oak beams and concrete mark out St Saviour’s as one of the most complete statements of his grand ethos for modern church design.
The Corbusian-inspired fenestration and progressive interior layout hinted at Pace’s love for the modern, whilst his honesty with materials harked back to the early-gothic churches he so admired. We have put this forward for listing at Grade II.

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