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211: St Mary’s, Leyland, near Preston, 1961-4.
... takes pride in it, and is a thought-provoking treasure-trove of post-war religious architecture, art and design. Robert Proctor is Lecturer in History of Architecture at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art. He is currently researching post-war Roman Catholic church ...212: Home.
... Peril? - December 2009 The churches of the twentieth century are more varied architecturally than those from any other period in this country’s history. Whether their architecture draws on the language of the past or embraces new technology and symbolic shapes that herald the future, they ...213: Aldgate East Station to be spoilt: Once more Lond....
... information please contact: Cordula Zeidler, Caseworker, The Twentieth Century Society, 020 7250 3857, Cordula.zeidler(at)c20society.org.uk About The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society is a membership organisation which campaigns for the conservation of the best C20th ...214: The Midland Hotel, Morecambe.
... Barbican, though how six tons of stone could disappear without anyone noticing seemed curious. Eventually it was found, neatly packed, round about the time when the owner of the hotel, under investigation by the police, suddenly died. The Midland - like Morecambe - is now very sad. ...215: The Horizon Building, Nottingham.
... But what makes Horizon fearsome is its structure. This was the era of Norman Foster’s first lightweight sheds. By contrast Horizon is about as muscular as concrete can get, although, of course, its construction is fundamentally logical. Arup Associates had come to specialise in ...216: Cripp's College Cambridge Listed at GII*.
... Moore at the Twentieth Century Society on 020 7250 3857 or by email – jo.moore@c20society.org.uk , or call Catherine Croft on 07808 168 489 . About The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society is a membership organisation which campaigns for the conservation of the best C20th ...217: Finsbury Health Centre - Joint docomomo uk/C20 Soc....
... 70 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EJ +44 (0) 20 7250 3857 Contact: Jon Wright, Caseworker C20 Society EMAIL: jon.wright(at)c20society.org.uk About The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society is a membership organisation which campaigns for the conservation of the best C20th ...218: Hereford Square: a controversial de-listing case.
... four maisonettes on the two top and bottom levels, sandwichingtwo flats side by side in the middle – and it is organised symmetrically about a communal staircase. As part of the original scheme, a two-storey house at the rear, at 1 Whetherby Place, complemented the main volume . ...219: Coram's Fields, Bloomsbury.
... Pictures by Harriet Atkinson The reopening of the Thomas Coram Foundation earlier this year drew attention to the important civic and artistic history of the Foundling Hospital. Sadly, the original building of 1742 by Theodore Jacobsen was demolished soon after the site was sold to a business ...220: MS Spirit of Free Enterprise/Oleander.
... ferry but also of remarkably up-to-date appearance, considering her great age – for a ship, at least. Bruce Peter lectures in design history at The Glasgow School of Art. Being half-Danish – and, therefore, a regular traveller across the North Sea – he has a life-long fascination ... design. At present, he is collaborating with the maritime historian Philip Dawson to complete a new book, entitled ‘The Ferry: A Drive-Through
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