Burrell Collection listing upgraded
Aidan Turner-Bishop sends news that the Burrell Collection gallery in Glasgow has been upgraded by Historic Scotland to Grade A. It was designed by Barry Gasson and Associates and… More…
News
Century House Manchester threatened by demolition
The Twentieth Century Society has strongly objected to an application to demolish Century House, a prominent inter-war building in St. Peter’s Square, Manchester. Century House is a… More…
Croydon’s ‘Three Penny Bit’ 1960s Tower Not Listed
The Twentieth Century Society is disappointed and surprised by the decision issued last week not to list Croydon’s iconic ‘three penny bit’ building. It follows our application to… More…
C20 Volunteer opportunities from June 2013
Opportunities for volunteers to help C20’s Conservation Advisors – from June 2013 One of our volunteers is travelling over the summer months before returning to us in September,… More…
Revised post war office listings
The Twentieth Century Society has welcomed English Heritage’s publication of reviewed list descriptions for several post-war commercial offices. The special interest in these buildings has now been more… More…
Update: South Bank Centre proposals
The Twentieth Century Society welcomes the Southbank Centre’s enthusiasm for the existing Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room Buildings, and their intention to retain and not… More…
Photographs and tour notes of C20 events
We have just created a new Previous Events section on the website to showcase photographs taken by members on our events. Members can also download notes from the… More…
Press release: South Bank Centre – ‘Festival Wing’ proposals
We are very pleased to hear the South Bank Centre’s enthusiasm for the existing Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room buildings, and their intention to retain,… More…
Milton Keynes ninth hour reprieve
By Clare Price Damaging plans which would have detrimentally affected the Grade II listed Milton Keynes Shopping building have been withdrawn following objections from the Twentieth Century Society…. More…
BDP’s Halifax HQ listed
Some more good listing news: our application to list the Halifax Building, Trinity Road, Halifax has been successful. This remarkable office building, designed by the architecture firm BDP… More…
About The Twentieth Century Society
The Twentieth Century Society is a membership organisation which campaigns for the conservation of the best C20th architecture. It was founded in 1976 as the Thirties Society and is now recognised by government and has a statutory role in the planning process. For more details, see our website, www.c20society.org.uk.