The British Library, once denounced by Prince Charles as a building suiting an academy for secret policemen, has been awarded the highest heritage honour, Grade I-listed building status. The institution, on Euston Road, London, now a victim of its own success with scholars and researchers complaining of students and tourists crowding the reading rooms and cafes, was opened by the Queen in June 1998 – more than 20 years after it was first approved and at £350m over the original budget, to a chorus Read more [...]

17:20 31 July 2015 Lorraine King Residents have successfully applied for ACV status to protect The Corrib Rest pub in Queens Park Pic credit: Adam Thomas Archant Read more [...]

Mid Sussex District Council has approved a plan to build next to a Grade II* listed building. The plan, heard by the planning committee last night (July 30), is to build a two storey house with a separate garage on land Northeast of Grade II* listed Sunte House, in Birchen Lane, Haywards Heath.It received 26 letters of objection from residents for reasons including; harm to the setting of a Grade II* listed building, proposal will erode buffer separating Sunte House from Twentieth Read more [...]

ANGRY residents are calling on the council to reject plans to demolish a B Listed building and replace it with a block of student flats. They say proposals to flatten a B-listed building in Glasgow’s busy shopping district should be thrown out. As the Evening Times reported earlier this month, developers have applied for permission to knock down the eight-storey block on the corner of Argyle Street and the single-storey Cairns pub in Miller Street. They want to replace Read more [...]

Qin Guo'an, 51, to retire as guardian of Tangya Tusi necropolis in ChinaHis family, who were buried there, have been guarding it for 23 generationsUNESCO inscribed the monument as a World Heritage Site on July 3Mr. Qin will lose his job as soon as government is in charge of the upkeep The guardian hopes to continue his family legacy as a tourist guide By Olivia Chan and Qin Xie For Mailonline Published: 15:22 GMT, 30 July 2015 | Updated: 18:40 GMT, 30 July 2015 Read more [...]

A deal has been reached to secure the future of Bridgend county borough’s only museum. Bridgend County Borough Council has agreed a leasing arrangement with the Porthcawl Museum and Arts Collaboration Group so that they can continue to be based at the Old Police Station in John Street, Porthcawl, until March 2017. And to help safeguard the future of the building, the council is working with the group to develop a business case to run the former police station sustainably so that the Grade II listed Read more [...]

Mid Sussex District Council has been told to approve a building plan tonight (July 30) which has received 26 letters of objection. An application has been made to build a two storey house with a separate garage on land Northeast of Grade II* listed Sunte House, in Birchen Lane, Haywards Heath.The application has received a barrage of objections from residents who have noted the following reasons for objection; harm to the setting of a Grade II* listed building, proposal will erode Read more [...]

The work of a young Eastbourne sculptor is being displayed as part of an exhibition showcasing some of the finest up-and-coming artists from across the UK. Queenie Clarke, a former Ratton pupil who studied at Camberwell College of Arts, , was one of just 12 young artists shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Woon Foundation Art and Sculpture Prize.Despite missing out on the top prize, Queenie has been given the honour of having her work put on display at BALTIC 39, a contemporary Read more [...]

A row has broken out over Haringey council’s decision to award a chicken restaurant £300,000 in grants and loans – and allow a listed building in Tottenham to be used for the premises. The authority’s planning committee gave permission on Thursday, July 23 to convert the Grade II listed Tottenham Old Fire Station into a ‘healthy’ project called Chicken Town. Chicken Town has also been awarded a grant for £90,000, together with a £210,000 loan from the Opportunity Read more [...]

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