A brutalist church, a 1930s house and a mock Tudor pub among highlights of buildings given protection this year
Historic England has highlighted 17 of its most unusual buildings and places that were granted protection over the past year.
The National Heritage List for England received 256 additions between November 2023 and November 2024 as well as 392 amendments to current listings.
From a Brutalist church to paradise gardens, here is a handful of some of the most surprising items on the government advisor鈥檚 list:
Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol
Broadmead Baptist Church in the heart of Bristol鈥檚 Broadmead shopping centre is an example of post-war church architecture. Built between 1967 and 1969 to the Brutalist design of architect Ronald H Sims, it is locally referred to as the 鈥渃hurch above the shops鈥�.
Retail on the ground floor provides income for the concrete-clad church facilities above, which internally features a sculptural timber screen known as the 鈥楥loud of Witnesses鈥�.
The religious hub was the original base for Baptists in Bristol and the site has been used for worship since the 17th century, with the current church incorporating a collection of plaques and glass from the previous three iterations of the building.
It was designated grade II-listed in August for reasons of architectural interest.
The Mitre Inn, Dudley
