Let's preserve our post- war buildings too, says Minister

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: December 6, 1999| Author: CHARLES PIGGOTT | Copyright information

ARTS Minister Alan Howarth is calling for a public debate on whether or not the Government should be listing post-war buildings across the country, including a Ministry of Defence chapel, a modern office block and a Fifties motor showroom.

Launching the appeal, Mr Howarth said: "It is not just buildings from centuries past that make up our heritage.

The best of our modern architecture also plays an important role."

If the general public approves, two post-war buildings i...

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