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🗞️"It is hard to appreciate now, but SAVE’s early activities fundamentally transformed the perception of heritage, & expanded the scope of what was deemed worth keeping"
🎂SAVE's 50th celebrated in the @guardian @ollywainwright
Read the story: shorturl.at/8gnse
🎂SAVE's 50th celebrated in the @guardian @ollywainwright
Read the story: shorturl.at/8gnse
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Historic England have just released their 2026 heritage at risk list. Nearly 200 sites have been added to the list, including Hastings Castle in Sussex and Dickens’ wooden chalet in Rochester.
theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…
theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…
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✨The good news:, HE report that 85 places on the list have been saved including Edward Jenner’s thatched hut in Berkeley, Gloucestershire - half tree, half rustic summerhouse.
Image: Michael Burridge
Image: Michael Burridge
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🙌Excellent news for 5 buildings on SAVE's at-risk list! Nearly £3 million in grants to help secure future of nationally significant buildings
bit.ly/4BFsy7S
bit.ly/4BFsy7S
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Deeply disappointing news. Demolishing a building that is barely 30 years old comes at a huge environmental cost, not to mention the affection and pride the local community feels for the centre @SaveTheNGC
BREAKING NEWS: We're extremely disappointed to learn that DCMS has turned down C20's listing application for the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, and has instead issued a COI (Certificate of Immunity from Listing).
Designed by Gollifer Associates and opened in 1998, the losed in July 2026 after Sunderland University claimed it needed significant remedial work, with widely disputed figures varying between £14m and £45m.
Crucially the building crossed the 30 year threshold earlier this year (from the date construction commenced) and so was eligible for consideration at Grade II.
Historic England’s list assessment describes the National Glass Centre as ‘a complex, ambitious, and visually bold building’ and draws favourable comparison with the works of Rem Koolhaas, Will Alsop and Enric Miralles. The early use of emerging glass technology used for the roof plateau and front elevation, developed by Ove Arup, is also credited.
It commends the building as one that had ‘a clear social significance in that it attempted to enhance and preserve Sunderland’s glass-making heritage in a building that was intended to bring the community together. It is one of the last physical links to glassmaking in Sunderland…the constructional materials of glass and steel with a walk-on glass roof, reflect its intended function.’
However, the case for listing was apparently weakened by the removal of key design elements, which has sadly ‘eroded the interest of the original design concept’ - yet another damning indictment of the University of Sunderland and their custodianship of the building.
Sunderland Council recently served an Article 4 directive on centre, removing certain permitted development rights and preventing prevent a potentially unlawful demolition.
For a building this young and a cultural landmark of the city to even be facing demolition is shameful. The National Glass Centre should still be welcoming visitors through the doors and supporting glassmakers from across the region in the purpose-built facilities. The @SaveTheNGC campaign will continue undimmed.
✍🏼 Join 42,000+ people by signing and sharing the @Change petition!
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👏Wonderful news.
SAVE have been campaigning for Mavisbank since the 70s
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/10/future…
SAVE have been campaigning for Mavisbank since the 70s
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/10/future…
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Some v.sad losses, especially old Wembley and the Astoria
Still, we've been campaigning for London's heritage for over 50 years with lots of wins:
⭐Bankside power station (Tate Modern)
⭐Smithfield market
⭐Richmond House
⭐Battersea Power station
And many more. Support us!
Still, we've been campaigning for London's heritage for over 50 years with lots of wins:
⭐Bankside power station (Tate Modern)
⭐Smithfield market
⭐Richmond House
⭐Battersea Power station
And many more. Support us!
Lost London: We've compiled a big list of stuff that's gone from London since 2000 londonist.com/london/history…
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🙌Find out how here: savebritainsheritage.org/support-us
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🏡 More good news! After a decade of uncertainty and local campaigning, Lambeth Council is set to scrap demolition plans for Cressingham Gardens.
SAVE + @C20Society have long called for the protection of this distinctive 1960s low-rise estate theguardian.com/society/2026/o…
SAVE + @C20Society have long called for the protection of this distinctive 1960s low-rise estate theguardian.com/society/2026/o…
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Good news! The London Fire Brigade is returning home to its purpose-built 1930s riverside HQ🔥
The scheme is a major improvement on the 2 tower blocks proposed for the site - successfully resisted by local community groups, with support from SAVE in 2020 bit.ly/4BheUaX
The scheme is a major improvement on the 2 tower blocks proposed for the site - successfully resisted by local community groups, with support from SAVE in 2020 bit.ly/4BheUaX
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🏆Liverpool Street ranked best train station in Britain.
@trainpal_go gave it 96.4 / 100 for ‘station experience’.
😕Strange that we're told the station needs a £1bn rebuild that would destroy the roof and plonk a 19-storey skyscraper on top.
timeout.com/london/news/li…
@trainpal_go gave it 96.4 / 100 for ‘station experience’.
😕Strange that we're told the station needs a £1bn rebuild that would destroy the roof and plonk a 19-storey skyscraper on top.
timeout.com/london/news/li…
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🙌Fantastic news for London and cinema heritage🎞️📽️
Though, as one battle for Leicester Square's history is won, don't forget about the 7 buildings marked for demolition. Find out more here: bit.ly/4y7XfQb
Though, as one battle for Leicester Square's history is won, don't forget about the 7 buildings marked for demolition. Find out more here: bit.ly/4y7XfQb
The Prince Charles Cinema Secures its Future
The Prince Charles Cinema is thrilled to announce that we have signed a new 25-year lease with no break clause, ensuring our projectors will keep rolling for years to come.
#YouSavedThePCC
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✍️SAVE has written to Manchester City Council seeking clarity on the decision-making process that allowed the demolition of the listed All Souls Church, Ancoats.
See our full list of questions👇bit.ly/4esPsFy
See our full list of questions👇bit.ly/4esPsFy
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SAVE Britain's Heritage retweeted
🚨Breaking: SAVE has written to @CityWestminster urging it to reject massive redevelopment plans in the Leicester Square Conservation Area that would demolish eight historic buildings and replace them with a giant LED screen. bit.ly/4y7XfQb
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🚨Breaking: SAVE has written to @CityWestminster urging it to reject massive redevelopment plans in the Leicester Square Conservation Area that would demolish eight historic buildings and replace them with a giant LED screen. bit.ly/4y7XfQb
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@CityWestminster ⚠️There is still time to have your say, but you’ll need to act fast. Write to planningreception@westminster.gov.uk quoting planning application 26/04567/FULL and make it clear that you object.
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SAVE Britain's Heritage retweeted
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The grade II-listed All Souls Church in Manchester - a shocking end for a building which has suffered years of deterioration and decay.
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Earlier action should and could have been taken to secure a different future for this church. Across the UK, former places of worship have been successfully adapted for new uses that benefit their communities, from arts centres to housing.
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📩Sign up for our free monthly bulletin to support our work to protect historic buildings 👉bit.ly/4ckOvyC
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