NEWS: Yes, Prime Minister? The RC Church of St Oswald & St Edmund Arrowsmith (J Sydney Brocklesby, 1925-30) in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, has been upgraded from Grade II to Grade II* by DCMS. The French Romanesque church contains an unrivalled collection of stained glass by artist Harry Clarke.

🗓️ For August’s Building of the Month, Irma Naira explores the monumental Villa Ottolenghi (1974-78) near Lake Garda - one of the final projects by Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. ➡️ Read more: c20society.org.uk/building-of-...

Forty years on, it is arguably the most successful heritage campaign in history, with 3,000+ listed and countless more adopted by their communities. After telecoms obsolecence, they are again fulfilling an important role as local libraries, micro galleries, coffee kiosks, farm shops and foodbanks.

The then Environment Minister, Lord Elton, signed legislation that allowed telephone kiosks to become listed buildings, making a ‘trunk’ call at a press event in the zoo with Azizah the elephant. BBC South East captured the moment...

☎️ #OTD 6 Aug 1986 a K3 telephone kiosk (1929), located outside the Parrott House at London Zoo, became the very first listed telephone box in Britain. It followed a landmark campaign by the Thirties Society (forerunner to C20), launched the previous year in response to BT’s modernisation programme.

NEWS: C20 Society has backed new plans to convert the Brutalist former Church of the Good Shepherd (1966-67) in Batheaston, Somerset, into a day nursery and offices, saving it from a previously consented demolition following a community campaign. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/nursery...

EVENT: Join C20 and tour guide Andrew Jackson for a late summer weekend trip to 20th Century Liverpool. From the Cathedrals to the Philharmonic, the University to the Queensway Tunnel, we're in our Mersey Paradise! 🗓️ Fri 18 - Sun 20 Sep 2026 🎟️ Tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

💥 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s our Save Cooling Towers banner over West Burton Power Station in Megawatt Valley! Well, with C20 Society’s recent AGM taking place in Nottinghamshire, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a ‘flying visit’… ➡️ Read more: c20society.org.uk/news/west-bu...

👀 Tomorrow, 0830 UTC GB-0443, G-BUNC

Extremely concerning news that Jodrell Bank in Cheshire is facing closure, after UKRI announced the end of their funding from 2028. Though the Lovell Telescope is Grade I listed, the best strategy for preserving this internationally significant site is surely to keep the observatory in active use.

EVENT: Join C20 and Historic England for a special two-day event, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the 1946 New Towns Act and the launch of the late Elain Harwood’s final major publication, 'New Towns Mark One'. 🗓️ Thu 10-11 Sept 2026 📍 London + Harlow 🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

NEWS: We’re delighted that the £130 million plans to transform the Grade II* listed Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (1960-64) have been unanimously approved by Bromley Council, following support from C20, Historic England, Sport England and many others. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/green-l...

🇫🇷 Today, a lucky group of C20 Patrons will visit the iconic Maison de Verre in Paris (1928-32), with places selected via a ballot earlier in the year. Why not consider becoming an Individual or Professional Patron, for your chance to join other exclusive tours? ➡️ c20society.org.uk/support/patr...

EVENT: Join C20 and author Hazel Atashroo as she introduces her new book ‘London’s Ours! Images From The Greater London Council 1981–1986’, in conversation with Rosamund Lily West. 🗓️ Wed 2 Sep 2026, 6.30pm 📍 Cowcross St Gallery, London + Online 🎟️ tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

NEWS: After being feared lost then recently rediscovered, the 1960s Skyline tile mural by artist Alan Boyson has now been restored and relocated from Hull's old Co-op building to a nearby NHS centre. ✍ @estherjohnson.bsky.social tells the full story: c20society.org.uk/2026/07/15/t...

NEWS: Doncaster Dome (FaulknerBrowns, 1987-89) has reopened to the public following a 2 year, £15 million project to refurbish the pools, flumes, changing area, mechanical heating and water filter system. The Postmodern leisure centre was Grade II listed in 2023 after an application by C20 Society.

EVENT: Join C20 and author Naomi Pollock for Vanishing Japan - Modern Architecture, Gone But Not Forgotten. 🗓️ Thu 6 Aug 2026, 6.30pm 📍 The Gallery, 70 Cowcross St, London + Online 🎟️ Book tickets In-person: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx... Online: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

The people spoke, their local council ignored them. Shameful. In Dec 2025 a remarkable 9-day occupation of the humble 1950s Sheringham Bus Shelter thwarted an attempted demolition by Norfolk County Council. This week, their beloved streamline moderne shelter was unceremoniously flattened.

NEWS: A K6 MkII telephone box near the historic Pillar of Elliseg in Llangollen, Denbighshire, has been Grade II listed by Cadw after support from @c20cymru.bsky.social First shown on a 1963 OS map, the Tudor crown on the Llangollen kiosk suggests it was installed at some point between 1949-53.

📖 C20's new '100 21st Century Buildings' book is out today! Published by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social, it finds the Society looking to the heritage of the future; providing an overview of the best buildings created in first quarter of the new century. 🛒 shop.c20society.org.uk/products/pre...

🗓️ After a short hiatus, C20's Building of the Month returns with new editor Mark Bessoudo. Our July entry is the exquisite Valhallabadet pool in Gothenburg, Sweden (1956), threatened with demolition. Words by Veronica Hejdelind, photography by Jonathan Hökklo. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/building-of-...

NEWS: C20 Society and campaign group Save the National Glass Centre have submitted a joint listing application for the Sunderland venue, ahead of its closure on July 31st and threatened demolition. Crucially the building passed the 30 years threshold in Feb 2026. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/listing...

EVENT: Join C20 and Alec Forshaw for Remaking the Angel - a circular walking tour looking at how the Islington area has been regenerated over the past 40 years. 🗓️ Sat 1 Aug 2026, 10:30-12:30 📍 Starting outside Angel Station, Islington 🎟️ Book tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

🎟️ Tickets for the historic Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum go on sale today! We love these 1966 commemorative postage stamps by David Gentleman, taking scenes from the Battle of Hastings as depicted on the tapestry, and intricately engraving them on boxwood blocks for printing.

NEWS: Three post-war buildings at Cardiff University have been Grade II listed by Cadw, following support from C20 Cymru 📍Redwood Building, Sir Percy Thomas, 1958-61 📍School of Music, Alex Gordon & Partners, 1970-71 📍Arts and Social Sciences Library, Faulkner-Brown Hendy Watkinson Stonor, 1973-75

EVENT: Join C20 for an exclusive workshop tour to see the Grade II listed 100m² ‘Equality-Harmony’ mosaic mural (1986-87) under conservation at Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham 📅 Thu 23 July 2026, 4-6pm 📍Broadwater Farm Estate, Tottenham 🎫 Book tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

Good News Friday: The Grade II* listed Scargill House Chapel by George Pace (1958-61), located near Kettlewell in Yorkshire Dales National Park, draws inspiration from rural field barns and Scandinavian stave churches. It also has one our favourite twentieth century bird tables, recently restored!

NEWS: A 1960s mural depicting more than a thousand years of the history of County Durham is under threat of demolition, with C20 joining local campaigners trying to save and relocate it. The unusual pixelated mosaic design predates digital imagery by decades. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/moves-t...

📍Take an exclusive tour of The Willis Building in Ipswich - a Grade I listed ‘timeless classic’ of High-tech architecture by Foster + Partners (1970-75) 📖 Read more in our new High-Tech Britain book by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social available from the C20 Shop: shop.c20society.org.uk/products/pre...

EVENT: C20 Society's 2026 AGM will be held in Nottingham, followed by a tour of the playhouse and city centre 🗓️ Sat 11 July 2026 📍Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus 🎟️Book in-person tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx... 🎟️Book online tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...