AFTER four years of consultation, it has been decided that a Grade II-listed church will finally be demolished. Yesterday, Oxford City Council voted to knock down and rebuild the Church of the Holy Family, on Cuddesdon Way in Blackbird Leys. The church, built-in 1965, was listed as a Grade-II building due to its unusual heart-shaped plan and rare hyperbolic paraboloid roof - however, this roof had been leaking extensively and was set to cost over £1.5 million to repair. Reverend Heather Carter, who has been campaigning for its demolition, said she was delighted that the council had approved the plans for the church s regeneration.
Derby Council set to approve demolition of Brutalist landmark
1/11 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby: lateral view of the Great Hall looking towards the reception suite
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2/11 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby: the entrance front on the square
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3/11 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby: the Great Hall and entrance
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4/11 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby: the reception suite projecting out onto the square
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5/11 Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby: the east end showing the small hall and the adjacent multi-storey car park
Saved: Hull’s Three Ships set to avoid wrecking ball
1/5 Three Ships mural on post-war BHS/Co-op building
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2/5 A CGI of the front of the Albion Square development, as consented to by planners in April 2019
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5/5 The Three Ships Mural building on the former BHS store remains empty, awaiting future development. Kingston upon Hull, Hull, UK
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Hull s celebrated and listed Three Ships mural looks set to be saved after the council appeared to make a U-turn on the need for demolition
The 1963 mosaic, by artist Alan Boyson, is on the post-war BHS/Co-op building in central Hull. It had expected to be destroyed after Hull City Council found ‘dangerously high’ levels of asbestos within the structure.
How the new Church of the Holy Family may look when built. Picture: via Oxford City Council PROPOSALS to demolish a 20th century church in Blackbird Leys are recommended to be approved by Oxford planning chiefs next week. The Church of the Holy Family at Cuddeson Way, Blackbird Leys, could be demolished and replaced with a new church, a community centre, and 21 homes and flats. The church, built in a heart-shaped with a rare example of a hyperbolic paraboloid roof made from timber, is considered an architectural gem by some, who have objected to its demolition. But the trustees of the church have said the costs of maintaining the current building are prohibitive, as the roof is leaking and floors are sloping.
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