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Shakespeare Centre listed by DCMS
The Shakespeare Centre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, has been listed at Grade II by tourism and heritage minister, John Penrose.
The centre, designed by Laurence Williams and built in the early 1960s, is almost completely unaltered since its completion and continues to function in its original use. Penrose said: "The Shakespeare Centre is a building of both national importance and special interest, with a number of attractive embellishments and features.
"It clearly merits the extra protection against unsuitable alteration or development that listing provides." The minister's decision follows advice from English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.
Grade II listing means that the architectural merit of the building must be taken account of in any future applications to develop the site.