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| Swindon's 'View To A Kill' warehouse given listed status | Swindon's 'View To A Kill' warehouse given listed status |
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| A yellow-roofed warehouse in Swindon that featured in a James Bond film has been given Grade II*-listed status. | A yellow-roofed warehouse in Swindon that featured in a James Bond film has been given Grade II*-listed status. |
| The Spectrum building, Renault's former distribution centre, was designed by Lord Foster and opened in 1982. | |
| Featuring yellow steel "umbrella masts", the futuristic single-storey glass-walled building was also used as a backdrop in A View To A Kill in 1984. | Featuring yellow steel "umbrella masts", the futuristic single-storey glass-walled building was also used as a backdrop in A View To A Kill in 1984. |
| Roger Bowdler, from English Heritage, said it was "one of the very finest examples of a hi-tech building". | Roger Bowdler, from English Heritage, said it was "one of the very finest examples of a hi-tech building". |
| Famous for his steel and glass designs, Lord Foster created the Gherkin and Millennium Bridge in London, rebuilt Berlin's Reichstag and also Hong Kong Airport. | Famous for his steel and glass designs, Lord Foster created the Gherkin and Millennium Bridge in London, rebuilt Berlin's Reichstag and also Hong Kong Airport. |
| The headquarters he designed for Renault cars in Swindon has now been given Grade II*-listed status by English Heritage in a move to "protect post-war architecture". | The headquarters he designed for Renault cars in Swindon has now been given Grade II*-listed status by English Heritage in a move to "protect post-war architecture". |
| "On the face of it, a distribution centre in Swindon is not the most obvious candidate," said Mr Bowdler. | "On the face of it, a distribution centre in Swindon is not the most obvious candidate," said Mr Bowdler. |
| "But it has high national interest." | "But it has high national interest." |
| Roger Moore scenes | Roger Moore scenes |
| The building saw the last of the car manufacturer's workers move out when Renault closed its operations there in 2001. | The building saw the last of the car manufacturer's workers move out when Renault closed its operations there in 2001. |
| Since then, the 25,000 sq m building has housed a car seat manufacturer, a soft indoor play centre and a firm that produces DVDs. | Since then, the 25,000 sq m building has housed a car seat manufacturer, a soft indoor play centre and a firm that produces DVDs. |
| It was also chosen by the Bond films production team to shoot several scenes with Roger Moore in his final outing in the role. | It was also chosen by the Bond films production team to shoot several scenes with Roger Moore in his final outing in the role. |
| English Heritage has also listed a civil defence bunker in Gravesend, Kent, an electricity substation in Moore Street, Sheffield, and Capel Manor House near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. | English Heritage has also listed a civil defence bunker in Gravesend, Kent, an electricity substation in Moore Street, Sheffield, and Capel Manor House near Tunbridge Wells, Kent. |
| Almost 700 post-war buildings have been listed in the past 25 years. | Almost 700 post-war buildings have been listed in the past 25 years. |