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| England's most unusual listed buildings | England's most unusual listed buildings |
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| This week English Heritage announced east London's Rom skatepark was to become the first building of its kind to be listed. | This week English Heritage announced east London's Rom skatepark was to become the first building of its kind to be listed. |
| From the sensible to the sublime, BBC News takes a look at other weird and wonderful examples of listed buildings across England. | From the sensible to the sublime, BBC News takes a look at other weird and wonderful examples of listed buildings across England. |
| Brighton's Saltdean Lido was granted Grade II listed protection in 1987. | |
| Designed by the architect Richard Jones, it was built in 1937 in the Art Deco style and was popular with tourists for generations. | |
| After its leaseholder revealed plans to build flats on the site, a campaign began to save it and its status was subsequently upgraded to Grade II* - reserved for buildings of more than special interest - in 2011. | After its leaseholder revealed plans to build flats on the site, a campaign began to save it and its status was subsequently upgraded to Grade II* - reserved for buildings of more than special interest - in 2011. |
| Granted Grade II listing in 2013, Preston Bus Station has been previously described as one of the world's "most treasured locations" by the World Monuments Fund. | Granted Grade II listing in 2013, Preston Bus Station has been previously described as one of the world's "most treasured locations" by the World Monuments Fund. |
| However, it has divided opinion since its inception - being labelled "an eyesore" by the city council's former leader, Ken Hudson. | However, it has divided opinion since its inception - being labelled "an eyesore" by the city council's former leader, Ken Hudson. |
| The station was built between 1968 and 1969 and was protected from demolition by English Heritage in 2013. Proposals for a £23m redevelopment, which would include a youth centre, have been unveiled. A planning application will be considered by April 2015. | The station was built between 1968 and 1969 and was protected from demolition by English Heritage in 2013. Proposals for a £23m redevelopment, which would include a youth centre, have been unveiled. A planning application will be considered by April 2015. |
| Created in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age, between 3800 BC and 1500 BC, the rock art found across various locations in the North East is older than Egypt's pyramids. | Created in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age, between 3800 BC and 1500 BC, the rock art found across various locations in the North East is older than Egypt's pyramids. |
| Granted protected status in April, they have kept archaeologists guessing for centuries about what their true meaning may be. | Granted protected status in April, they have kept archaeologists guessing for centuries about what their true meaning may be. |
| A short hop off the A6 at Red Hill, in Leicestershire, can be found another listed building - a futuristic Esso petrol station. | A short hop off the A6 at Red Hill, in Leicestershire, can be found another listed building - a futuristic Esso petrol station. |
| The circular Mobil canopies were designed by the American modernist architect, Elliot Noyes in the late 1960s. | The circular Mobil canopies were designed by the American modernist architect, Elliot Noyes in the late 1960s. |
| English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley said the petrol station symbolised to future generations "some of the flair and exuberance associated with driving in the 1960s". | English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley said the petrol station symbolised to future generations "some of the flair and exuberance associated with driving in the 1960s". |
| Barnsley Main colliery in South Yorkshire was the site of a mining disaster that left more than 360 people dead in 1866. It became Grade II listed in 2013 because of its historic significance. | Barnsley Main colliery in South Yorkshire was the site of a mining disaster that left more than 360 people dead in 1866. It became Grade II listed in 2013 because of its historic significance. |
| Brian Elliot, author and mining historian, said at the time: "After the miners' strike many sites were completely obliterated from the landscape. To have one part survive is important for future generations and marvellous news." | Brian Elliot, author and mining historian, said at the time: "After the miners' strike many sites were completely obliterated from the landscape. To have one part survive is important for future generations and marvellous news." |
| New House, in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, was given Grade II listing in 1998. The house was upgraded in 2012 to Grade II* status when the garden was added to the listing. | New House, in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, was given Grade II listing in 1998. The house was upgraded in 2012 to Grade II* status when the garden was added to the listing. |
| English Heritage describes it as an innovative example of early 1960s domestic architecture "in a modernist idiom". | English Heritage describes it as an innovative example of early 1960s domestic architecture "in a modernist idiom". |
| This Grade II listed boundary marker in Staple Hill, Bristol, was erected to show the border between the city and the county of Gloucestershire. | This Grade II listed boundary marker in Staple Hill, Bristol, was erected to show the border between the city and the county of Gloucestershire. |
| Abbey Road Studios - where The Beatles famously made many of their records - was given Grade II listing in 2010 after public outcry over plans to put the building up for sale. | Abbey Road Studios - where The Beatles famously made many of their records - was given Grade II listing in 2010 after public outcry over plans to put the building up for sale. |
| Margaret Hodge, the culture minister at the time, accepted a recommendation by English Heritage for listed status, after the buildings were put up for sale by the record company EMI amid spiralling debts. | Margaret Hodge, the culture minister at the time, accepted a recommendation by English Heritage for listed status, after the buildings were put up for sale by the record company EMI amid spiralling debts. |
| Along with the studios, the Abbey Road zebra crossing in north London - made famous by appearing on the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road - was given Grade II listed status in 2010. | Along with the studios, the Abbey Road zebra crossing in north London - made famous by appearing on the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road - was given Grade II listed status in 2010. |
| An open-air diving platform at Coate Water in Swindon was given a Grade II listing in November 2013. | An open-air diving platform at Coate Water in Swindon was given a Grade II listing in November 2013. |
| The 10m (33ft) high stage was designed by local architect JBL Thompson and opened in 1935. | The 10m (33ft) high stage was designed by local architect JBL Thompson and opened in 1935. |
| The Art Deco style structure is "one of only four inter-war concrete diving platforms" to have survived in England, according to English Heritage. | The Art Deco style structure is "one of only four inter-war concrete diving platforms" to have survived in England, according to English Heritage. |
| This house was built by the architect Walter Greaves in 1981 as a home for himself and his wife Annabel. | This house was built by the architect Walter Greaves in 1981 as a home for himself and his wife Annabel. |
| The house in Runcton, Chichester, West Sussex, was given a Grade II* listing due to its "exceptional quality and real special interest". | The house in Runcton, Chichester, West Sussex, was given a Grade II* listing due to its "exceptional quality and real special interest". |