ceover: the duchess goes on to birmingham to open the new airport that has cost well over a quarter of a million pounds... the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kentl terminal at what was to later become birmingham airport. it's now been given listed status as an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture. the number of listed sites in england has now reached a00,000, thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide ranging, some of the time it will be to do with architecture or merit in quality, sometimes to do with engineering, innovation and design innovation. other times it will be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual, orjust the sheer beauty of a space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches "squatter‘s cottage" in shropshire, a now rare example of the kind of agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycle company head office office in nottingham is also included. it has exterior decorating panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. it was built in 1931 and

the building opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kent was the original terminal at what was airportand terminal at what was later to become birmingham airport and has now been given listed status as an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture. the number of listed sites is reached 400,000 in england thanks to the latest additions. the criteria are quite right ranging. architectural merit and quality. sometimes engineering and innovation. other times, an amazing story to do with the community. or just the sheer beauty of space or a place. other buildings to newly listed include birches squatters cottage in shropshire, and our rarer example of the agricultural accommodation that was common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycling company had this in nottingham which has an exterior decorated with panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools mimicking a production line. and more recent buildings like plymouth's theatre royal which was opened in 1982 and is seen as a striking and sophisticated example of 20th—century design. being

voiceover: the duchess goes on to birmingham to open the new airport that has cost well over a quarter of a million pounds... the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kentiven listed status as an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture. the number of listed sites in england has now reached 400,000, thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide ranging, some of the time it will be to do with architecture or merit in quality, sometimes to do with engineering, innovation and design innovation. other times it will be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual, orjust the sheer beauty of a space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches "squatter‘s cottage" in shropshire, a now rare example of the kind of agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycle company head office office in nottingham is also included. it has exterior decorating panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. it was built in 1931 and for many years, the firm was the world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles

the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kent, was the original terminal atnd has now reached 400,000 thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide—ranging. some of the time, it could be to do with architectural merit and quality. sometimes it could be to do with engineering innovation and design innovation. other times, it could be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual. 0rjust the sheer beauty of space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches' spotters cottage in shropshire, a now rare example of the agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycling company head office in nottingham which has an exterior decorated with panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. and more recent buildings, like plymouth‘s theatre royal, which was opened in 1982 and which is seen as a striking and sophisticated example of 20th—century design. being listed means a site receives special protection, h

voiceover: the duchess goes on to birmingham to open the new airport that has cost well over a quarter of a million pounds... the elmdon building, opened almost 80 years ago by the duchess of kent an outstanding piece of 1930s art deco architecture. the number of listed sites in england has now reached a00,000, thanks to today's latest additions. the criteria are quite wide—ranging, some of the time it will be to do with architecture or merit in quality, sometimes to do with engineering, innovation and design innovation. other times, it will be to do with an amazing story to do with the community or an individual, orjust the sheer beauty of a space or a place. other buildings to be newly listed include birches "squatter‘s cottage" in shropshire, a now rare example of the kind of agricultural accommodation that was once common in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. the former raleigh cycle company head office in nottingham is also included. it has an exterior decorated with panels showing children holding bicycle parts and tools, mimicking a production line. it was built in 1931 and for many years, the firm was the world's biggest manufacturer of bicycles. and more recent bu