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    Last Updated: 24/05/2022
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    Harrogate's Sun Pavilion awarded Grade II listed building status

    by Calvin Robinson

    | 24 May, 2022
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    The Sun Pavilion and Colonnade is one of six sites given Grade II listed status today as part of the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations.

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    The Sun Pavilion and Colonnade in Harrogate has been given Grade II listed status as part of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

    The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced six new sites across the country will be given the status.

    The Sun Pavilion and Colonnade were constructed in 1933 to designs by Leonard Clarke, the borough surveyor, as part of a £60,000 spa development scheme intended to be one of the finest in Europe.

    The classical building with Art Deco details was opened by noted medic Lord Horder of Ashford and the opening ceremony was captured on film by British Pathé. The pavilion was designed as a place to take refreshment and rest after taking exercise or after taking the spa waters in the town centre.

    After a period of decline in the 1980s, the site was restored following a campaign led by local citizen Anne Smith and supported by celebrities including author James Herriot.

    In 1998, the Sun Pavilion was officially re-opened by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2018 celebrations were held to mark the 20th anniversary of Her Majesty's visit.



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    The five other sites given listed status include the M62 motorway, the Imperial Hotel in Stroud, Gloucestershire, All Saints’ Church in Shard End, Birmingham, the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch, Greater London and the Hampshire Archives in Winchester.




    The listings aim to highlight some of the important places from the Queen's reign and to reflect the important social, technical and cultural changes which have taken place over the past 70 years.




    Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England which advised on the new listed buildings, said:







    “These new listings celebrate the diversity and richness of our heritage overseen by Her Majesty during her 70-year reign, showing how the fabric of the nation has changed and developed.
    “These sites cover the length and breadth of the country - from All Saints’ Church near Birmingham, which she opened in 1955 when she was newly crowned, to the high-tech Hampshire Public Records Office, completed in 1993."


    Nigel Huddleston, heritage minister, added:

    “These historic sites provide a fantastic opportunity to reflect on how much life in the UK has changed during Her Majesty The Queen's 70-year reign. Listing them as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations is a fitting way to pay tribute to the longevity of her service.”