The grounds of Powell & Moya’s Churchill Gardens estate in Pimlico and the park at Neave Brown’s Alexandra Road estate in Camden are among 20 post-war landscapes that have been listed today.

In addition, the grounds of Arne Jacobsen’s St Catherine’s College, Oxford, have been upgraded from grade II to grade I.

Historic England announced it was adding a whole swathe of parks, gardens and landscapes – both public and private – to the National Heritage List for England after crowd-sourcing proposals as part of a three-year project with the Gardens Trust.

Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, said the announcement “shone a light on some amazing landscapes that exist all over the country” at a time when people were more aware than ever of the importance of green spaces for wellbeing.

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