- Home
Full cost of HS2 work around Moxon’s bat tunnel will be £168m, says DfT
Ryder tables plans to transform grade II-listed office on Bank Junction into budget hotel
Hundreds of signatures for petition to rebuild Manchester’s Hotspur Press after fire
Universal submits planning application for Bedfordshire theme park set to be Europe’s largest
- Events
2025 events calendar Explore now 
Keep up to date
Find out more
- Programmes
Colin Wilson’s other library is listed
Primary school project was a memorial to his bishop father
A school library designed by Colin St John Wilson while he was working on the British Library has been given grade II protection.
The architect, known as Sandy, designed Bishop Wilson Memorial Library in Essex in honour of his father. Henry Wilson was bishop of Chelmsford from 1929 to 1950.
The listing was approved by the DCMS on the advice of Historic England which described the library as a “gloriously vibrant and fun interior inside a striking circular structure” and “perhaps the most successful example of post-modernism in post-war school design”.
…
This content is available to registered users | Already registered?Login here
You are not currently logged in.
To continue reading this story, sign up for free guest access
Existing Subscriber? LOGIN
REGISTER for free access on selected stories and sign up for email alerts. You get:
- Up to the minute architecture news from around the UK
- Breaking, daily and weekly e-newsletters
Subscribe to Building Design and you will benefit from:
- Unlimited news
- Reviews of the latest buildings from all corners of the world
- Technical studies
- Full access to all our online archives
- PLUS you will receive a digital copy of WA100 worth over £45
Subscribe now for unlimited access.