Berthold Lubetkin’s only freestanding tower has been listed at grade II after a campaign by residents trying to protect it from unsympathetic alterations.

Twenty-storey Sivill House on Columbia Road in east London was added to the list of protected buildings by the Department for Culture (DCMS) yesterday on the recommendation of Historic England.

The decision was hailed by architect John Allan, Lubetkin’s biographer, as “hugely important – not only for its due recognition of this late work by Lubetkin, but also for ensuring the vigilance now essential for the informed conservation and upgrade of this exceptional building”.

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