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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · 16d

We’re sorry, but tonight’s Zoom meeting: “C20th Schools in Wales” couldn’t go ahead due to tech issues. We’re working on rearranging it and will share the new date as soon as possible.
Mae’n ddrwg gennym, ond rhaid i ni ohirio cyfarfod Zoom y noson yma oherwydd problemau tech.Diolch am eich amynedd!

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · 22d

💻 ONLINE EVENT C20 Cymru
Cymru Calling: Telephone Exchange Buildings in Wales
Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6.30pm
A talk from Lisa Kinch about the architectural history and evolution of telephone exchange buildings in the United Kingdom, with a focus on Welsh case studies.
Tickets: buff.ly/6ZoLIWD

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · 23d

💻 ONLINE EVENT
🏫 Twentieth Century Schools in Wales
🗓 Monday 22 September 2025 | 6.30pm The talk will provide a visual overview of Welsh schools in the twentieth century. Speaker: Dr Meilyr Powel, Investigator of Historic Buildings, RCAHMW
Tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

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Philip Butler @artdecomagpie.bsky.social · Aug 7

Six years since I started to photograph old garages across Britain, I’m delighted to announce publication of a book collecting together the best examples.

226 Garages and Service Stations is out in FUEL in September. Available from wherever you buy your books.

fuel-design.com/publishing/2...

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEWS: C20 is disappointed to learn our listing application for the former National Wildflower Centre (Hodder + Partners, 2000) in Merseyside will not be taken forward for assessment by Historic England.
Highlighted in our 2025 Risk List, Knowsley Council have now intend to demolish the building.

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Jon Pountney @jonpountney1.bsky.social · Jul 4

WALES

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Jul 7

EVENT: Join C20 for a walking tour of Postwar Clerkenwell tracing the legacy of Lubetkin and Tecton, including Finsbury Health Centre (1935-8), Spa Green Estate (1946-50) and Bevin Court (1952-5).

🗓️ Sat 30 Aug, 10:30-12:30
📍Starting Angel tube
🎫 Tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

Image: Recently restored rear elevation of Finsbury Health Centre, by @avantiarchitects
© NHS Property Services.

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Apr 8

Dewi-Prys Thomas (1916-85) First University of Wales professor of architecture, Head of the Welsh School of Architecture, and instigator of a Town Planning Department, he had a profound influence on Welsh architecture and town planning

📷 Talar Wen, Llangadog & Pencadlys, Caernarfon

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Apr 8

'D' yw amdano Dewi-Prys Thomas (1916-85) Gŵr a gafodd ddylanwad enfawr ar bensaernïaeth a chynllunio trefol yng Nghymru.

Englyn: 'Fe erys yng ngwaed ei bencadlys, y dewin-prin, Dewi-Prys' (Arfon Hughes)

📷 Talar Wen, Llangadog © Monica Cherry, Pencadlys, Caernarfon © @librarywales.bsky.social

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Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social · Apr 8

Seaside towns tell Britain’s coastal story—but how do we ensure they thrive? 🏛️🌊 Join us and @seasidenetwork.bsky.social on 6 June for expert insights on conservation, regeneration & community-led solutions.

Register now: hbap.org.uk/recognising-...

#HistoricCoasts #SeasideHeritage

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Apr 1

Telephone Exchange, Brackla Street, Bridgend which operated 1960-1987. Mrs Margaret Curnock from Pontycymer, who took the first call in the centre, was photographed also taking the last ever call ☎️

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Apr 1

Cyfnewidfa Ffôn, Stryd Bracla, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr a oedd yn gweithredu 1960-1987. Tynnwyd llun Mrs Margaret Curnock o Bontycymer, a gymerodd yr alwad gyntaf yn y ganolfan, hefyd yn cymryd yr alwad olaf erioed ☎️

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Mar 10

📢 Join C20 Cymru in Monmouthshire!

Saturday 26 April

We'll visit The Savoy Theatre for a talk on C20 theatres by Rob Firman, then go to High Glanau Manor, built for Henry Avray Tipping, editor of Country Life. We’ll have a tour of the Arts and Crafts gardens, followed by cream tea 🫖
bitly.cx/YmUA4

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Mar 10

📢 Ymunwch â C20 Cymru yn Sir Fynwy!

Dydd Sadwrn 26 Ebrill

Byddwn yn ymweld â Theatr y Savoy ar gyfer sgwrs am theatrau’r ugeinfed ganrif gan Rob Firman, cyn ymweld â High Glanau, cartref Henry Avray Tipping, golygydd Country Life. Cawn daith o amgylch y gerddi Celf a Chreff ac te.

bitly.cx/YmUA4

@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Feb 20

So pleased to have a successful outcome for Wrexham Waterworld, especially as this was the second attempt for designation! 🏊

C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Feb 20

NEWS: C20 and @c20cymru.bsky.social are celebrating the 5th Leisure Centre to be listed as a result of our ongoing campaign, and the first example in Wales.

Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Feb 19

📖 Architects' Lives: British Library PhD Placement Scheme.

An amazing opportunity to document an oral history collection of national importance, charting the built history of Britain from the 1930s to present day in the words of those who shaped it.

✍🏼 Deadline 21 Feb 2025

➡️ bl.uk/more/researc...

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Feb 4

C is: Theatr Clwyd

Opened 1976, Theatr Clwyd was designed by Flintshire County Architect RW Harvey. Grade II as an important post war civic arts and theatre complex, extensive work is now underway, radically altering the original form
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c20society.org.uk/news/plans-t...

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Jan 27

🌳 'A slice of 1970s Babylon restored'

@rowanmoore.bsky.social in The Observer on the green renovation of the Grade II listed Mountbatten / Gateway House (Arup Associates and James Russell, 1974-76) - more popularly known as the 'Hanging Gardens of Basingstoke'.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘A slice of 1970s Babylon restored’: living the office dream at the Hanging Gardens of Basingstoke

This trailblazing office building by Arup Architects has been treated to a subtle £32m renovation that still has wellness at its heart

www.theguardian.com

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Jan 13

Visited as part of our Swansea weekend in 2023, this is such an important survival of our seaside heritage. Very much hope to see plans for its repair being supported by Cadw and others.
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Susie Fielding @susiefielding.bsky.social · Jan 12

Sad news that the Big Apple, Mumbles has been damaged by a car. A rare survival of a 1930s Cidatone kiosk of reinforced concrete, converted to an ice-cream kiosk. It's not the first time - the 2019 listing specified it was Ford Fiesta last time 😉 Hopefully support will be available to fully restore!

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Jan 13

C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Jan 13

New year, new job? C20 is looking for an Events Manager to join our small team, supporting and developing our burgeoning programme of tours, walks, and lectures - both in the UK and Internationally.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 26 January.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/work-with-us

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C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · Nov 14

🎈 Now That's What I Call Architecture! 1994

C20's new #ComingofAge campaign celebrates 10 of the best British buildings as they turn 30 years old, and so become eligible for national listing.

Why wait until the bulldozers are poised, when we could run an annual 'birthday honours' list?

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Jan 7

Brooks is credited with bringing Danish design to Wales. Over 40 years, he designed many of Wales’s most coveted post-war houses, winning 17 major awards. His favourite designs were for holiday cabins

4: Cabin at Bierwood, Manorbier 📷 @p.halliday
5: West Lodge, Graham Brooks’ family home 📷 RCAHMW

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Jan 7

B is for: Brooks, Graham (1928–2020), Architect and “Danish-inspired pioneer of Welsh modernism” (Prof Richard Weston)

1: “The Mount” Dinas Powys 📷 B Dalton
2: 1-18 The Mount Scandinavian-influenced housing development 1975
3: “Caban Corgi”, Penlan Holiday Park, Cenarth 📷 @cabancorgi
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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Dec 6

A is for: Llyfrgell Aberhonddu (Brecon Library)

Constructed 1969 & designed by County Architect JA McRobbie as Breconshire County Library. The reinforced concrete frame boasts repeating slim floor-to-ceiling windows that bring in natural light & makes the most of its location

📷 @RCAHMWales

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@C20Cymru @c20cymru.bsky.social · Dec 6

'A' yw amdano: Llyfrgell Aberhonddu

Agorwyd Llyfrgell Aberhonddu ym 1969. Dilyniwyd gan Bensaer y Sir gyda JA Robbie.

Mae gan y llyfrgell ffenestri llawr i nenfwd mewn steil consortina sy’n gadael i golau llifo mewn i’r adeilad ar bob llawr.

Lluniau: @RCAHMWales

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