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listed building

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noun

  1. (in Britain) a building officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The snappy, rhythmic beats are not what you expect inside this old, listed building.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said six engines were sent to The Big Mill, a Grade II listed building in Mill Street, Leek, at 21:22 GMT on Friday.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

It was filmed at architect Silvanus Trevail's The Headland hotel in Cornwall, a five star Grade II listed building.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

But it was largely abandoned when Mr Conner purchased the listed building, with the once-bustling party island left to grow over.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2025

It had been decreed over forty years before that the building, in appearance a small church with a spire, was a listed building of historical interest.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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