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Building of the Month

Hollaway Wall, Manchester

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C20 launches post-war murals campaign

The post-war years were a time of tremendous experimentation with public art - as well as architecture. Our campaign hopes to highliight that .....

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Cardiff loses key piece of post-war art

Cardiff City Council has granted consent for a new commercial development that has destroyed a key piece of public art in the Welsh capital.

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Twentieth Century Society Winter 2008/09 Magazine

The latest C20 magazine has just been mailed to members. Click below to see list of contents.

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Mural in Bristol
C20 magazine - Winter 2008/09 issue
 

Upcoming Talks & Events

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Thursday 22 January
Members' Slide Evening - C20 Events - FREE to new members

Thursday 29 January
Members' Slide Evening - Members' Travels - FREE to new members

There will be an opportunity to buy Pevsner County and City Guides at reduced rates at both slide evenings.

10-23 October 2009
Brazil - including Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia

 

Recent Casework News

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September 2008
We have requested a review of the DCMS’s decision not to list Alison and Peter Smithson’s Robin Hood Gardens. Here are some of what we consider to the most interesting and compelling points to have come out of the proofs of evidence provided for us ...read more

September 2008
Magic Garden Mural, Francis Carr, 1961
As you may remember from the last newsletter, the Society secured a grant from the Heritage of London Trust to uncover and refurbish the Magic Garden Mosaic (Francis Carr, 1961). There was a degree of trepidation as we pulled the plasterboard away from the wall to reveal the mural... read more