US resists plan to list its London embassy
The fortress-like 1960s concrete block housing America’s embassy in Britain could be listed by English Heritage.
The conservation quango is expected within the next few weeks to recommend to Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, that he should give the 600-room building a grade II listing.
The US ambassador, Robert Tuttle, is said to have been lobbying the conservation quango to head off the preservation order, which could halve the estimated £200m value of the embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair.
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The conservation quango is expected within the next few weeks to recommend to Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, that he should give the 600-room building a grade II listing.
The US ambassador, Robert Tuttle, is said to have been lobbying the conservation quango to head off the preservation order, which could halve the estimated £200m value of the embassy in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair.