Historic bus stop receives grade II listed status
The shelter in Hillesley was designed by a famous 20th century modern architect.
In the small village of Hillesley, a bus shelter with a unique history has been granted Grade II Listed status.
The shelter was designed by famous 20th century modernist architect Berthold Lubetkin.
He retired to the nearby village of Kilcot and offered to design the shelter for free for the parish council in 1952.
It's built from Cotswold limestone and has a stone slate roof. Experts say it's a rare example of the architect working in a traditional style, rather than the bold modernist designs he's best known for.
Historic England have given the shelter Grade II listed status. This means it is protected from being altered or destroyed.
The shelter was built to mark the Festival of Britain, a national exhibition and cultural fair held across the UK in the summer of 1951.
The bus shelter is one of just four Festival of Britain bus shelters thought to still exist in England, with others in Kent, Suffolk and at Farmington, also here in Gloucestershire!