The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has expressed concern about the future of three significant post-war murals on British Home Store (BHS) buildings in Hull and Stockport.
The C20 says this follows Historic England’s recommendation to reject its applications for Grade II listings.
The Hull store features what was once believed to be Britain’s biggest mural. The ‘Three Ships’ mosaic above the store entrance is 20m high and 19.5m wide and contains over one million tiny cubes of Italian glass. Inside, there is also a smaller Fish Mural, depicting ceramic fish swimming in a tiled background of bubbling water.
The Stockport mural is on the outside of the building and made up of five concrete panels with brightly coloured mosaics, depicting the history of the town across six centuries.
