Sun Pavilion in Harrogate gains protected status
It's one of six historic sites to receive the honour to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Last updated 24th May 2022
Harrogate's Sun Pavilion and Colonnade is among six historic sites scattered across England which have been granted protected status to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) issues the protections on Historic England's advice to reflect key social, technical and cultural changes over the 70 years of the Queen's reign.
All six sites have been visited by the Queen, often with the Duke of Edinburgh as part of a royal tour of an English city.
The Sun Pavilion, situated in Valley Gardens in Harrogate, has a long rich history in the town of Harrogate.
The Art Deco Sun Pavilion and Colonnade in Harrogate, North Yorkshire was constructed in 1933 as a place for people to relax after exercising or using the spa in the town centre.
After a period of decline in the 1980s, the classical structure was restored following a campaign led by local resident Anne Smith, and supported by celebrities including author James Herriot.
It was officially reopened by the Queen in 1998.
Also in Yorkshire - commemorative motorway markers on the M62 running through Yorkshire and Lancashire are also being listed, after the Queen opened the motorway in 1971.
Running through the Pennines, it was the country's highest motorway, reaching a summit of 372 metres across the border between the counties.
Two plaques displaying the historic symbols of the Red Rose of the House of Lancaster and the White Rose of the House of York mark each end of the road.
Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, said: "These new listings celebrate the diversity and richness of our heritage overseen by Her Majesty during her 70-year reign, showing how the fabric of the nation has changed and developed.
"These sites cover the length and breadth of the country - from All Saints' Church near Birmingham, which she opened in 1955 when she was newly crowned, to the high-tech Hampshire Public Records Office, completed in 1993."
Next month, the Queen will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne.
The nation will host celebratory events across a five-day bank holiday starting on June 2.