100 Club Loses Listed Building Bid
The iconic venue won\'t be protected against closure in the future
The venue applied to be given protected status last year when it was threatened with closure but, according to reports, the government has decided against giving the Oxford Street based venue listed status to protect it in the future.
A spokesperson for John Penrose, who is Minister for tourism and heritage and who turned the request down, told the Sunday Telegraph that the 100 club (apart from the stage and sign) was unremarkable.
The spokesperson said: "There's no denying the club's place in British pop music history but in the end it's only the stage and the signage that mark it out as being any different from any other basement club. I can't help but feel that giving the cradle of punk rock listed building status would not be quite in tune with that movement's driving spirit."