Historic England has highlighted some of the unusual buildings and places given listed status this year.

Transatlantic cable equipment, an Arts and Crafts garden with gnomes and elves and an “exceptionally” rare shipwreck are among the unusual heritage protected in 2025.

Government heritage agency Historic England has highlighted 19 of the most remarkable buildings and places given new or updated listed status this year – from a neolithic burial mound in the Yorkshire Dales to Second World War “dragon’s teeth” anti-tank defences in Surrey.

Buildings protected in 2025 include the post-war Renold Building at the University of Manchester, a gothic-style private Catholic chapel in Herefordshire, and a former Victorian ironmongers specialising in Norwegian ice skates.

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