A building containing the former family home of artist and designer couple Adrian and Corinne Heath and the studio of modernist artist Birgit Skiöld has been listed as a heritage asset because of its architectural and cultural value. Historic England has given Grade II listed status to the building at 28 Charlotte Street because it holds architectural interest as “an externally little-altered example of an eighteenth century terraced town house with an inserted nineteenth century shopfront” and for the “legibility of its floor plan, and surviving range of interior joinery and features”. The designation also recognised its historical interest because of its “association with the artists Adrian Heath and Birgit Skiöld” both of whom worked out of the building in the second half of the twentieth century. Historic England also regarded the building as complementing the neighbouring property at 26 Charlotte Street which is listed at Grade II. Adrian Heath (1920-1992) was a major figure in the development of abstract art in England during the forties and a key proponent of Constructivism. Corinne Heath (died 2009) was a theatre designer. The protected asset status means any redevelopment plans have to receive listed building consent. A planning application for its redevelopment which was approved [...]
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