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As 2022 draws to a close, 25 historic places in London have been added to the National Heritage List for England this year. Read more about what's made London's list: 📸 Historic England Archive

The Christian Science Church in Pinner is one of a number of sites now listed at Grade II

Others include a post-World War Two church and 29 abstract decorative panels created by artist John Piper. The London sites that are newly listed, or have had their listing upgraded during 2022, have included:Image caption,Cab shelters began appearing in the capital during the 19th Century to provide Victorian cabbies a place to have a break and get some hot food 24 hours a day without having to leave their vehicles unattended - something which was illegal.The shelter in Pont Street is still open having been built by the Cabmen's Shelter Fund in 1892 to replace an earlier version from 1875.

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