Modern building conservationists are trying to save a multi storey car park by asking for it to be Listed - dubbing it a 'classic'. The 20th Century Society want to permanently protect the 1950s Rupert Street car park in Bristol city centre.
They say the 'revolutionary' car park should be preserved - as it was the first in Britain to have a continuous, sloped spiral parking ramp. The group want it to be made into a giant electric car parking facility - in a bid to save the site from plans to turn it into a new block of flats.
Developers have been drawing up plans to demolish the site and replace it with student and key worker housing, which will be submitted in spring. The proposal would see 250 co-living rooms for young people and key workers and 320 student rooms built at the Rupert Street car park.
