Canopy to former petrol station, Markham Moor

MATERIALS: Concrete cast in-situ.

PLAN: Rhomboid, 60 ft square on plan.

EXTERIOR: The canopy is a hyperbolic paraboloid shell structure. It has sharp fins that point skywards while the sides sweep low towards the ground. Its form can be likened to a handkerchief, with two corners rising to apexes of 37 feet 4 inches above the ground, while the two opposite corners are only 5 feet above ground. At the dip in the centre, the height is 18 ft 6 in. The canopy is supported on its lower edges by four, simple concrete stanchions. A single-storey restaurant building in brick was built beneath the canopy in the 1980s. This has plain elevations with deep fascias, lit by large areas of glazing on the principal façades. The restaurant building does not have special interest and is excluded from the listing.

INTERIOR: The interior of the restaurant building has standard late C20 fittings, typical of those found at motorway service stations, and is not of special interest.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/03/2012