What is Listed building?
[[File:ForthRailwayBridge 27-06-2005 2150 TakenByEuchiasmus.JPG|thumb|right|280px|The [[Forth Bridge (railway)|Forth Bridge]], designed by [[Sir Benjamin Baker]] and [[John Fowler (engineer)|Sir John Fowler]], opened in [[1890]], and now owned by [[Network Rail]], is designated as a Category A listed building by [[Historic Scotland]].]] A '''listed building,''' in the [[United Kingdom]], is a building that has been placed on the '''Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest'''. This is a list of buildings that are important in terms of [[architecture]], [[history]], or [[culture]]. There are many buildings on this list. In the UK, there are about 500,000 listed buildings. In [[England]] and [[Wales]], there are three kinds of listed buildings:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Principles_Selection_Listing.pdf |title=Principles of Selection for Listing Buildings |work=DCMS |date=March 2010 |accessdate=2011-05-24 |archive-date=2012-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610063500/http://culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Principles_Selection_Listing.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''Grade I''': buildings that are very important * '''Grade II*''': buildings that are important in general (not special interest) * '''Grade II''': buildings that are special interesting (this means that they are important to some groups or for a specific reason)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/listed-buildings/ |title=Listed Buildings |publisher=English Heritage |accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> There used to be a fourth kind of listed building: '''Grade III'''. This type has not been used since 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.co.uk/apavilions/glstb.html|title=About Listed Buildings|publisher=heritage.co.uk|access-date=2013-05-18|archive-date=2005-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026083545/http://www.heritage.co.uk/apavilions/glstb.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Other websites == * [http://ww