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A Sainsbury’s store in London has become the first purpose-built supermarket to be listed.

The store on Camden Road has been awarded Grade II status and added to the National Heritage List for England – the constantly evolving record of the country’s most historic and architecturally important places.

It was listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

The store was built in 1986 as part of the Grand Union Complex to designs by acclaimed architectural practice Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners.

It transformed an industrial site, and includes a terrace of houses facing the canal, which has also been listed at Grade II.

The complex was the first piece of urban design undertaken by Mr Grimshaw’s practice, and he received a knighthood for services to architecture in 2002.

Minister for Heritage, Rebecca Pow, said: "The National Heritage List is a wonderfully eclectic group of some of the most historically important and interesting buildings around the UK.

“The Sainsbury's supermarket being listed today is a fine example of architects and their clients working closely with local authorities to create developments which are both functional and appropriate for their surroundings and is a worthy addition to the list."

Duncan Wilson, Historic England’s Chief Executive, said: “The Camden Road Sainsbury’s is an outstanding example of High Tech architecture in a busy urban setting.

“It is an unapologetically futuristic building which also sits comfortably alongside its historic neighbours – matching the scale of the 19th-century terrace opposite – and rightly deserves to be recognised for its architectural significance.”