The Secretary of State uses the following criteria when assessing whether a building is of special
architectural or historic interest and therefore should be added to the statutory list:
Architectural Interest:
To be of special architectural interest a building must be of importance in its design, decoration
or craftsmanship. Special interest may also apply to particularly significant examples of
building types or techniques (e.g. buildings displaying technological innovation or virtuosity)
and significant plan forms. Engineering and technological interest can be an important
consideration for some buildings. For more recent buildings in particular, the functioning of
the building (to the extent that this reflects on its original design and planned use, where
known) will also be a consideration. Artistic distinction can also be a factor relevant to the
architectural interest of buildings and objects and structures fixed to them.
Historic Interest:
To be able to justify special historic interest a building must illustrate important aspects of the
nation’s history and / or have closely substantiated historical associations with nationally
important individuals, groups or events; and the building itself in its current form will afford a
strong connection with the valued aspect of history.
Are any if the rides at Towers of special architectural interest? No. They are all examples of mass produced rollercoaster types. While they are early versions of their respective types by manufacturer that is of little consequence. A ride vehicle running on a track nothing new.
Are any of Towers rides of historic interest? By the definition used, no. Not even close.
Where this differs from Blackpool is those rides were some of the very earliest surviving examples of coasters existing at all, not just a tweaked variety of coaster form. They were also individually crafted by hand rather than being shipped preformed from another country and bolted together.
I don't think this is a problem Towers will have.