Nation's Top Ten Endangered Buildings Revealed

The Top Ten, which includes Grade I-listed gems such as Shadwell Park in NorfolkPreston, was drawn up after a national hunt to find the nation’s best and most threatened buildings. Appealing to historians, enthusiasts and campaigners around the country, the Victorian Society asked people to scour their local areas and send in photographs and details of any good quality Victorian or Edwardian buildings at risk that they found. The number of significant buildings at risk was such that as well as the Top Ten Endangered Buildings list published in the Victorian Society’s magazine, The Victorian, nine short-listed buildings have also been named on its website. and St Walburge’s Roman Catholic Church in

‘We were amazed at the response to our appeal,’ said Dr Ian Dungavell, Director of the Victorian Society. ‘This was a chance for ordinary people to let us know about threats to the buildings they value and they seized it with both hands. We already knew from the number of local residents that contact us that heritage matters to very many people but we’ve been shocked by the number of significant buildings that are not getting the protection they deserve.’

He continued: ‘There are many reasons why good buildings become threatened. Often the hardest to protect are those that are simply locked up and left to rot. Many people are angry about that and it’s time their voices were heard.’

The Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list can be viewed here.