Top ten endangered buildings 2007

Pictures and information flooded in from all over England and Wales. We heard stories of neglectful owners, land disputes, exasperated councils and energetic campaigns, and saw photographs of many excellent buildings in desperate need of our help. There wasn't room for them all on the list so we have included the names of the short-listed buildings below. The final top ten is a very good, representative sample of the buildings we heard about. It shows there is still a long way to go before quality Victorian and Edwardian architecture receives the protection it deserves.

THE SHORT LIST

• Allotment Building, Fosse Lane, Leicestershire (Grade II-listed, dating from the 1860s, architect unknown, seriously vandalised)
• Water Tower, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Unlisted, 1891, T&C Hawksley, may be demolished as part of a redevelopment scheme)
• Garrison Church, Colchester, Essex (Grade II*-listed, 1856, architect unknown but contains relocated Pugin fittings, future uncertain)
• Brady's Bar, Brixton, London (Unlisted, 1880, architect unknown, derelict and vandalised)
• 549 Lordship Lane, Camberwell, London (Grade II-listed, 1873, Charles Drake, derelict with an application for total demolition)
• Laurel Building, Bishop Auckland, County Durham (Grade II-listed, 1864, 1873-4, 1897, 1864, various architects, derelict and fire-damaged)
• Former Unitarian Chapel, Manchester, Lancashire (Grade II*-listed, 1837-9, Charles Barry, serious dereliction and disrepair)
• Holy Trinity, Hove, Sussex (Grade II-listed, 1863-4, J Woodman, application for total demolition)
• Chapels at Cathays Cemetry, Cardiff, Wales (Grade II-listed, 1859, RG Thomas, derelict)