Victorian Society News Archive: 2016
Wigan cotton mill on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Rylands Mill which has been lying derelict since the early 2000s now needs a new owner to secure its future Rylands Mill, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Grade II, 1865, George Woodhouse)...
Wakefield’s Clayton Hospital on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation which owns buildings around Clayton Hospital urged to withdraw planning application for total demolition of the hospital and to reuse fine hospital building Clayton Hospital, Wakefield,...
Top Ten endangered buildings list highlights neglect outside South East
All the buildings in the Top Ten are in real risk of being lost if action is not taken in the immediate future National architectural charity the The Victorian Society...
St Joseph’s Seminary near Wigan on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
St Joseph’s Seminary in Upholland, Lancashire needs new purpose to avoid decaying further St Joseph’s Seminary, Upholland, Lancashire (Grade II 1880-83 J O’Byrne, extended 1921-8 by Pugin and Pugin) National...
St Paul’s Church, Chester on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Grade II* church on the banks of the Dee with stunning interior and stained glass in process of closing while slowly deteriorating St Paul’s Church, Boughton, Chester, Cheshire (Grade II*...
Stafford’s Old Library on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Stafford Borough Council urged to consider compulsory purchase and transfer to the community group to reopen the building as a multi-purpose arts/cultural hub Old Library, Stafford, Staffordshire (Grade II, 1913,...
Philip Webb’s Red Barns in Redcar on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Former home of pioneering Victorian explorer Gertrude Bell at risk after developer’s plans for housing stall Red Barns, Redcar, Tees Valley (Grade II* 1868, Phillip Webb) National architectural charity, the...
Preston’s Mount Street Hospital on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Sensitive plans urgently needed for Preston’s former orphanage for destitute girls and later convalescent home Mount Street Hospital, Preston, Lancashire (Grade II, 1872, RW Hughes) National architectural charity, the The...
Grimsby mill tower on Top Ten Endangered Buildings list
Action needed to secure future of silo tower at Victoria Mills Victoria Mills, Grimsby, Lincolnshire (Grade II, 1889 and 1906, Sir William Gelder of Hull) National architectural charity, the...