2014 - Top Ten Endangered Buildings

Our list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2014

Trentham Hall, Staffordshire

Once part of England’s grandest country houses, mostly demolished in 1912 due to pollution in the River Trent, the remains give an idea of the Hall’s former glory but are...

Tonedale Mill, Somerset

Plans to redevelop the site fell through during the recession, but as the housing market recovers, is a sensitive housing scheme now viable? Grade II*-listed, 1861-71, architect unknown Tonedale Mill...

Sheffield’s missing Crimean War Monument

This tribute to Britain’s war dead has been broken up and placed in storage for over ten years, the column feared lost. We call on Sheffield Council to set out...

Hartlepool’s former Wesley Chapel

Prominent Grade II-listed landmark deteriorating while awaiting hotel conversion Grade II-listed, 1871, Hill and Swan Built in the early 1870s, the Wesley Chapel presents an elegant classical stone portico onto...

Greengate Public Baths, Salford

Action needed to save this rare survival of a handsome early public baths designed by one of Manchester’s best 19th century architects Grade II-listed, 1855, Thomas Worthington This public bathhouse...

Hammerhead crane, Isle of Wight

Giant cantilever crane in Cowes used for the production of naval warships Grade II*-listed, 1911, Babcock and Wilcox The first giant cantilever crane was constructed on the Tyne in 1909,...

Crumlin Navigation Colliery

A nationally important, nearly complete, complex of both Grade II* and II buildings. Plans for use as community hub at risk due to pollution Grade II*-listed, 1891, Gabe Jones The...

Cardiff Coal Exchange

Declared unsafe and in imminent danger of collapse by Cardiff Council in 2013, a thorough heritage assessment is urgently needed Among the most prominent buildings listed in the Top Ten...

Abney Park Cemetery Chapel, Stoke Newington

The oldest surviving non-denominational chapel in Europe, and Hosking’s only surviving public building, is now a picturesque ruin on the brink of being lost without immediate action Grade II-listed, 1840,...

All Souls Church, Hastings, East Sussex

Grade II*-listed church at risk of demolition Grade II*-listed, 1890, Sir Arthur Blomfield This tall red brick church, in a vigorous Early English gothic style, is beautifully proportioned and largely...

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