2011 - Top Ten Endangered Buildings
Our list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2011
Wansford Station
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Grade II-listed, 1846, J.W. Livock This delicate Jacobean Revival building on the old Northampton to Peterborough line is a gem of a station, with its picturesque roof line...
Temple Works
Leeds, Yorkshire Grade I-listed, 1843, Joseph Bonomi A former flax mill designed to look like an ancient Egyptian temple has been included on the The Victorian Society’s list of the...
The Old Rectory
Columb Major, Cornwall Grade II*-listed, 1851, William White The Old Rectory is an immensely picturesque Victorian Gothic building and one of William White’s most important works, with every feature painstakingly...
Manningham Baths
Bradford, Yorkshire Grade II-listed, F.E.P. Edwards, 1904 Although not as grand as some listed swimming pools, what stands out at Manningham Pool is its extraordinarily intact state. The building has...
YMCA Building
Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales Grade II-listed, 1911, Percy Thomas The striking building is an early work by one of Wales’ most important architects, Sir Percy Thomas, who was also responsible...
Hammerton School
Sheffield, Yorkshire Grade II-listed, 1904, W.J.Hale W.J. Hale built only a handful of schools for the Sheffield School Board, but this is considered to be not only his best school,...
Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library
Crumpsall, Manchester Grade II-listed, 1909, Henry Price The former Crumpsall and Cheetham District Library stopped lending books back in 1974, after which it was used as a community centre. It...
Cricket Pavilion
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire The Bletchley Cricket Pavilion was built in the 1890s as part of the expansion of the Bletchley Park Estate, commissioned by the wealthy financier, Herbert Leon. It...