2012 - Top Ten Endangered Buildings
Our list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2012
Waterloo Hotel and Grill, Smethwick, West Midlands
Thieves have stripped the lead – will vandals appear next? Grade II*-listed, 1907, Wood and Kendrick Built by Wood and Kendrick in 1907 as a showcase for brewers Mitchells &...
Wingfield Station, Derbyshire
Maimed beauty deserves better Grade II*-listed, 1839, Francis Thompson This small, spartan and pleasing railway station, which fell victim to the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, has suffered for decades...
St Peter and St Paul, Birch, Essex
This significant church is crumbling inside and out. Grade II-listed, 1850, S.S. Teulon The interior of this Grade II-listed church, built by SS Teulon in 1850, exudes great atmosphere, but...
Mechanics Institute, Swindon
‘Birthplace’ of the NHS in a sorry state Grade II*-listed, 1853, Edward Roberts A striking sight from the railway, the Mechanics’ Institute is a grand, Tudor Gothic building of truly...
Ipswich’s former County Hall
A town’s shame Grade II-listed, 1836, W. McIntosh Built in 1836-37 by W McIntosh Brooks, East Suffolk County Hall was originally the area’s gaol and law court, but following extensions...
Langton Dock Pumphouse, Bootle, Merseyside
Memorable yet largely unknown Grade II-listed, 1879, G.F. Lyster This ornate redbrick building once played a significant role in the local economy, housing the steam engine to operate the locks...
Hendrefoilan House, Sketty, Swansea
The damage is worse than it appears – and thieves have discovered it Grade II*-listed, 1853, William B. Colling Commissioned by the Welsh industrialist Lewis Llewellyn Dillwyn, Hendrefoilan House was...
Holborn Circus, London
Cutting link with the past will make Circus worse Grade II-listed, 1874, Charles Bacon Holborn Circus, meeting point of six highways, was designed by engineer William Haywood in 1867 as...