2012 - Top Ten Endangered Buildings
Our list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2012
Waterloo Hotel and Grill
Smethwick, West Midlands Grade II*-listed, 1907, Wood and Kendrick Built by Wood and Kendrick in 1907 as a showcase for brewers Mitchells & Butlers, the Waterloo was always intended to...
Wingfield Station
South Wingfield, Derbyshire 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 at...
St Peter and St Paul
Birch, Essex 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 the building has since been abandoned...
Mechanics Institute
Swindon, Wiltshire Grade II*-listed, 1853, Edward Roberts A striking sight from the railway, the Mechanics’ Institute is a grand, Tudor Gothic building of truly national significance. It was built as...
Ipswich County Hall
Ipswich, Suffolk 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 for...
Langton Dock Pumphouse
Bootle, Merseyside 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 at Langton...
Hendrefoilan House
Swansea, South Wales Grade II*-listed, 1853, William B. Colling Commissioned by the Welsh industrialist Lewis Llewellyn Dillwyn, Hendrefoilan House was constructed in 1853 on the site of a medieval farmhouse...
Holborn Circus
Holborn, London Grade II-listed, 1874, Charles Bacon Holborn Circus, meeting point of six highways, was designed by engineer William Haywood in 1867 as a commanding and visually striking junction. The...