2013 - Top Ten Endangered Buildings

Our list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2013

St John’s Church, Crawshawbooth, Lancashire

Catastrophic damage caused by lead theft The church of St John on Burnley Road in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire has been included on the The Victorian Society’s list after suffering the ruinous...

Royal Victorian Pavilion in Ramsgate

Seafront pavilion dilapidated and neglected The 1903 Grade II-listed Royal Victoria Pavilion was designed by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in the style of a Robert Adam orangery.It was apparently designed...

Palace Theatre, Plymouth

Flamboyant theatre, one of Plymouth’s finest buildings, continues to decay The Grade II*-listed Palace Theatre (or the “New Palace Theatre of Varieties” as it was christened) was built by architects...

Palace Theatre, Swansea

A victim of urban decay and the exuberant power of buddleia The Grade II-listed Palace Theatre was built by architects Alfred Bucknall & Edward William Jennings in 1888.The Baroque Revival...

Jumbo Water Tower, Colchester

Colchester’s skyline at risk from insensitive redevelopment   Standing 110 feet high, Jumbo (or Balkerne Water Tower as it is more properly named) is the largest remaining Victorian water tower...

Heeley Bank School, Sheffield

Closure and vandalism hit fine Victorian school The Sheffield School Board wanted the best and employed pioneering school architect ER Robson to design its Board Offices and two schools, of...

Haggerston Baths, Hackney, London

Neglected public baths in search of new role The Grade II-listed Haggerston Baths on Whiston Road in Hackney were designed by architect AWS Cross and opened in 1904.This magnificent pool...

Fenton Town Hall, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

Public access to WWI memorial and fine vaulted chamber at risk   Fenton was developed by the Baker family, which built the town hall for the town.Built in 1888 it...

Accrington Conservative Club, Lancashire

A magnificent building beset by neglect and vandalism   Accrington Conservative Club in Cannon Street, Accrington has been included on the The Victorian Society’s list of the ten most endangered...

Winteringham School and School Board Offices, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Charming former College of Art & Design and gabled offices in critical condition Two neighbouring buildings on Eleanor Street in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, the former Winteringham School, later Grimsby College of...

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