Everton Library. Photo by James Hughes
Top Ten Endangered Building Archives
Every year, The Victorian Society publishes a list of England and Wales’s top ten endangered buildings. The most recent list is below; click through to find more information on each one.
Since 2010, this list has included some of our most important and iconic buildings that we work to protect. You can view the archive at the bottom of this page.
Top 10 Endangered Buildings 2026
Former Library and Mechanics Institute Devonport
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026 Grade II, A. Norman, 1843-44 The former Library and Mechanics’ Institute in Devonport is a significant early Victorian…
St Michael’s Cemetery Chapel Sheffield
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026 Grade II, Charles Hadfield, 1898 St Michael’s Roman Catholic Cemetery Chapel in Sheffield’s City Road Cemetery is a striking…
Parndon Hall Harlow
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026. Grade II, possibly Joseph Clarke, 1867 Parndon Hall is a remarkable Victorian house now standing neglected within the…
Former Oakes School Huddersfield
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026. Grade II, Charles Fowler, 1873; extended by Ben Stocks, 1885 The long empty and seriously decaying buildings of…
Faenol Mausoleum
Grade II, Henry Kennedy of Bangor, late 1870s Set within woodland just off the Wales Coast Path, the Faenol Mausoleum appears at first glance to be a romantic folly. In…
Former Strand Railway Station and Railwaymen’s Club, Barrow in Furness
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026 Grade II, Architect, E. G. Paley, 1863 The former Strand Railway Station in Barrow-in-Furness is a significant survivor…
The New Market Hall Bridgnorth
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026 Grade II, Robert Griffiths of Quatford, 1855 -1859 Prominently positioned on Bridgnorth’s High Street, the New Market Hall…
The Tees Transporter Bridge
Added to the Victorian Society’s Top Ten Endangered Buildings list in 2026. Grade II*, Engineer: G.C. Imbault, construction: Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, 1911 The Tees Transporter Bridge –…
Join The Victorian Society.
The battle to save Victorian and Edwardian buildings is far from over.
Members can read our membership magazine, enjoy priority booking for our events, be part of our regional groups across the country and with many more benefits.