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SAVE Britain’s Heritage (SAVE) calls for nominations for its Buildings at Risk 2023 update.

A listed Georgian property in the Scottish Borders has been placed on the market for the sum of £1 – Whitehall Manor is Category B listed and on the Buildings At Risk register. Daily Express article (including an interview with … Continue reading →

The SPAB’s Old House Project (OHP) has won the Museums + Heritage Award for Best Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year. image: SPAB website

Niamh Crimmins’ Blog fpr Historic Environment Scotland (HES)  celebrates 30 years of the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, and explores the history of Grangemouth through survey fieldwork and the HES Archives.

Lews Castle on the Hebridean island of Lewis has associations with the industrialist, colonialist, politician and philanthropist William Hesketh Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (most famous for creating Lever Brothers and founding the model industrial village of Port Sunlight), in the … Continue reading →

The 2018-2019 Buildings at Risk Catalogue, ‘Revive and Survive’ will be published by SAVE on 27 June 2018.

National architecture charity the Victorian Society has released its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings list which recognises at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures throughout England and Wales, noting that all of the buildings on this year’s list have been … Continue reading →

The Historic England Heritage at Risk register for 2016 has now been published, and there are now 137 less entries on the register than last year, but significant sites remain at risk including Newington Green Unitarian Church in Hackney, the … Continue reading →

A building at risk in Kirkcaldy is being advertised for sale at £1, provided that the purchaser has a track record of appropriate developments. The Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland writes: Victoria Road Power Station, a classically detailed former … Continue reading →

Bawdsey Radar station has received HLF and HE funding to assist with conservation works at the world’s first operational radar station. Bawdsey Radar writes: Bawdsey Radar has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £1.4m as part of a … Continue reading →

A Nottinghamshire earth building at risk has been repaired with the assistance conservation experts, volunteers and the SPAB, to secure the future of one of the last earth buildings in the county. Nottinghamshire County Council writes: A group of local … Continue reading →

The latest building at risk report from SAVE hopes to tug on our historic building heartstrings, it is entitled ‘Falling In Love: Buildings at Risk 2015-16’.  SAVE writes: SAVE’s new Buildings at Risk Report ‘Falling In Love’ showcases historic properties … Continue reading →

Historic England and the English Heritage (EH) Trust (which launch formally on 1 April) have announced highlights of their programmes for the coming years, with new websites live on 16 March. English Heritage writes: The restoration of one of London’s … Continue reading →

A landowner has successfully appealed at tribunal against the inclusion of a former public house as an ACV by a local authority under the Localism Act. Read the Planning Resource article on the ACV ruling View the South Norfolk Council … Continue reading →

The remains of Brighton West Pier have been significantly damaged by the recent stormy weather The BBC writes: A major part of Brighton’s ruined West Pier has collapsed after being battered by winds of up to 70mph and rough seas. … Continue reading →

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has released its latest biennial report on heritage ‘Heritage Assets Biennial Report: April 2011 – March 2013’, which includes details on how the Agency will use heritage assets to support jobs and communities.  The HCA writes: The HCA, in company … Continue reading →

A nationwide appeal to find the ten Victorian or Edwardian buildings most at risk has been launched by the Victorian Society (Vic Soc). The Victorian Society writes: The Victorian Society is calling on historians, enthusiasts and local campaigners across England … Continue reading →

The annual hunt for the ten most endangered Victorian or Edwardian buildings in England and Wales begins this week, led by the Victorian Society. The Victorian Society reports: The Society is calling on historians, enthusiasts and local campaigners across the … Continue reading →

Heritage Counts the sector’s annual report investigates how it can support the Big Society as volunteer groups are invited to share their stories online.   How can national heritage organisations help local groups save listed buildings from demolition, keep local … Continue reading →

The Heritage at Risk Register 2010 published today (Wednesday 7 July) by English Heritage shows a significant slow-down in the number of Grade I and II* buildings being saved from neglect and decay prompting fears that England might lose the … Continue reading →