Buildings at Risk Register

Birnbeck Pier, Weston-super-Mare which requires £4,000,000 to save it from collapse and return it to full use

Buildings at Risk Registers exist in several areas of the United Kingdom. The term refers to buildings or structures which are at risk due to neglect or decay.

England

In England, the government organisation English Heritage maintained an "At Risk Register" of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings. Scheduled ancient monuments at risk were also included on the register along with Grade II listed buildings in London. English Heritage published its first national Buildings at Risk register in 1998. The English 2004 edition included 1,300 entries. The 2007 register included 1,235 buildings and structures; of these the 16 in most serious danger had an estimated repair bill of £127.9m.[1]

Bank Hall, Bretherton, Lancashire is a Grade II listed building and classed as "very bad condition" and "priority B" for restoration and conservation by English Heritage. The Jacobean mansion house built in 1608, is awaiting restoration. Since 1995 the Bank Hall Action Group have campaigned to save Bank Hall, the restoration plan is for Urban Splash to develop the building into apartments, with the great hall and clock tower as a visitor centre.

Heritage at Risk

Main article: Heritage at Risk

In July 2008 English Heritage replaced the "Buildings at Risk Register" with the new Heritage at Risk Register. In addition to historic buildings at risk, the Heritage at Risk Register includes England’s most important archaeological sites, its registered historic parks and gardens, its registered battlefields, and the protected wreck sites that lie off the coastline.[2]

An updated survey, listing the buildings at risk in England, is published annually by English Heritage each autumn. The register's database can be searched online.

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Scotland

A similar Register is compiled and maintained by the Scottish Civic Trust. As of 20 September 2012, there are around 2,500 buildings at risk currently on the register.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Kennedy, Maev (July 25, 2007). "The stately wrecks of England". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-07-27. 
  2. ^ English Heritage: "What is Heritage at Risk?"
  3. ^ Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland
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See also

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