Victorian Society’s Urgent Call to Save UK’s At-Risk Buildings in 2024

The Victorian Society has released its annual list of the UK’s most at-risk Victorian buildings, featuring an amusement park, a gothic coastal villa, one of the world’s first tennis pavilions, and a former board school. All buildings on the list are at least Grade II listed, indicating their historical or architectural value. Despite these protections, the Victorian Society warns that additional actions are necessary to ensure their preservation. Victorian Society president Griff Rhys-Jones has called on the public to advocate for these buildings. The ten at-risk Victorian buildings on the 2024 list include St Luke’s Chapel of Nottingham City Hospital, Nottinghamshire; Chances Glassworks, West Midlands; Former education department offices, Derbyshire and Kennington Boys’ School, London. Other buildings on the list are The Kursaal, Essex; St Martins (formerly Roslyn Hoe), Devon; St Agnes’ Vicarage and Hall, Liverpool; Former Bramcote Tennis Pavilion, North Yorkshire; Jesmond Dene Banqueting Hall, Newcastle and Coal Exchange, Cardiff. The Victorian Society’s annual list aims to raise awareness and mobilize efforts to save these important pieces of the nation’s heritage before they deteriorate further.