Most threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings

They are some of Britain's most iconic buildings from a golden age in the country's history, but many of these century-old landmarks have fallen into neglect and disrepair.
The Victorian Society has revealed the 10 most endangered Victorian and Edwardian structures, after calling on the public to highlight at-risk heritage buildings in England and Wales.

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  1. Ipswich former County Hall: While the outside of this wonderful castle-like structure remains imposing, the inside has been wrecked by vandals and squatters. Having once been the town
  2. Wingfield Station, Derbyshire: The small, Grade II-listed railway building has fallen into disrepair under private ownership after closing in the 1960s (Steven Lee/The Victorian Society)
  3. Agecroft cemetery chapel, Salford: This Grade II-listed gothic-style mortuary chapel, which was abandoned in the 1980s and now has walls creeping with ivy, has no immediate modern-day use. (Mike Barne
  4. Butterley Spillway, Marsden, west Yorkshire: The imposing and spectacular spillway - the only listed structure of its kind in the UK - was designed to allow water release during heavy rain. It is unde
  5. The listed church building, which was abandoned 20 years ago, now has rotting wooden floors, a crumbling exterior, and a weathercock which was damaged by a low-flying Chinook from a nearby base. (Davi
  6. Commissioned by Welsh industrialist and MP Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn, the Grade II-listed Hendrefoilan House was built in 1853 on the site of a medieval farmhouse of the same name. From the 1960s it was
  7. Waterloo Hotel, Smethwick, West Midlands: The Grade II-listed pub has a restaurant with its original grill, along with highly-decorated wall tiles and ceiling, but has fallen into a
  8. Pumphouse, Langton Dock, Bootle, Merseyside: The red-brick pumphouse which originally contained a steam engine to operate the locks has since become derelict after shipping in the area declined. (Barr
  9. Swindon Mechanics Institute: A Grade II-listed building paid for by rail workers, the Institute contained Britain
  10. Holborn Circus, London: It has previously been described by Dickens as

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