The group released its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings List which recognises at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures throughout England and Wales.
The list aims to expose the plight of these buildings in the hope that increased awareness and appreciation will help save them.
The Merseyside Centre for the Deaf in Liverpool, which was initially built as a Gothic chapel, made this year’s list.
The Victorian Society said: “For twenty years after its closure in 1986 it was run as a successful community centre for the Igbo community, but rising costs and an aging membership forced them out in 2007 and it has been closed ever since. The community are full of ideas for its transformation, but its current severe condition means urgent works are desperately needed first for its repair and to secure it from further damage.”
Brandwood End Cemetery Chapels in Birmingham is also on the list.
Brandwood End Cemetery Chapels, Birmingham
The chapels, which have been closed for 30 years, suffered an arson attack in 1995. The fire destroyed the north-east chapel. The society said the local council pledged more than £76,000 for their restoration, but subsequently withdrew support due to spending cuts.
St Mary’s Convent Church in Leeds made the list due to its “dilapidated…
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