Buildings at Risk Registers exist in several areas of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. The term refers to buildings or structures which are at risk due to neglect or decay.

England

In England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, the government organisation English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...

 maintains an "At Risk Register" of Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings. Scheduled ancient monuments at risk are also included on the register along with Grade II listed buildings in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. English Heritage published its first national Buildings at Risk register in 1998. The English 2004 edition includes 1,300 entries. The 2007 register included 1,235 buildings and structures; of these the 16 in most serious danger have an estimated repair bill of £127.9m.

Heritage at Risk

In July 2008 English Heritage replaced the "Buildings at Risk Register" with the new Heritage at Risk Register

Heritage at Risk

Heritage at Risk is a collective term applied to 'designated' heritage assets that are at risk as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development, or are vulnerable to becoming so.In England, an annual Heritage at Risk Register is published by English Heritage...

. 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.

Scotland

A similar Register is compiled and maintained by the Scottish Civic Trust

Scottish Civic Trust

The Scottish Civic Trust is a registered charity. Founded in 1967, and based in the Category A listed Tobacco Merchants House in Glasgow, the Trust aims to provide "leadership and focus in the protection, enhancement and development of Scotland's built environment"...

. There are around 1000 buildings at risk currently on the register.

External links

• Heritage at Risk, English Heritage
• English Heritage - Buildings at Risk group at Flickr
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• Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland, Scottish Civic Trust