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Heeley Bank School, Sheffield

Closure and vandalism hit fine Victorian school

Accrington Conservative Club, Lancashire

A magnificent building beset by neglect and vandalism

Palace Theatre, Swansea

A victim of urban decay and the exuberant power of buddleia

Revealed: top ten endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings 2013

The Victorian Society highlights buildings at risk

Revealed: nation’s Top Ten most endangered buildings 2012

A shocking legacy of neglect and mistreatment

Langton Dock Pumphouse, Bootle, Merseyside

Memorable yet largely unknown

Holborn Circus, London

Cutting link with the past will make Circus worse

Hendrefoilan House, Sketty, Swansea

The damage is worse than it appears - and thieves have discovered it

Agecroft Chapel, Salford

Watching over the dead - and near death itself

Waterloo Hotel and Grill, Smethwick, West Midlands

Thieves have stripped the lead - will vandals appear next?

Mechanics Institute, Swindon

'Birthplace' of the NHS in a sorry state

St Peter and St Paul, Birch, Essex

It has charm and atmosphere - but it needs new friends

Butterley Spillway, Marsden, West Yorkshire

At risk of replacement by concrete

In February 2009 we called for help to document the state of cemetery chapels around the country. We heard about boarded up and derelict chapels; chapels converted into homes or used for storage; as well as those still in use for worship. Now an advisory group at the Ministry of Justice is interested in our findings and we'd like your input to help bring the survey up to date.