If you know a Victorian building in England or Wales that you feel is under threat, to help secure its future you can nominate it for The Victorian Society’s (Vic Soc) ‘Top 10 Endangered Buildings 2017’, which has a closing date of 7 July.
The Vic Soc writes:
Appearing in the Top 10 Endangered Buildings List will give your building heightened publicity and could help save it.
Increased media coverage will help bring your building to the attention of those who matter. The coverage for the 2016 Top 10 was considerable: we featured in almost every national paper, including the Guardian, the Financial Times and the Daily Mail. We featured on BBC and ITV online news pages, as the 2nd most read piece on the BBC National front page, and the Victorian Society even started trending on Twitter for the first time! We also featured on the One Show primarily discussing Grimsby’s Victoria Mill.
If you have a building you wish to nominate, it must be:
- In England/Wales
- Built between 1837 and 1914
Nominated buildings/structures could be threatened by demolition, neglect or inappropriate development. If your building is Listed it is more likely to make the shortlist, but it’s not necessary for nomination. We rarely consider buildings that have appeared in previous years Top 10 lists, unless there is a very compelling reason for it to be reconsidered.
To nominate a building please send brief details (name of the building, location, year, brief description, why you think it should be in the Top 10) to media@victoriansociety.org.uk or by post to 1 Priory Gardens, London W4 1TT before 5pm on Friday 7th July when nominations will close.
If possible please accompany the nomination with at least one good photo of the building. We will announce the final top 10 list on Wednesday 13th September.
If you use social media, please share our call for nominations and follow the hashtag #vicsoctop10 for the latest updates.
