Hundreds of vacant and derelict listed buildings in Greater London are at risk from neglect or dilapidation, according to a survey by English Heritage.
The properties include a wide range of building types, from large 19th-century warehouses to redundant churches, chapels and hospitals. A spokeswoman for EH said: “Many of the historic buildings could be suitable for redevelopment or refurbishment into offices or similar commercial use.” EH also says it is increasingly targeting its grants towards buildings risk.
Examples of important buildings include a 13th-century church in Bromley, used as a barn since the 17th century, vacant and in very bad condition; and Jubilee, Lusk’s and Lower Oliver’s Wharves — a group of disused mid-19th-century warehouses at Wapping Wall, E1.
The register is based on information supplied by London boroughs, amenity groups and local historical societies and the data is held on the Greater London Sites and Monuments Record, a database of some 34,000 listed buildings.
