A new At Risk Register for 2025 has been released today, containing dozens of entries across Lancashire - from churches, to mills, statues and stately homes.
One new entry this year is the Grade I listed Priory and Parish Church of St Mary in Lancaster, which has been added due to subsidence affecting the alignment of its south aisle.
To find out more about the current state of some of Lancashire’s landmarks, see the pages below.
7. North Promenade, Blackpool
North Promenade, Blackpool is rated as in poor condition and deteriorating. Heritage England inspectors found high levels of vacancy and underused buildings, dereliction and loss of buildings, poor quality and inappropriate alterations and repairs, lack of maintenance and the use of front gardens for parking. They said: "No action/strategy identified or agreed". | Google Photo: Google
8. St Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, St Ignatius Square, Preston
This Grade II building dating from 1833, was added to t he Heritage at Risk register in 2023. It is said to be in poor and declining condition, with "immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed". Photo: Alun Bull
9. Poor condition and in slow decay: Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool
Holy Trinity Church, on Dean Street, Blackpool. The Historic England register says the church is in poor condition with slow decay and has "issues with high level masonry on the tower". Photo: JP
10. Brierfield Mill
The Brierfield Mills conservation site in Brierfield is rated as being in a poor condition, with high vulnerabilty, but Historic England say the state is "improving" and is being monitored. Photo: Submitted
11. Church of St Peter and St Paul, Church Street, Ormskirk
This Grade II-listed Parish Church was a new entry onto the 'at risk' register for 2024. Historic England say its condition is "very bad" with "Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric". On it's initial entry, the listing said: "Large church with medieval origins, complicated history of rebuilding. Distinctive for having both a west tower and a separate spire over the entrance porch. West tower stonework appears very poor, with considerable wear and erosion. Exacerbated to the southwest by an outflow pipe channelling water onto the stonework below. Some repairs evident in the stonework on the north elevation of the tower, but poor stonework is widespread." | Google Photo: Google
12. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Thornton: "At immediate risk of further rapid deterioration"
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Thornton is a Grade II listed building but is in a poor condition and at immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric. There is suspected inclusion of now corroding iron locating dowels within the base of tracery mullions, causing widespread failure. | Google Photo: Google