Merdon Castle, Brambridge House and Newport Minster among sites saved

Specialist repairs have been carried out on Merdon Castle, near Winchester

The remains of a Norman castle, a Georgian country house and a Grade I listed Anglican church have been saved from ruin, Historic England has said.

Merdon Castle, near Winchester, is now complete thanks to a £240,700 grant, Isle of Wight's Newport Minster has been repaired, while Hampshire's Brambridge House has also been saved.

Across south-east England, 15 sites have been added to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register this year.

Twenty-five sites have been saved.

Nationally, 159 sites have been added to the register.

Merdon Castle, Hursley - scheduled monument

The remains were overgrown and stonework had become loose, Historic England said.

Specialist repairs, including repointing and adding a protective layer of earth and grass to the tops of ruined walls, were carried out to stabilise the Medieval motte and bailey castle.

The castle was probably built between 1129 and 1138 by Henry de Blois during the reign of his brother, Stephen, the last Norman king of England.

Brambridge House, Colden Common, Winchester - Grade II* listed

Brambridge House was built in 1762 and remodelled after a fire in 1872.

It was then converted to flats after World War Two.

The building had been slowly deteriorating and was added to the Heritage at Risk Register.

"Brambridge House is now close to its former glory, thanks to the hard work and action of current freeholders," Historic England said.

Newport Minster, St Thomas' Square - Grade I listed

The Isle of Wight's main Anglican church was repaired thanks to Historic England and lottery funding.

St Thomas' Newport Minster is a Victorian church built to replace an earlier 12th Century church on the same site.

Prince Albert laid the foundation stone in 1854 and the building was dedicated jointly to saints Thomas of Canterbury and "doubting" Thomas the Apostle.

A memorial to Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Charles I, who died at Carisbrooke Castle, aged 14, was commissioned by Queen Victoria.

Many earlier historic features survived including a 16th Century pulpit and vicar's reading desk

The church was added to the register in 2012 due to decaying stonework and leaking roofs.