Historic England adds 10 historic London sites to at-risk register

St Georges In The East in Stepney is among the buildings added to the list

An east London church is among 10 sites across the city to be added to Historic England's at-risk register.

The Church of St George in the East, in Stepney, and the Upminster Tithe Barn in Havering are among those considered to be at risk.

The 10 sites face decay and neglect, the public body said.

However, an "exceptional" 41 sites across London have been removed from the register thanks to various interventions.

In total, there are 599 sites across London on the register which identifies sites that are most at risk of being lost as a result of "neglect, decay or inappropriate development".

The Grade I listed Church of St George in the East dates back to 1729. Its interior was gutted during World War Two but was later rebuilt in 1964.

The church is seeking funding for a full repair and development project, which will improve access and provide facilities for the local community, a Historic England spokesperson said.

The Upminster Tithe Barn's thatch roof needs urgent work

The Upminster Tithe Barn, which is also on the register, was built in the mid-15th Century for Waltham Abbey, at a time when Upminster was open countryside.

The building's thatched roof is "in a poor state and needs urgent work", Historic England said, adding that Having Council was committed to its preservation.

Nearby, the Upminster Windmill is among the historic sites which has been removed from the register.

The windmill, which was built in 1803, was saved from collapse after a community-led restoration project began to bring the mill back to working order in 2016.

All London sites added to at-risk register:

• Church of St George in the East, Cannon Street Road, Stepney

• St Peter's Church, St Peter's Close, Bethnal Green

• Manor Farmhouse, High Street, Harmondsworth

• Part of Former House of Detention, below Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre, Sans Walk

• Livesey Hall War Memorial, Perry Hill

• The former London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green

• Former library, public baths and wash-house, Southwark

• Church of St Clement Danes, Strand, Westminster

• Repository Woods, Greenwich

• Upminster Tithe Barn, Hall Lane, Upminster

Upminster Windmill was saved through community efforts

The Friends of Upminster Windmill, in conjunction with the local authority, were awarded a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to fully restore the mill and add a workshop and visitors' centre on the site.

Another building that has been saved from decay is the former Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

The 18th Century hospital building had fallen into disrepair and was closed in 2014 after being added to the register two years previously.

An investment of £125m means the old hospital now serves as Tower Hamlets Town Hall

Following a £125 million transformation, the building has reopened as Tower Hamlets Town Hall.

Tom Foxall, regional director for London and the South East at Historic England, said: "In the 25 years of the heritage at-risk register, huge progress has been made in saving irreplaceable historic sites, and this year is no different.

"Local communities are at the heart of finding solutions for heritage at risk and we are dedicated to supporting them so they can benefit from even more historic places being removed from the at-risk register."

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