CATCH UP: Highlights from the SAVE Britain's Heritage Buildings at Risk Register
Take a tour of the SAVE on-line Buildings at Risk Register with Director Henrietta Billings and Buildings at Risk Officer Liz Fuller. From vast redundant mills to tiny toll houses, this online event is a virtual trip showcasing recent additions to the list from across the UK.
LATEST CAMPAIGNS Building of the Month January 2025: Oak Hurst, Ambergate, Derbyshire, DE56 2EL Under threat of demolition in the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, this early industrialist's residence is related to a nearby iron forge, later a wire works, which supplied the historic cotton mills at the heart of this area's special status. On SAVE's at risk register since 2002 and now in very poor condition, we have written to object to the application to demolish it.
PRESS RELEASE: SAVE welcomes Ben Derbyshire as new trustee to governing board SAVE Britain's Heritage is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Derbyshire to the charity's governing board.
LATEST EVENTS Bournemouth – a SAVE walking tour Join a guided walk around Bournemouth with local historian Hattie Miles to explore its fascinating architecture. Highlights include the town hall, the Art Deco Daily Echo building, the town’s first house and a hotel that altered the council's seafront plans in the Eighties. Starting at the pier, the tour covers landmarks and hidden gems from Bournemouth's rich history .
Discovering Smithfield – a SAVE walking tour Join historian and conservationist Alec Forshaw for a walking tour of Smithfield, exploring its diverse architecture. Highlights include Horace Jones’s 19th-century market, medieval and Tudor priory remains, Georgian houses, Victorian warehouses, and striking 20th- and 21st-century buildings.
