9 Blackpool buildings and areas on Historic England's Heritage at Risk list or in severe disrepair
By Claire Lark
Published 20th Apr 2023, 13:14 BST
Updated 20th Apr 2023, 13:14 BST
Blackpool has a number of buildings and sites which are potentially at risk from further decline.
The resort has some wonderful examples of architecture, many of which are already protected by listed status but according to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register, these buildings are in poor condition and at risk of further decline.
Other buildings featured have been left abandoned for years and are blots on the landscape as they fall into further disrepair. Only last month, one of them went up in the flames.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Thornton is a Grade II listed building but is at immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric. No solution has been agreed Photo: Google
Fleetwood Conservation area covers a wide section of the oldest part of the town. According to the Heritage at Risk assessment the area is in poor condition, with medium vulnerability under a deteriorating trend Photo: National World