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North East has highest percentage of listed buildings in UK

The North East still has the highest percentage of at risk Grade I and II* listed buildings, according to English Heritage’s 2006 Buildings at Risk Register. The English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register is a list of the nation’s most vulnerable Grade l and Grade ll* buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Now in its ninth year, it is a measure of what the nation could lose if no one can come up with ways of saving its precious heritage assets. In the North East eight buildings have been removed from the register this year and six added.Carol Pyrah, English Heritage’s Planning and Development Director for North East said: “While we are delighted that eight buildings have been removed from the Register this year, a further six properties have been added. “The North East still has the highest percentage of Grade I and II* listed buildings at risk in the country so we continue face real challenges to preserve and restore these important buildings which are not only historically significant but are often inspirational and much-loved by their local communities.New North East entries this year are: Monastic cell and medieval tower, Coquet Island; Holmslinn Lead Mine, Allendale; a C17 barn near Burncliffe Tow House, Bardon Mill Redcar and Cleveland; War Memorial, Glenside, Saltburn Stockton-on-Tees; Brunswick Methodist Chapel, Dovecot Street Tyne and Wear; and the West front of Grainger Market, 43, Clayton Street Newcastle upon Tyne. Early advice from English Heritage helped to save 86% per cent of the Buildings at Risk removed from the national Register this year.

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