Meanwhile, 233 sites have been removed from Historic England’s annual ‘heritage at risk’ register. Much has been saved as a result of the rescue efforts of volunteers, community groups, charities and local councils, with £8.6m of repair grants from Historic England, the public body that looks after the historic environment. A total of 4,919 sites – including buildings, places of worship, parks and gardens, battlefields and shipwrecks – are on the 2022 risk register. King Arthur’s Great Halls, Fore Street, Tintagel, Cornwall. Photo: James O Davies/Historic England The Grade II* listed Great Halls at Tintagel, Cornwall, a place closely associated with the legend of King Arthur, are in need of major repairs. The rooms, built between 1927 and 1933, contain 73 Arts and Crafts stained glass windows by artist Veronica Whall which are considered to be among the finest surviving examples. Ten oil paintings by William Hatherell telling the story of King Arthur and his knights were specially commissioned for the building. The Great Halls were designed as the seat of the Community of Knights of the Round Table and embody the principles of knighthood, chivalry and honor in their architecture, fittings and decoration, Historic England said. The building, made of local stone, and its interiors are at risk due to the deterioration of the roofs, which allows water to enter the building. The street facade and roof were dangerously close to structural failure and were recently repaired, leaving almost no resources to complete the urgent roof works. Aerial view from the south of Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Photo: Steven Baker/The Historic England Archive, Historic England The leaky roofs of Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire, which was founded in the seventh century but whose oldest surviving fabric dates from the 12th century, are in need of repair. Its south porch, a “masterpiece of Romanesque sculpture”, is also vulnerable, Historic England said. Maintaining the abbey, which receives 65,000 visitors a year, “is a significant challenge.” The last major repairs took place in 1903. England’s only Victorian pumping station to retain all its original features has suffered wear and tear due to age. Built in the Gothic Revival style, Papplewick Pumping Station in Nottingham has been a museum since 1976. Images of fish and water lilies decorate the tiles and stained glass of its steam engine room. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Rockingham Kiln (also called Waterloo Kiln), Blackamoor Road, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Photo: Alun Bull/Historic England Archive The Rockingham Kiln in Rotherham, South Yorkshire once produced sumptuous porcelain ornaments and dinner services for royalty and aristocracy. The bottle-shaped building, now listed at Grade II*, is declining due to its age and lack of use. Among the sites considered no longer at risk are two sections of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland and Cumbria, Keppel’s Column, a 115ft Georgian folly in Rotherham and the Grade I listed Jacobean Boston Manor House in Hounslow, which has been restored and it will open again. to the public in the coming months. Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Minister for Heritage, said the heritage at risk register “plays a vital role in our ongoing mission to protect and preserve our rich heritage across the country”. Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, said: “With the help of local communities and partners, imaginative thinking and business planning, we can bring historic places back to life.”
