Calls to save historic buildings across Chesterfield, Derbyshire and the Peak District – with heritage sites at risk of being lost to neglect and ruin in 2024
A number of important historical sites across the county are at risk of vanishing entirely.
Historic England has published its annual Heritage at Risk Register for 2023 – offering an annual snapshot of the critical health of England’s most valued historic places, and highlighting those most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development.
More than 100 sites across the East Midlands have been added to the Register because of concerns about their condition – with Historic England granting £1.23m to help preserve historic sites in the Midlands across 2022/23.
Historic England said that most of the building is vacant and in very poor condition, despite some temporary high level repairs. Proposals for conversion of the mill have been submitted, but the buildings continue to deteriorate. Photo: Brian Eyre
This church was restored in 1903, with repairs to the tower aided by a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant back in 2017. Water ingress has caused subsequent damage to the highly ornate nave ceiling panels. Urgent repairs to the ceiling panels were undertaken in 2021, and the Parochial Church Council are keen to undertake a repair programme. Photo: Google