Throughout the UK, listed buildings, monuments, and areas of land have fallen into states of disrepair over the years.

With Berkshire surrounded by a vast amount of history it is not surprising that certain areas and buildings have fallen into disarray.

From registered gardens and parks that once blossomed and thrived to majestic buildings that now stand in ruins all are dwindling reminders of the past.

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Historic England overseas a register of these listed buildings, sites and conservation areas that they deem as ‘high risk’ and calculate the possibility of repair.

The areas of Berkshire that contain the most historical landmarks most likely to be ‘at risk’ of being lost forever is Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell and Windsor. Some of which more popular and volatile than others.

Bracknell

  • Newbold College, Binfield – Formally Moor Close (registered park and garden)

High vulnerability, declining trend, Independent educational ownership.

  • Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne – Registered park and gardens (grade 2)

High vulnerability, declining trend, health authority ownership

 

Wokingham

  • Bearwood College, Wokingham – Registered park and garden grade 2

  High vulnerability with extensive significant problems

  • Former Infirmary Stables, Arborfield Garrison, Barkham (Scheduled monument)

  Vacant/not in use. Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or       under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user 

  • Cropmark site, east of Broadmoor Lane, Sonning (Scheduled monument)

  Generally satisfactory condition but with significant localised problems, declining    trend and educational (state sector) ownership

  • Ruins of St Bartholomews Church (Arborfield) (Scheduled monument)

Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed, Very bad condition, religious organisation ownership

  • Cropmark complex south west of St Patricks Avenue, Sonning (Scheduled monument)

Extensive significant problems, declining trend, educational (state sector) ownership

  • Ring ditch cropmark east of St Patrick's Avenue, Charvil (Scheduled monument)

Extensive significant problems, declining trend, educational (state sector) ownership

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Windsor

  • Royal Mausoleum, The Home Park, Windsor (Listed building)

Fair condition, Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Grade l listed building, Crown ownership.

  • The Cock pit, 47-49 High Street  (Listed building)

Commercial grade ll listed building stopped in middle of construction.

Poor condition and vacant/not in use. Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; no solution agreed.

 

Maidenhead 

  • Beenham’s heath (Conservation area)

Poor condition, medium vulnerability, trend – no significant change

 

Reading

  • Russel Street/Castle Hill – conservation area

Poor condition, high vulnerability and deteriorating trend

  • Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery  (Scheduled monument)

Fair condition, slow delay, and ownership by local authority

  • Chazey Farm barn, The Warren, Reading (Listed building)

Very bad condition, vacant/not in use, Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented