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Three Rossendale historic buildings ‘at risk’

THREE historic buildings in Rossendale area unit referred to as ‘at risk’ in AN extremely new report – the only three in geographic region to be extra to the list this year.  Waterbarn Baptist Chapel, Stacksteads and Horncliffe House, Rawtenstall area unit all delineate as a result of the Valley’s ‘crumbling gems’. All three buldings area unit Grade II listed. and additionally the authoritative charity hopes that the list will inspire acceptable people to help to revive them to their former glory. Earlier this month the Waterbarn church, in-built 1847, was delineate as ‘dangerous’ by concerned native residents. Their issues followed the collapse of its roof and an in depth inclose eight months. Rossendale Council same that little may be done as a results of the liability for its repairs was entirely up to its absent owner, World Health Organization is believed to live in European nation. bank Mill, a former 173-year-old manufactory, continues to be reeling from a fire that affected the building in might 2003, that ruined its roof and three of its four floors. before the fireplace, arising with permission had been granted by the council for its conversion into flats. but the project never materialised.

The building is not presently on the market. Horncliffe House, erstwhile a retirement home and building, was meant to be a family home. but emergency repairs had to be administrated in 2010 as a result of it remained unoccupied. The council same that it's ‘keen to determine the building reoccupied. and additionally the council will encourage the site’s ‘sympathetic development’. Rhiannon Tracy from Save Britain’s Heritage, said: “We focus mainly on empty and obsolete buildings, mainly grade IIs, that we tend to predict are restored through barely of enterpris