Historic England has published its Heritage at Risk Register 2025, with London structures including Hampstead Heath’s Hill Garden Pergola now included.
21 London sites have been added to the list this year, denoting places which will require protection to keep them safe for future generations. Some of the materials used in the beloved Pergola - which was constructed from 1906 onwards, and opened to the public in 1963 - are starting to deteriorate, so Historic England and Camden Council are working together to create a conservation management plan.
The Conservatory at Chiswick House and Gardens is another new addition: Repairs are needed to the glass and timber of the 19th-century building.
It's not all bad news though. Historic England spent £782,000 in grants for support and repairs to sites in London on the Heritage at Risk Register during 2024/2025, resulting in 20 sites across the capital being saved, and removed from the Heritage at Risk Register. They include Upminster Tithe Barn, whose thatched roof has been restored, and decorative subterranean toilets and above-ground building in Bruce Grove. The latter has been converted into a cafe and community hub. A Grade II listed former weavers’ cottage in Shoreditch and the 'Leaning Woman' statue in Hammersmith are among this year's good news stories.
There are now 604 London places on the Register.
Claudia Kenyatta CBE and Emma Squire CBE, Co-CEOs of Historic England, said:
The heritage we see all around us impacts how we feel about our local places. The annual Heritage at Risk Register gives us the opportunity to celebrate the many benefits of bringing our historic buildings back into use.
The best way to protect our buildings is to reuse them, turning them into places of local connection and joy. The sites that have been saved and have come off the Register this year really highlight the benefits of working together in partnership, and with communities, to create positive, sustainable change. Together we can safeguard our heritage for future generations.
View the Heritage at Risk Register on the Historic England website.
