Four Huddersfield buildings named on English Heritage’s ‘at risk’ list

Jul 8 2010 by Joanne Douglas, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

FOUR local buildings are on the English Heritage ‘at risk’ register.

Milnsbridge House on Dowker Street joins 18-20 St George’s Square, Huddersfield, Westwood Mills in Linthwaite and the Hopton Congregational Church near Mirfield, which are all in need of vital repairs.

They are four of 34 Grade I and II listed buildings on the Heritage at Risk Register in West Yorkshire.

Trevor Mitchell, English Heritage Regional Director, said: “The register is a most important tool which gives us a snapshot of the conditions of our heritage.

“In the current economic climate it’s important we identify the places which are most at risk.

“In the next few years in West Yorkshire we’re looking to preserve our textile history, and we have grants to help but they’re not big enough to do it on our own.”

Milnsbridge House at 2-6 Dowker Street, is a Grade II listed building which is part-occupied for engineering use. Its condition is described as fair.

A residential conversion for the mid-18th Century house has been approved and repair works are ongoing.

In St George’s Square, the home of much recent regeneration work, building 18-20 has been listed as being in poor condition. It has previously appeared on the at risk register.