The updated list includes the “Toast Rack” in Rusholme and the Essoldo Cinema in Stretford.
Now in its 35th year, the campaign group’s buildings at risk register aims to highlight the historical importance of some of the country’s forgotten local treasures. Many of the 1,500 plus buildings on the list nationally have been left to ruin and are in serious danger of being lost for good. In particular, SAVE advocates for the reuse and repurpose of these buildings in a way that would integrate them back into the communities they once served.
The 11 new Greater Manchester buildings represent a wide range of points in the region’s history – the oldest is a 16th century farmhouse in Altrincham and the newest building on the list is the distinctive Toast Rack, a former university building completed in 1960.
These entries are just the latest in a growing list of Greater Manchester architectural gems that are in need of attention, according to SAVE. Previous editions include the Theatre Royale on Peter Street and two Northern Quarter buildings on Oldham Street.
Here are the 11 new buildings on the SAVE Britain’s Heritage buildings at risk register.
The 11 new Greater Manchester buildings represent a wide range of points in the region’s history – the oldest is a 16th century farmhouse in Altrincham and the newest building on the list is the distinctive Toast Rack, a former university building completed in 1960.
![This Victorian Grade II listed Victorian house was used as NHS offices until the 2010s. SAVE say: " It hasbeen disused and deteriorating since then blighting the surrounding neighbourhood."](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/20/13/22/High-Elms,-1-Upper-Park-Road.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=773)
5. High Elms, 1 Upper Park Road
This Victorian Grade II listed Victorian house was used as NHS offices until the 2010s. SAVE say: " It hasbeen disused and deteriorating since then blighting the surrounding neighbourhood." | Google Maps
![This Grade II listed building is located a stone's throw away from Old Trafford. SAVE said: "Designed in an ornate mock-Tudor style, it has provided refreshment and relief to many including passing fans, though the extra-long urinals in the
basement are no more. Now it is disused and in very poor condition."](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/20/13/33/trafford-park-hotel.png?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Trafford Park Hotel, Stretford
This Grade II listed building is located a stone's throw away from Old Trafford. SAVE said: "Designed in an ornate mock-Tudor style, it has provided refreshment and relief to many including passing fans, though the extra-long urinals in the basement are no more. Now it is disused and in very poor condition." | Google Maps
![Built as a private residence in the mid-19th century, it was turned into a Red Cross hospital in WWI. It remained a hospital until 2015. SAVE noted: "Andy Gibb, the younger brother of the Gibbs of Bee Gees fame, was born in the
hospital in 1958. Unlisted, development is proposed but has not started."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/26/16/stretford%20memorial%20hospital.png?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Basford House, Stretford Memorial Hospital
Built as a private residence in the mid-19th century, it was turned into a Red Cross hospital in WWI. It remained a hospital until 2015. SAVE noted: "Andy Gibb, the younger brother of the Gibbs of Bee Gees fame, was born in the hospital in 1958. Unlisted, development is proposed but has not started." | Google Maps
![Trafford Press in Chester Road was built between 1908-1922. It was damaged in a fire in 2021. SAVE said: "Acquired for redevelopment in2023, its future includes potential restoration but no work has commenced."](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/20/14/07/trafford-press.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Trafford Press, Chester Road
Trafford Press in Chester Road was built between 1908-1922. It was damaged in a fire in 2021. SAVE said: "Acquired for redevelopment in2023, its future includes potential restoration but no work has commenced." | Google Maps