A purple-brick 1930s church in south-east London and two 19^th-century prefabricated lighthouses in Essex are among 247 buildings added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register 2019.

The watchdog said the just-published list had a total of 5,073 entries – around 87 fewer than in 2018, because some 310 structures were removed over the past 12 months because they had been “saved” from disrepair.

About 30% of the current entries are listed buildings or structural scheduled monuments, and some 913 are places of worship.

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