Victorian Society's top ten most endangered buildings
Griff Rhys Jones, Vice-President of the Victorian Society has called for imaginative ideas to restore Victorian structures. "We have a society that moves on, we don't assemble as much as we used to," said Mr Rhys Jones.
Kinmel Hall in Wales, otherwise known as the Welsh Versailles, is among the top ten most endangered buildings in the country. The Victorian Society said it and other gems are at risk of being lost and it wants imaginative ideas to bring them back into public use.
"VAT is added to the restoration costs of a building. This isn't the case for new builds. We have a system that encourages developers to let a building fall down, then build a new one," said the comedian and presenter.
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