'If we let these 18 Greater Manchester buildings go we will lose so much more'

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Theatres, churches, and warehouses feature on a new list of 18 heritage gems at risk in Greater Manchester. The old head office of a brewery and a 1930s hotel are also included.

They have been added to SAVE Britain's Heritage's Buildings at Risk register and are in Manchester, Oldham, and Rochdale. The register is a national platform for raising awareness of neglected historic buildings and advocating their reuse as a means to ensure their survival.

Weavers’ workshops and a ‘ragged school’ are amongst the 18 at risk of dereliction or demolition, which SAVE SAYS "would rob their communities of local landmarks that connect them to their past and which hold the key to economic and social revival if restored and reused." READ MORE: 'This is an Irish club - we built it.

They've wiped every trace of our heritage' READ MORE: The makeover plans coming to Piccadilly Gardens' concrete pavilion - as the council legally can't knock it down Henrietta Billings, director of SAVE, said: "The bricks and mortar of these buildings hold precious stories about the people of Manchester and this region’s world-famous industrial and social history. "Following on from our recent report 'Boom not Bust' (on Manchester) we are adding 18 threatened buildings to our SAVE Britain’s Heritage Buildings at Risk register to bring them to national attention and focus.