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Nearly 200 historic sites added to danger list – including Dickens' writing retreat

From historic castles and windmills to buildings linked to some of Britain's most famous figures, treasured landmarks are facing an uncertain future. Find out what's putting them at risk and which places have been saved.

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00:00Nearly 200 historic sites have been added to England's Heritage at Risk Register, including
00:06buildings and landscapes facing damage or decay. They include Bidstone Windmill in Merseyside,
00:12Holscroft in Warwickshire and Filingdale's Moor in North Yorkshire, damaged by a wildfire.
00:19Hastings Castle and the Wooden Chalet, where Charles Dickens wrote, are also listed.
00:23Historic England says extreme weather and coastal erosion are putting more places under pressure,
00:29alongside ageing buildings and structural problems. But 85 sites have been removed after being
00:35repaired or restored. The organisation says it provided more than £12 million in grants for
00:40repairs in the last year.

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