HERITAGE AT RISK To: Buckinghamshire Historic Environment Forum th Date: 30 September 2009 Authors: Report by the County Archaeologist A. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 1 To update the Forum on the outcome of English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk survey of 2008, as the attached table of at risk sites was still confidential information at the time of the last meeting. B. PROPOSED ACTION 2 The Forum is invited to: NOTE the conclusions of the survey C. RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS 3 None directly from reporting but potentially major where repairs or mitigation required to buildings, landscapes or ancient monuments. D. SUPPORTING INFORMATION 4 The table annexed to this report summarises the current situation in Buckinghamshire compared to the averages for the South East and England. It supplements information supplied to the March meeting by providing a what was then confidential list of specific at risk assets. 5 Dinton Castle is currently the subject of repairs under an urgent works notice. Fawley Court is in new ownership with plans emerging for its retoration. E. BACKGROUND PAPERS Heritage at Risk Register 2009, English Heritage CONTACT OFFICER: ALEXANDER (SANDY) KIDD 01296-382927 Heritage at Risk 2009 Listed Buildings Registered Scheduled Ancient Conservation Areas (grade I and II*) Parks & Monuments Gardens Barn at New Manor Halton Small multivallate hillfort on None Farm, Broughton Lane, Mentmore Southend Hill, Cheddington Bierton Towers A slight univallate hillfort 600m Dinton Castle south east of Home Farm, Ashfold School, Dorton Maids Moreton Mentmore Towers Grim's Ditch: 875m long New Inn, Stowe section between Leylands Grotto, Stowe Farm and Shire Lane, Stowe House Cholesbury Temple of Friendship, Stowe Aylesbury Vale Vale Aylesbury Palladian Bridge, Stowe Queen’s Temple, Stowe West Boycott Pavillion, Stowe none none none Old town and town centre, Chesham Chiltern none none Roman villa 300m south east None reported of Newton Lodge Farm St Martin's Church (site of) Roman site at Olney Wood Farm moat Group of ring ditches and enclosures at Tyringham Roman town of Magiovinium Milton Keynes and Roman fort Aviary at Dropmore none none Burnham House Gerrards Cross Common Iver Stoke Green South Bucks Taplow Riverside Uxbridge Lock none Fawley Court Bledlow Cross None reported Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Bell Barrow Bell barrow 260m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm. Bowl barrow 140m WNW of Slough Glebe Farm. Bowl barrow at Molin's Works, Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Wycombe Roman villa east of Lodge Hill Farm, Bledlow-cum- Saunderton Roman villa north of Yewden Lodge, Hambleden At risk 12 3 16 15 Bucks Total 509 38 200 223 Bucks % 2.0% 8% 8% 6.7% Bucks % 1.9% 8% 16% DNA South East % 3.2% 7% 21% c14% Englan d .