SAVE on the BBC
Balsam House, Somerset - before
Balsam House, Somerset - after
SAVE has enjoyed publicity on the BBC - both nationally and regionally - in response to the publication of our 22nd buildings at risk catalogue, Take a Chance on Me . The book features a wide range of over 100 empty historic buildings threatened by neglect and decay. BBC Radio 5 Live Drive (click to resume - 2.55.51)BBC News BBC Audio Slideshow BBC 1 Wales BBC Hampshire and Isle of Wight BBC Leeds and West Yorkshire BBC Wales
LATEST CAMPAIGNS Building of the Month December 2023: The Old Farmhouse, 39 Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 0EG Standing on this site since at least the 17th century, this farmhouse has served as a pub for the last 200 years. Now it desperately needs a new use to ensure that it survives and that its historic beauty can be fully appreciated. Currently, it lies largely obscured behind a collection of vehicles.
PRESS RELEASE: Scottish MSPs call for halt to potential Ayr Station Hotel demolition Letter signed by six MSPs sent to South Ayrshire Council calling on authority to publish strategy for ensuring fire-damaged listed building is made safe and preserved for the benefit of the town
LATEST EVENTS Guided tour of 66 Portland Place and curator-led tour of RIBA’s exhibition on the Manplan series, Wide-Angle View Tour the iconic 66 Portland Place, RIBA's 1930s headquarters, featuring stunning art deco interiors. Followed by an exclusive curator-led tour by Valeria Carullo to explore Wide-Angle View, an exhibition on the Manplan series, offering a unique insight into 1960s British architecture through over 70 original photographs by renowned artists.
Oxford Street Walking Tour: The splendour of Oxford Street’s 20th century retail palaces and how to save them in 2023 Join SAVE and Alec Forshaw on a special walking tour of Oxford Street – tracing 100 years of shopping through a series of landmark retail palaces