THE Locarno has landed on the list of Britain's most endangered buildings. 

The Victorian Society published a list of the top 10 most endangered buildings for this year. 

Also known as Swindon's Old Town Hall, the Locarno has seen several schemes come and go in an effort to save it. 

Director of the society Christopher Costelloe said: "Swindon is now a Heritage Action Zone, and this building is one of several prominent historic buildings in Swindon that should be a priority. 

"An imaginative and sensitive scheme is needed to return the complex to its place at the heart of the town’s life."

The townand dance hall dates back to 1852 and over time its been a corn market, roller rink and a cinema. 

The list is determined by public nominations and the scheme is now in its 12th year.

In 2019's top 10 there is Chatterley Whitfield Colliery in Staffordshire, Shadwell Court in Norfolk. 

Queensbury Tunnel in West Yorkshire is on the list, along with Everton Library in Liverpool and Hulme Hippodrome in Manchester. 

Vale of Glamorgan's Cowbridge School is in the top 10, with Pelican Works in Birmingham, Warrington's Church of St Luke and Leslie Arms pub in Croydon.

Vice president of the society Griff Rhys Jones said: "It is both inspiring and saddening to see this list. Who would have thought that a call to arms would reveal such a wealth of distinguished and absorbing architecture? From libraries to pubs to gorgeous theatres, these are gems. We are not looking at the second rate here.

"We are looking at real historical monuments - and yet we can only be taken aback. How can a beautiful, rambling exemplary Victorian mansion like Shadwell Court lie abandoned? One would expect it to be starring in TV series not crumbling away, and in Norfolk too. Can we really want to lose a sturdy industrial site like Chatterley Whitfield Colliery near Stoke?

"Or a fine school in Glamorgan or worthy industrial frontage in the now newly flourishing Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham? All of these historic sites are glorious and imaginative places ready for a new and productive life. How incredible that should feature on the Top Ten Endangered Buildings list.

"Let us hope that people spring into action and pay attention.”