Great Malvern Priory is among the historic landmarks included in a list of England’s ‘at risk’ buildings.

Churches in Lower Howsell, Powick and Hanley Castle are also on the register.

Historic England lists the places most at risk of being lost as a result of “neglect, decay or inappropriate development” on its Heritage at Risk Register.

Updated in November 2023, 4,871 sites are listed across the country.

The Priory is included even though the building is recognised as being “overall in fair condition” because its stained glass is in urgent need of repair.

The church’s stained glass has been the subject of a restoration project in recent years and parts of the building recently closed to visitors while a long-awaited scheme to level the floor and install underfloor heating takes place.

According to Historic England, other problems with the Priory include “the high level stonework of the tower and the high level masonry to south windows”.

The Chapel and Cloister at the Convent of the Holy Name in Ranelagh Road has been empty for several years and has been the subject of several planning applications to turn it into flats.

But Historic England says the chapel, which is a Grade II listed building, is suffering from blocked gutters and “poor roofs”.

“The future of the chapel will be an integral part of any successful proposal for the redevelopment of the area,” it adds.

The Church of St Peter and St Lawrence in Powick has structural problems at the junctions of its south aisle and south transept, according to its entry on the register.

The Grade I listed building is in fair condition, according to Historic England, and a solution to its problems has been agreed but is yet to be implemented.

Another church on the list is St Mary’s in Church End, Hanley Castle.

The tiled roofs of the nave and south porch are “in need of renewal”, Historic England says, and there are parts of the building in need of repair.

It assesses the Grade II listed building as being in poor condition.