BUILDINGS across Lewisham and Greenwich have been named on a list of places at risk of decay and deterioration.

The Heritage At Risk register, published by English Heritage on June 23, lists 5,094 at risk places in England along with 727 locally designated conservation areas.

There are 22 sites in Greenwich which make the list, including four council-owned properties.

Included for the first time is The Greyhound, the Grade II-listed pub in Eltham High Street.

And the future of Garrison Church of St George at the Royal Artillery Barracks, a church dating back to 1863, is described by the organisation as being “uncertain”.

The seven at risk sites in Lewisham were all on English Heritage’s list last year too and have been given the same priority rating, showing no signs of improvement.

These include the stable block and garden walls at Beckenham Place and the old swimming baths on Ladywell Road, Lewisham.

Ron Cooper from Lewisham Local History Society said: “It’s the old story really - a lack of money as much as anything.

Beckenham Place Park and Deptford High Street are also named as conservation areas deemed to be at risk.

Mr Cooper said: “Deptford High Street is virtually unique and has been preserved so well. If you look above the shop fronts there are so many old buildings behind them.”

Four sites in Greenwich and one in Lewisham are claimed by English Heritage to be at “immediate risk of further rapid deterioration”.

But there was better news for Boones Chapel in Lee High Road, Lewisham, which appeared on the list last year but has since been refurbished by the Blackheath Historic Buildings Trust.

English Heritage's head of regional partnerships for London Nigel Barker said the capital's conservation areas were "an integral part of the fabric of this great city”.

He said of the survey: "It has shown the wide range of challenges facing these special areas but also demonstrates how active management can make a difference."

227 Deptford High Street A house, shop and bakehouse built around 1791 for baker Thomas Palmer.

The shop front is in disrepair and the Grade II-listed building left vacant.

English Heritage says it is the most at risk site in Lewisham borough.

Winter Garden, Avery Hill Park A large 1889 conservatory with domed glass roofs built in a classical style and with a Grade II listing.

English Heritage says it is suffering from long-term neglect and major deterioration but notes that the University of Greenwich, which maintains the site has started a programme of repairs.

70-84 River Way, Greenwich Newly-added to the list of at risk sites.

A row of eight Grade II-listed cottages built in 1801 according to their datestone.

Formerly known as Ceylon Place, the homes were constructed for tidal mill and chemical workers.

They are partially vacant and, due to their isolated location, vulnerable to vandalism.

Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill The castle is a gothic tower built in 1784 to commemorate the conquest of the Malabar Coast by Sir William James in 1755.

A preservation trust was set up to secure restoration of the building.