HISTORIC buildings in the borough have been listed as in urgent need of attention despite one of them already being given a £22m facelift.
Uxbridge Lido features on the Heritage at Risk Register yet again, even though they reiterated last month that plans to refurbish the pool were still going ahead.
The Grade II listed pool and surrounding buildings date back to the 1930s and once refurbished are expected to be used for training by Olympic hopefuls for the 2012 games.
Heritage at Risk, part of English Heritage, reveals that of its 70,000 protected sites in England and Wales, one in 12 is at high risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate change.
In Harefield these include Langley Farm Barn, in Breakspear Road North, where fly tipping has been reported, and the 17th century Breakspear House - although this is already being converted for residential use.
Harefield Hospital also comes under the spotlight with its annexe at Harefield Park, and stable blocks. The latter are presently used for clinical storage, but need to be committed to a long-term use, according to the report.
Also in Harefield, the red brick garden walls to Church Gardens nursery in Church Hill, are in need of extensive repairs.
Further south in Harm-ondsworth, the medieval timber framed Manor Farm Barn in the High Street is described as 'deteriorating rapidly' with missing tiles and weather boarding in poor condition, while in Cowley Peachey, the mid 18th century Old Mill House is in 'very bad' condition, having been unoccupied since the 1950s.
Restoration work has however started there.
It is also good news for Hubbard's Farm Barn in West Drayton Road, Hill-ingdon, which is in very bad condition, but is being converted into flats and the gra-nary rebuilt; but the cellars of Cranford House, Roseville Road, Hayes, which are deteriorating badly are unlikely to be improved because of the very high costs involved.
Sue Drummond, head of sport and leisure at Hillingdon Council, said: "As most residents will know, the Uxbridge Lido is far from being at risk and will be completely refurbished as part of the council's £22m Hillingdon Sports and Leisure complex.
"The Heritage Lottery Fund donated just under £1m towards the refurbishment of the 1930s lido as we are ensuring that we preserve this unique site for future generations and look forward to being taken off the 'at risk' register on completion of the site next year."
Asked about the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust's long-term plans for the listed buildings there, spokeswoman Joanna Parish, said: "Work is under way on the strategic outline case for Harefield Hospital's re-development which the Trust will submit to NHS London in the next few weeks." ..
