THE hunt for some of Hampshire's most endangered buildings is on.

The Victorian Society wants people in the county to nominate the Victorian and Edwardian buildings that are most at risk.

They may then feature in the organisation's annual top ten list that draws attention to the plight and can help save it for future generations.

Individual members of the public, organisations and campaign groups can all name structures they believe are at risk of neglect, demolition or inappropriate redevelopment.

The society has put together five lists since 2010, and while no buildings in Hampshire have featured yet the hammerhead crane on the Isle of Wight did make last year's top ten.

Built by shipbuilders JS White, the 80-ton crane in Cowes helped to produce naval warships and is the only remaining pre First World War hammerhead crane left in England.

And since being listed those fighting to preserve it have had some success, with repair work set to start after Historic England dished out some funding.

Other buildings to have benefited from being nominated elsewhere in the country include Cardiff's Coal Exchange, with a new group being set up to help secure funding while some funding is expected to be raised from its use as a film set for upcoming movie The Crow.

And emergency repair work has begun at Crumlin's Navigation Colliery after it was named in 2014's top ten.

To be nominated buildings must have been built between the accession of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837 to the beginning of the First World War in 1914.

Christopher Costelloe, director of the Victorian Society, said: "All over the country fine examples of Victorian and Edwardian architecture face neglect, demolition or unsympathetic re-development.

"We want the public to be our eyes and ears and nominate the Victorian and Edwardian buildings we are most at risk of losing.

"Whether it’s a school building, an empty pub, a redundant chapel or a neglected but impressive feat of engineering, make sure you tell us about it so we can try to save them."

The deadline for nominations is July 1, and anyone wanting to nominate a building should send brief details of it by post to 1 Priory Gardens, London, W4 1TT or email to media@victoriansociety.org.uk

All nominated buildings will be considered by the society's panel of experts before they put together the 2015 top ten.