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New heritage 'risk list' unveiled

English Heritage has unveiled its updated 'at risk' register - and two historic Midland buildings have made it off the list. St Barnabas Church in Birmingham, destroyed by fire in 2007, and the 200-year-old mill in Retford have been 'saved'.

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Fire-ravaged Birmingham church no longer 'at risk'

An 18th century church in Birmingham which was destroyed in a blaze has been removed from English Heritage's 'at risk' register.

St Barnabas Church in Erdington was reopened last year after the devastating blaze five years earlier.

How it looks today: the rebuilt St Barnabas Church in Erdington Credit: ITV News Central

The blaze ripped through the Grade II-listed building in an arson attack in 2007, taking the roof and most of the stained glass windows with it.

After a huge fundraising effort with more than £5million spent on restoring it, it reopened in December with a special dedication ceremony.

The devastation following the fire in 2007 Credit: ITV News Central

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