More carpenters are needed to maintain buildings, says the group
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Historic buildings across London are under threat because of a shortage of skilled workers, say conservationists.
Research by the National Heritage Trust Group (NHTG) shows there are about 1,600 people qualified to maintain the 891,000 buildings built before 1919.
An extra 500 must be recruited in the next year to meet demand, experts say.
College Farm in Finchley and Golders Green Hippodrome, both in north London, are among those buildings listed as being at risk.
The NHTG says carpenters, bricklayers, slate and tile roofers, stonemasons and joiners are all needed.
Experts fear that in 15-20 years time some traditional craft skills, such as dry stone walling, thatching, millwrighting, earth walling, and flint-knapping, could disappear completely.
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