A historic Herefordshire house said to have once hosted King Charles I is at immediate risk of further rapid deterioration, according to a national heritage watchdog.
Tower Hill House in Pump Street, Bromyard, is a new addition to Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register for 2026.
The grade II* listed house is described as being in poor and declining condition and has been placed in risk category A.
This means there is an "immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric" and no solution has been agreed.
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The privately owned residential building is considered to have a medium level of vulnerability.
The assessment comes despite the submission of plans last year for urgent repair and conservation work at the vacant property.
Tower Hill House, which dates from around 1630, was sold at auction for £52,500 in February 2025 after being advertised with a guide price of just £50,000.
Potential buyers had been warned that the three-storey timber-framed house needed "total modernisation and total renovation", while viewings were ruled out because of its deteriorated condition and the lack of keys.
The house has stood empty and been covered in scaffolding for some time.
Plans subsequently submitted by its owners proposed tackling water ingress, repairing its deteriorating slate roof and restoring damaged render using traditional materials and techniques.
Documents supporting the application said the building retained much of its original fabric, including timber framing, brickwork, moulded ceiling beams, ornamental framing and original panelling.
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But the latest Heritage at Risk assessment indicates that the building's condition continues to decline and that no agreed solution has yet secured its future.
A plaque on Tower Hill House states that King Charles I is believed to have stayed there on September 3, 1645, during the English Civil War.
Concern about the building's condition has previously prompted a petition calling for urgent action to save it.
Campaigners warned of falling debris, reports of young people entering the empty property and the potential loss of an important link to Bromyard's history.
Historic England's register is used to identify listed buildings and other historic sites considered most vulnerable to neglect, decay or inappropriate development.
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