A number of precious buildings in the borough steeped in history are at risk of being lost.
Historic England makes a list of which listed buildings are in danger due to decay and other reasons.
And a number from Bolton have made the list.
Here are the historic sites which have appeared.
St Matthew's Church on Church Street, Little Lever, was among those deemed at risk.
The building was built in 1865 in an early decorated gothic style.
The ceilings are said to be at risk of detachment and there is an issue of slow decay.
But father Robert Eloff, from the church, said he hoped it would be there for hundreds of more years.
He said: “There is a lot of work going on at the church.
“I sure hope it will be here for hundreds of years to come.”
Another area said to be at risk is a conversation area on Birley Street, Astley Bridge.
However Jackie Whelan, a conservation officer with Bolton Council, said this was only due to small changes.
She said: “There have been alterations in the past but that is all that it amounts to.
“It is a conservation area on one street.”
The Bolton Methodist Mission, located on Knowsley Street in the town centre, has also been named as one at risk.
The building was built around 1900 and has a tower over the entrance.
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However, despite repairs to the internal floors of the tower, there is ongoing concern about the condition of timber windows.
Historic England says there is slow decay with no solution agreed.
Elsewhere in the town centre there is concern about All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Church.
The building was built in 1869 in an early English gothic style.
But concerns have been raised about “inadequate foundations when the extensions were added shortly after the initial construction".
St Catherine's Church on Richmond Street, Horwich, is also said to be at risk.
A National Lottery Heritage Funds Grant is in progress however the building has been the subject of “heritage crime".
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