Almost 3,000 signatures were collected calling on the Isle of Wight council to act and serve an urgent works notice on the owners of the former hospital in East Cowes.
According to the Friends of Frank James, little progress has been made to secure a positive and sustainable outcome for the building since it last appeared in the Top Ten back in 2007.
Friends of Frank James say English Heritage has the former hospital listed as being built ten years after it actually was, meaning it's not been recognised as Victorian.
This is quite a coup for the Friends of Frank James, not to mention the Isle of Wight. It's certain to shine a spotlight on the years of neglect of the important landmark. Well done to all involved for making it happen.
The petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to serve a Statutory Repairs Notice on the owners of the former Frank James Memorial Hospital in East Cowes has already gathered over 500 signatures online.
Drawings of Frank James Hospital seem to indicate it was co-designed by Victorian architect, John Thomas Micklethwaite, and that perhaps this was his only secular project.