Universities face cuts to historic buildings fund

Oxford, Cambridge and King's College London will be worst affected by the proposals

Christchurch College, Oxford University Photograph: Graham Turner

Universities will have to find new funding for the specialist upkeep of historic buildings

Glasgow University Photograph: G Richardson/Corbis

The cuts could mean difficulties in the upkeep of many buildings that form part of the landscape in university towns

Lampeter, University of Wales Photograph: Cymrupix/Alamy

Old College, Aberystwyth University Photograph: Alamy

St John's College, Cambridge University Photograph: Graham Turner

St Salvator's College, University of St Andrews Photograph: Chao-Yang Chan/Alamy

The Armstrong Building at Newcastle University Photograph: John Donoghue

The Great Hall at Leeds University Photograph: Barry Morgan/Alamy

The River Wear in Durham, the historic university town Photograph: Andrea Pistolesi/Getty

The University of Liverpool's Victoria building Photograph: Andy Marshall/Alamy

The Whitworth Building at the University of Manchester Photograph: Nick Higham/Alamy

University College London Photograph: Eric Nathan/Alamy

The Sir Frederick Mappin Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield Photograph: UK City Images/Alamy

Wills Memorial Tower, University of Bristol Photograph: Simon Meeds/Alamy