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Buildings Awards Scheme
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About the Awards
Aim
To promote a respect for historic buildings and a desire for visual
enhancement within the City and District. The Awards Scheme covers work
carried out in the past two years.
The Schemes
The Civic Society's Awards Scheme began in 1993, targeting either new
buildings or work to existing buildings. In 1996 the format changed,
with the two categories being looked at in alternate years.
Conservation Awards Scheme
is concerned with existing buildings. The aim is to recognise excellence in the treatment of buildings, or their settings, anywhere within the Salisbury District Council area. 'Conservation' rather than 'restoration' is generally favoured. Repair, refurbishment, re-use through conversion, provided the new use is a suitable one, street enhancement, landscaping works, will all fall within the remit.
New Buildings Awards Scheme
held every odd year, will cover work carried out in the previous two
years. The objective is to find new buildings with quality which sets
them apart.
The Awards
are granted by the Society to projects of outstanding merit.
Commendations
are given for schemes whose impact is less dramatic, but which still deserve recognition.
The Lady Radnor Award
goes to the most outstanding of the Conservation Award winners, This award was created to commemorate many year's service to historic buildings in the District by the Society's former Patron, who died about five years ago.
Apart from this there is no division into places, and the judges can give as many or as few Awards or Commendations as they feel appropriate.
Certificates, are presented at the Civic Society's New Year's Party, mainly to the clients, designers and contractors involved in a scheme.
Nominations
are invited from Society members and the general public. The Salisbury
Journal has always been helpful in running a piece a few months before
the judging date, asking the community for suggestions. In 2002 one
of the Award winners, Dinghams Cookshop in Salisbury, was the result
of such a nomination. For details for the 2010 competition, please see
below.
The Rules
Although the scheme itself has few rules, the Society does have one or two formally adopted policies, especially with regard to the Conservation Awards. These cover the use of traditional thatching materials, the retention of timber windows ( non-timber replacement frames are disliked), extensions to cottages, and the safeguarding of traditional farm buildings. This policy states that residential conversion of large barns, particularly listed ones, is generally objectionable, but accepts that some other types of farm buildings can be the subject of successful conversions.
The Conservation Scheme generally generates a significantly higher number of awards than the New Buildings Scheme, which probably gives a fair reflection of the relative paucity of interesting new design in the area (something which the Society very much regrets). The Society makes no attempt to put any sort of cap on the number of successful schemes in any year, with the aim, as far as possible, to maintain from year to year the standard which needs to be reached for an Award or Commendation to be given.
The Awards Scheme is now a well established part of the Society's work. It is much appreciated by those whose designs and projects gain recognition, and by the community in encouraging the enhancement of the built environment within the District.
NOMINATIONS FOR 2012 CONSERVATION AWARDS
are now open, and should be forwarded to: Richard
Deane, Secretary of Development Committee (01722) 330170
PAST AWARD WINNERS
2010 Conservation Awards
Awards
Extension to Salisbury Playhouse
Repairs and extension at Bourne Hill, Salisbury
Quaker Meeting House, Salisbury
53 Harnham Road, Salisbury
Commendations
Extension to St Paul's Church, Salisbury
Conversion of warehouse to offices, Endless Street, Salisbury
Conversion of former Wilton workhouse to residential use
2009 New Build Awards
Award
Salisbury Law Courts
Commendations
Ebblestone House, Homington
St Edmunds Dance Drama Block, Laverstock
Rose Corner, Nomansland
Office and care home development, London Road, Salisbury
2008 Conservation Awards
Lady Radnor Award
Overhouse, Tisbury
Awards
Salisbury Cathedral lighting scheme
Extension at 83 Brown Street, Salisbury
Stonework repairs to front elevation of Trinity Hospital, Trinity Street, Salisbury
Conversion to offices of St Edith's Church, Wilton
Extension at Moat Cottage, Britford
Commendations
Manor Barn, East Hatch
Chaldicott Barns, Semley
Wilton House North Forecourt
2007 New Build Scheme
Awards
Broad Chalke Primary School
East Knoyle Community Shop
Housing in Clements Lane, Mere
London Road park and ride building, Salisbury
Commendations
Little Maddington, Shrewton
Sure Start Children's Centre, Trafalgar School, Downton
House at 51 Hulse Road, Salisbury
2006 Conservation Scheme
Lady Radnor Award
Framework Conservation at 51 Blue Boar Row, Salisbury
Awards
New Link Building and Lift Access at Sarum College, Salisbury
College House, Broad Chalke
Rebuilding & conversion of farm buildings at Whiteshoot Farm, Lover
Conversion of farm buildings at Dowtys, Dinton
Commendations
The Re-ordering of the Sanctuary at the Church of Sarum St Martin, Salisbury
Replacement of The Wayside Cross, St Lawrence Church, Stratford sub Castle
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop C of E Primary School
Repair and Conservation of Original Fabric at The White House, Stratford sub Castle
2005 New Build Scheme
Awards:
The Walled Garden at Sandroyd School
Office for Herriot Ltd at Odstock Manor
Commendations:
Still Waters & Mistral, Quidhampton
Lodge Farmhouse, Broad Chalke
New Farmhouse at South Farm, Ansty
Fisherman's Reach, Quidhampton
2004
Conservation Scheme
Awards:
New Statuary for the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral.
The Church of St Thomas a Becket, Salisbury: The People's Vestry
18/19 Kingsbury Square, Wilton: Cleaning and repairs to stone work
Commendations:
Extension Works at Goose Green Cottage, Tank Lane, Broad Chalke
Donhead Hall, Donhead St Mary :Redundant Chapel, Stables and Farmyard
Restoration
2003 Best New Build
Eleven nominations were submitted for the Society's Annual Awards Scheme
during 2003 for the title of Best New Build. Certificates were awarded
at the Annual New Year Party in January 2004.
Awards:
The Foyer for South Wiltshire, Wilton Road, Salisbury,
Leaden Hall School extension, The Close, Salisbury,
The Artists House @ the New Art Centre, Roche Court, Winterslow,
The Hermitage, Little Durnford, annexe building.
Commendations:
Greentrees Primary School, Bishopdown Farm, Salisbury,
Church Leat Retirement Housing, Downton,
Shop & Restaurant at Stourhead for the National Trust,
Housing at Wardour Court, New Wardour Castle, Tisbury.
Details of the judges and of the findings behind their decisions are
reported in the Society Newsletter, March 2004 issue. During this present
year members will be invited to nominate buildings for 'refurbishment
& renovation'.
2002 Conservation Scheme
Lady Radnor Award:
Stonework replacement, Taylor’s Almshouses, Bedwin St. Salisbury
Awards:
Historically sensitive conversion of Dingham’s Cookshop, Market
Place, Salisbury
Riverbank enhancement of Avon from Fisherton Street to Crane Street,
Salisbury
Repair work to The Commandery at Ansty
Commendations:
Sundial in St Thomas’s Square, Salisbury; donated by The University
of Third Age
Restoration of Faulson House Tower in Bishopstone
2001 New buildings scheme
Awards:
Hatchfield Cottages in Broad Chalke
Chalkway House at Ebbesbourne Wake
Glenlea (a house) in Fovant
Sarah Hayters Almshouses in Fisherton Street, Salisbury
Commendations:
Housing at Grovely Mews, Wilton
The Pavilion in Victoria Park, Salisbury (somewhat controversially)
2000 Conservation Scheme
Lady Radnor Award:
Repair and conservation of the cathedral west front
Awards:
Temporary visitors' facilities in the cathedral plumbery
Repair of the Temple and Grotto at Wilbury Park, Newton Tony
Enhancement works in Blue Boar Row and New Canal in Salisbury
The Creation of a house from farm buildings at Cowpens at Fonthill Bishop
Commendations:
A boundary wall at Island Cottage, West Harnham
Rebuilding of a gable end wall at Field House, Newton Tony
Conversion into a house of the old school house at Gasper, Stourton
Conversion into a house and workshops of farm buildings at Ebblesway
Courtyard, Broad Chalke
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