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2010 Civic Society Awards

There will be no award made this year (2010) as there were insufficient  completed projects judged worthy of award. A good crop is expected next year.

 2009 Joint Winners

The Stables, Robinsons Hill and Warwick House in Derby Road are this year's Joint Award winners. The judges made these comments –

The Stables, Robinsons Hill is an impressive conversion by Eric Lee of barn and stables to a dwelling. Being a listed building the change has been carried out in a most sensitive manner. The retained stable windows fit perfectly within the stone frontage. A glimpse of the interior, seen through the entrance door, shows that the original stalls, mangers and brick paving have been retained. The judges were impressed that a conversion had been achieved which still maintains the integrity of its original function as a farm building.

Warwick House, 65 Derby Road 
The judges were very impressed with the excellent quality and design of these railings. They praised the lowering of the wall and reuse of the original coping-stones. The owners Mr and Mrs Mitchell were to be congratulated for taking the effort to reinstate railings that were an exact replica of those that existed when the house was originally built. They created an impressive frontage to a house which is now a notable example of fine conservation.

A certificate of commendation will go to the Parish Council for the garden on the High Street

2008 Winners

The winner of the 2008 Civic Society Award was the restoration of the old Workhouse, 30 Potter St (below).

Highly commended was the restoration of the 14 Chambers Row, Blanchcroft (below).
Some of the judges can be seen hard at work.

Photographs by Claire Sturges