AABC Conservation Awards - Winners 2026

All Saints Church, Fleet is a remarkable Grade II* listed building designed by the eminent Victorian architect William Burges, whose work is distinguished by its richness of detail, structural inventiveness and deep engagement with medieval precedent.

Judges’ Comments: “The scheme successfully demonstrates how thoughtful restoration and reordering can secure the future of a historic church while respecting its past.”

Calverley Old Hall is an outstanding example of rigorous, patient and scholarly conservation, demonstrating the highest standards of care for one of Yorkshire’s most important medieval buildings.

Judges’ Comments: “Exemplifies virtuosic, yet restrained skills. A compelling model for the conservation of highly significant historic buildings."

Coughton Court is a nationally significant Grade I listed Tudor house, renowned for its striking gatehouse, extensive timber-framed ranges and long association with the Throckmorton family.  

Judges’ Comments: “The project is an outstanding example of conservation practice at its most disciplined and effective. It demonstrates how careful research, skilled craftsmanship and restrained intervention can arrest decline, preserve authenticity and safeguard the future of an irreplaceable historic building.”

The Maison Dieu is one of England’s most significant medieval civic buildings, a Grade I listed structure of exceptional historic, architectural and cultural importance.

Judges’ Comments: “Through a combination of historical insight, material care and confident restraint, the project has returned a nationally important building to public life, not as a museum piece, but as a living part of Dover’s civic identity.”

Rochdale Town Hall is one of the most ambitious and architecturally accomplished civic buildings of the nineteenth century

Judges’ Comments: “This outstanding project reaffirms the value of conservation as a means of sustaining identity, memory and civic pride.”

Culmore Fort is a rare and highly significant example of seventeenth-century coastal defence, occupying a strategic position on the banks of the River Foyle.

Judges’ Comments: “The project demonstrates how thoughtful conservation can protect fragile historic structures while revealing their significance, ensuring that places of defence and conflict can continue to inform and enrich contemporary understanding.”

The Palace of Westminster is one of the most recognisable and symbolically important buildings in the world, a Grade I listed structure and UNESCO World Heritage Site whose fabric embodies the political, architectural and artistic ambitions of nineteenth-century Britain.

Judges’ Comments: “A powerful example of research-led conservation protecting fragile historic fabric while supporting the continued life of one of the nation’s most important buildings.”

John O’Groats Mill is a modest but highly resonant historic building whose conservation has played a pivotal role in restoring a sense of continuity, craft and purpose at one of Scotland’s most symbolically significant locations.

Judges’ Comments: “By combining material care with a realistic understanding of use, the project restores the mill as a working part of the place, showing how small industrial buildings can continue to contribute meaningfully to local identity, economy and memory when treated with judgement and restraint.”

The Royal Hospital Chelsea Stable Yard forms an integral part of one of Britain’s most important historic institutions.

Judges’ Comments: “By combining research, material care and pragmatic adaptation, the project secures the long-term future of an overlooked but essential part of a nationally important site.”

Withington Baths is a much-loved Edwardian public baths complex that holds a special place in the social and architectural history of south Manchester.

Judges’ Comments: “By combining material care, adaptive reuse and community commitment, the project secures the future of a valued Grade II listed building while reaffirming the enduring social purpose at the heart of its design.”