Projects which demonstrate the highest standards of historic building conservation and make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.

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 an outstanding exemplar of civic architecture, and its meticulous restoration represents a landmark achievement in conservation-led renewal.

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

Rochdale Town Hall also won The Michael Middleton Award Presented as a memorial and tribute to Michael Middleton CBE, who established the Civic Trust Awards in 1959, to an outstanding restoration project or new build within a conservation area.

Judges Comments “This project stands as a fitting tribute to Michael Middleton CBE, honouring his belief that the careful stewardship of historic buildings can enrich civic life and sustain cultural legacy.”

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.”

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 as 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.”

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.”

Projects which demonstrate the highest standards of historic building conservation and make a significant contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.

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