nat treasures

Buildings and structureschosen as Green Apple Awardwinners for preserving ourarchitectural heritage andmaking a positive contribution to the built environment

Buildings and structureschosen as Green Apple Awardwinners for preserving ourarchitectural heritage andmaking a positive contribution to the built environment

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The awards campaign supportsthe British Government's CivicPride initiative to recognise andreward the efforts being made toprotect, preserve and enhance thebuilt environment withcategories for newer buildingsas well as old.

Nominations arereceived every yearfrom all over theworld and we arepleased to includesome of them in ourcollection of award winners.

The Green Apple Awards areoperated annually by The GreenOrganisation an independent,non-political, non-activist, non-

profit environment groupdedicated to promotingenvironmental best practicearound the world.

We would like to acknowledgethe assistance provided by SAVE

Britain's Heritage, theEnvironment Agency,

the Chartered Instituteof EnvironmentalHealth and theChartered Institutionof Wastes

Management.

In particular, we would like tothank the organisations listedbelow large and small forhelping us to produce this guideand sustain the campaign.

This National Treasures guide features some of thebuildings and projects that have won InternationalGreen Apple Awards for Architectural Heritage andthe Built Environment.

RAYLEIGH WINDMILLESSEX

The listed brick tower windmillis a much-loved landmark but ithad deteriorated so much thatthere was a danger its charm andcharacter would be lost to futuregenerations. The work wascompleted with the assistance ofwindmill and restorationspecialists, and it now serves amulti-purpose education andinformation function.

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Bakers of Danbury Ltd., Essex

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Bell Fold Wharf Developments Ltd., Fleetwood

Brighton & Hove City Council

Brunton Design Studio, Angus, Carnoustie

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Chantry Builders Ltd., Rotherham

Cheshire County Council

Dean & Dyball Construction, Ringwood

Durham County Council

East Sussex County Council

Evans Grant Opus Ltd., Fareham

Hesslewood Hall, East Yorkshire

Ivedesign, Burton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire

Kier Northern, Boston Spa

Laing O'Rourke (Northern), Newcastle upon Tyne

Laing Traditional Masonry, Sauchen,Aberdeenshire

Leeds City Council

Lincolnshire County CouncilManor Architects Ltd., Moneymore, Co. Londonderry, NIMansell, CroydonMansell Construction Services Ltd., DerbyMardayne Estates Ltd., AccringtonMCD, BirminghamNewport (Shropshire) Town CouncilNimbus Conservation Ltd., Frome, SomersetNottingham Community Housing AssociationRochford District CouncilRotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilSouthwark CouncilThe Door, Roydon, EssexThe Kenneth Mark Practice Ltd., SaffronWaldenThe National Trust, Hebden BridgeWalsall's New Deal for CommunitiesWeston Park Foundation, ShifnalXiros plc, Leeds11.04 Architects, London E2

The quality of the photographs in this collection may vary as they are all supplied from different sources.

R O L L O F H O N O U R

INDEX

24 WOLSINGHAM MARKET PLACE, CO. DURHAM

25 HARTINGTON STREET, LOUGHBOROUGH

26 KILMORIE CHAPEL, STRACHUR, ARGYLL

27 BURGESS PARK COMMUNITY SPORTS CENTRE

28 HESSLE COUNTRY OFFICE PARK, EAST YORKSHIRE

29 ROSSMORE COMMUNITY LIBRARY, POOLE

30 THE OLD TANNERY, ACCRINGTON

31 LEWES LIBRARY

32 CENTRAL LIBRARY, JUBILEE STREET, BRIGHTON

33 PROUDHOUSE, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON

34 CHAPEL ON THE GREEN, WOODFORD GREEN ,LONDON

35 BLAKENALL VILLAGE CENTRE, WALSALL

36 ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL, GOSFORTH,NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

37 THE OLD MILL, BELL FOLD WHARF,WOODPLUMPTON, PRESTON

1 MOORGATE CROFTS, ROTHERHAM

2 ALEXANDER SCOTTS HOSPITAL, HUNTLY,ABERDEENSHIRE

3 CRESWELL SOCIAL CENTRE, WORKSOP

4 THE NELSON MONUMENT, GREAT YARMOUTH

5 ST MARTINS GATE, BIRMINGHAM

6 ROUNDHAY PARK, LEEDS

7 ECO HOUSE, CARNOUSTIE

8 THE CORN STORE & MARKET PLACE, MONEYMORE,NORTHERN IRELAND

9 SPRINGFIELD HOUSE, LEEDS

10 THE CEMETERY CHAPEL, NEWPORT, SHROPSHIRE

11 LONG EATON LIBRARY, DERBYSHIRE

12 26 WAR MEMORIALS, CALDERDALE

13 ALTON MALTINGS CENTRE, HAMPSHIRE

14 WESTON HALL, SHROPSHIRE

15 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN CHESHIRECOUNTY COUNCIL SCHOOLS

16 THE BANDSTAND, ROYAL VICTORIA PARK, BATH

17 CITY & COUNTY MUSEUM, LINCOLN

18 SWINDEN HOUSE, ROTHERHAM

19 HOLLYBUSH PRIMARY SCHOOL, LEEDS

20 KIRKSTALL ABBEY, LEEDS

21 FAIRFIELD, LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

22 GIBSON MILL, HEBDEN BRIDGE, WEST YORKSHIRE

23 OVERLORD COURT, FETCHAM, SURREY

The Green Organisation. The Mill House, Mill Lane, Earls Barton.Northampton NN6 ONR Telephone: 01604 810507

1. MOORGATE CROFTS, ROTHERHAM

Moorgate Crofts is as much a statement of good intent as anything else; built as astarting point for the town centre renaissance and setting new sustainability standards.Natural light is a feature both internally and externally, and the use of ground-sourceheat pumps make the site not only carbon neutral, but heating, cooling and hot waterdemand operate at up to 400% efficiency.

2. ALEXANDER SCOTTS HOSPITAL,HUNTLY, ABERDEENSHIREThis project became something of acanvas for a whole range oftraditional crafts and skills nurturedby a unique in-house trainingscheme that improves thesustainable prospects of ourarchitectural heritage. High quality repair andrenovation wasessential to do justiceto a building thathas served its localpopulation for over150 years.

3. CRESWELL SOCIAL CENTRE, WORKSOP

The centre has also served as a drill hall and, during the First World War, as a military hospital. Refurbishment work in the 70s was ill-advised, but the building is now

back to its former glory as a result of restoring the original faade with

appropriate materials and skills.

4. THE NELSON MONUMENT,GREAT YARMOUTH

Nelson left his mark in many ways, andeven now is having an impact. In thewake of the Battle of Trafalgarbicentenary celebrations, there aremoves to regenerate the area aroundthis monument. Interest was arousedwhen it was restored to mark the bicentenary.

5. ST MARTINS GATE, BIRMINGHAM

This un-loved building was given a new lease of life as theresult of a mixed-use conversion scheme. The run-down 1970s

office block has been given an impressive make-over toprovide 16 one-bedroom apartments, 36 two-bedroom

apartments and 20,000 square feet of attractive retail space.

6. ROUNDHAY PARK, LEEDS

Hundreds of years ago it was a private hunting park, but it was grantedto the De Lacy family by William the Conqueror in recognition of their

support on the battlefields. Time has taken its toll since then, but councilownership and great affection among the local communities has ensured

that it has been sympathetically restored and refurbished.

6. ROUNDHAY PARK, LEEDS

Hundreds of years ago it was a private hunting park, but it was grantedto the De Lacy family by William the Conqueror in recognition of their

support on the battlefields. Time has taken its toll since then, but councilownership and great affection among the local communities has ensured

that it has been sympathetically restored and refurbished.

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