Best Refurbishment Project

The Walled Garden at Scampston, North Yorkshire

The Walled Garden at Scampston, North Yorkshire

The Walled Garden at Scampston

Architect Bramhall Blenkharn
Bricks York Handmade Brick Company
Brickwork contractor DJ Lumley

A once rundown 18th-century walled garden has been given a new lease of life thanks to an inspired refurbishment and regeneration programme. This included the restoration of a 3 m high classic English country garden wall that included rebuilding collapsed sections, extensive repointing and the resetting of some very heavy old copings. The same level of craftsmanship is also seen in the brickwork of the smart new contemporary restaurant pavilion. The York Handmade Brick Company supplied the bricks.

This little gem of a project has created a viable local attraction where once there was very little. The craftsmanship to the restored parts of the brick perimeter wall is so good it is difficult to discern the extent of the work. This same high quality is carried through to the new pavillion. Avoiding the temptation of a faux-rustic affair, the architect should be applauded for creating a building of its time that enhances the restoration of an important local landmark.

Runners-up

Wootton Street/Brad Street Railway Arches, Waterloo, London

Architect Lewis & Hickey
Bricks Ibstock
Brickwork contractor Art Property Development

South Porch, Royal Albert Hall, London

Architect Building Design Partnership
Bricks Ibstock
Brickwork contractor Paye Stonework & Restoration

Freston Tower, near Ipswich

Architect Richard Griffiths Architects
Bricks Bulmer Brick & Tile
Brickwork contractor Wm C Reade of Aldeburgh

Weavers Wharf, Kidderminster

Architect Lyons Sleeman & Hoare
Bricks Baggeridge
Brickwork contractor LP Mason

The Workhouse, The National Trust, Southwell

Architect Rodney Melville Associates
Bricks Baggeridge
Brickwork contractor Robert Woodhead