Regeneration leads the way at Heritage Awards
A yacht club, a primary school garden, a path wall, a sculpture and a sustainable regeneration project in the middle of Brighton are among 28 winners of the 2022 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards.
Announced on Wednesday 6th July and presented by the Sussex Heritage Trust president, Lord Egremont, the Awards celebrate excellence in conservation, restoration and new design across Sussex.
Winners and highly commended projects across nine categories from residential schemes to public and community buildings to commercial projects included the Circus Street redevelopment in Brighton (submitted by shedkm London), a mixed-use regeneration development transforming a derelict area of Brighton into a bespoke new quarter. Alongside residential apartments, the masterplan also included student accommodation, an office building, retail units and a new stand-alone building for South East Dance. The judges noted: “an exciting mixed-use scheme for Brighton with the buildings being most sensitively connected with the existing built environment. A tremendously successful project with commercial and public sector working together.”
Further winners included the Sussex Yacht Club in Shoreham-by-Sea (submitted by ECD Architects); a brand-new sculpture for Chichester, Admiral Murray/Nelson Sculpture by Vincent Gray (submitted by Cllr Richard Plowman on behalf of the Chichester City Council); a sensory garden for Sedlescombe Primary School (submitted by Kristina Clode Garden Design); and The Hermitage Shimmings Path Wall in Petworth (submitted by Traditional Stone Restoration Limited).
The Awards also saw the announcement of the South Downs Award, sponsored by the South Downs National Park Authority – picked from Sussex Heritage Trust Award winners based within the National Park. One Garden, Stanmer Park in Brighton (submitted by Plumpton College) won the Award for the new walled garden, café and farm shop described by the judges as “a much needed, accessible space for everyone.”
Flintworker, Duncan Berry of Berry Stonework Limited, was announced as the 2022 Sussex Heritage Trust Person of the Year. Chairman, Simon Knight said:
“The Sussex Heritage Trust Awards highlights the fantastic traditional skills and crafts people we have in Sussex. Much of the Trust’s work is to highlight and protect these much needed and, in some cases, endangered building conservation skills. It is fantastic to see such a worthy Sussex Heritage Person of the Year winner in Duncan Berry, who has done much to pass on his flint working craft to the next generation. Thank you to all who entered the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards and congratulations to all our winners and highly commended projects. My grateful thanks also goes to our headline sponsor, Irwin Mitchell”.
The Sussex Heritage Trust Awards are an annual Awards designed to recognise and reward high quality conservation, restoration and the good design of newly built projects and encourage the use of traditional skills and crafts. Our headline sponsor is Irwin Mitchell alongside other well-known Sussex companies Gravetye Manor, Savills, Henry Adams, Valley Builders, Covers, Harvey’s Brewery, Lawson Commercial, Pilbeam Construction, RH and RW Clutton and Toovey’s Auctioneers. For a full list of all the Award winners and highly commended projects please go to www.sussexheritagetrust.org.uk
