WILLIAM STANSELL/SBPT BUILDING AWARDS

STOP PRESS!!!   We are delighted to announce that Tauntfield Ltd has agreed to sponsor the William Stansell/SBPT Building Awards for a further 10 years, to be held biennially.  Thank you Tauntfield.

These Awards were introduced by the Somerset Building Preservation Trust in 2000, the main aim being to raise the standards for design and construction of new buildings and for the alteration, conversion and repair of old buildings in Somerset.  The Awards also aim to draw attention to the positive contribution that well designed and conserved buildings make to their surroundings.

Well-known and eminent judges are invited to help make the selection. We were enormously proud to welcome Kevin McCloud of "Grand Designs".. His contribution to the judging was, as one would expect, superb. On another occasion, Colin Johns, recent Chairman of the UK Association of Preservation Trusts shared his immense knowledge as a judge.  Jo Hibbert,the conservation architect well known on the television programme "Restored to Glory" kindly helped us.   Judges in 2010 were led by Chris Sidaway, the Chairman of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, with co-judges being Patrick Brown, retired conservation architect and  Trustee of the SBPT and Kathryn Goodliffe, Conservation Officer for Sedgemoor District Council.   This year the judges will be John Bucknall, the well-known architect from Wells, Patrick Brown and Roger Hagley, recently retired Conservation Officer for Somerset County Council.

 

Stapleton Farmhouse, Martock - Award winner 2010

 

Market House, Martock - Award Winner 2010

 

 

 

Click the image to download an application form

The necessary and generous funding for the Awards comes primarily from property developers, Tauntfield Ltd, Taunton of the Stansell family Company, who were originally builders as well as developers. William Stansell founded the Company in 1823 and his main love was the conservation and repair of historic buildings.  In addition the Somerset County Council along with Mendip and South Somerset District Councils provide funding.  The scheme is  run every other year with each District Council Conservation Officer and Somerset County Council Conservation Officer  taking turns in organising the judging. 

 

PLEASE DOWNLOAD YOUR APPLICATION FORM HERE, WHICH GIVES FULL DETAILS OF HOW TO ENTER.  CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 2ND APRIL 2012 WHICH SHOULD BE SENT TO NICHOLAS WALL, SOMERSET HERITAGE CENTRE, BRUNEL WAY, NORTON FITZWARREN, TAUNTON, SOMERSET TA2 6SF    EMAIL:  heritage@somerset.gov.uk