Sussex Heritage Trust Award winners revealed

Architecture, design, traditional building skills and craftmanship have been celebrated as the winners of this year’s Sussex Heritage Awards have been unveiled.

The annual awards ceremony was due to take place in the summer but was delayed due to the pandemic.

Despite lockdown it received over 70 award entries.

As seen in the winning projects this year, which included five award winners in Brighton and Hove. In the commercial category, Hanningtons Lane, a new Lane envisaged as a compliment and extension to Brighton’s famous ‘Lanes’ (submitted by Brighton based architects, Morgan Carn Architects); and Lady Bee Enterprise Centre, Southwick, a flagship project which provides small business units for local companies to rent (submitted by Brighton based contractors Pilbeam Construction and architects, ECE Architecture from Worthing).

In the residential category, there were two winning projects: The Stables, Hove, formerly a Victoria riding stables which has now been converted into apartments and offices (submitted by Hove based River Oaks Homes) and Hove House, a new house with wildlife flower-covered roofs (submitted by Brighton based Baobab Developments).

Finally, in the Public and Community category, Brighton College continued their Sussex Heritage Trust winning streak having won five Awards in previous years. The School of Science and Sport, described by the judges as “a visionary addition to an already impressive suite of buildings, providing state of the art world-leading facilities in ways that constantly surprise and delight”.

There were a further two projects to receive highly commended certificates, two houses: an Arts and Crafts style property in Hove and an early 19th-century town house in Brighton.

Chairman of the Sussex Heritage Trust, Simon Knight, said: “This good news story demonstrates the importance of excellent architecture and design, traditional building skills and craftmanship and arguably without these the heritage we have in Sussex would be all the poorer”.

To watch the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards ceremony and for a full list of all Award winners and Highly Commended projects please go to www.sussexheritagetrust.org.uk

The annual awards ceremony was due to take place in the summer but was delayed due to the pandemic.

Despite lockdown it received over 70 award entries.

In Brighton and Hove there were five award winners.

In the commercial category, Hanningtons Lane, a new Lane envisaged as a compliment and extension to Brighton’s famous ‘Lanes’ (submitted by Brighton based architects, Morgan Carn Architects); and Lady Bee Enterprise Centre, Southwick, a flagship project which provides small business units for local companies to rent (submitted by Brighton based contractors Pilbeam Construction and architects, ECE Architecture from Worthing).

In the residential category, there were two winning projects: The Stables, Hove, formerly a Victoria riding stables which has now been converted into apartments and offices (submitted by Hove based River Oaks Homes) and Hove House, a new house with wildlife flower-covered roofs (submitted by Brighton based Baobab Developments).

Finally, in the Public and Community category, Brighton College continued their Sussex Heritage Trust winning streak having won five awards in previous years. The School of Science and Sport, described by the judges as “a visionary addition to an already impressive suite of buildings, providing state of the art world-leading facilities in ways that constantly surprise and delight”.

There were a further two projects to receive Highly Commended certificates, two houses: an Arts and Crafts style property in Hove and an early 19th-century town house in Brighton.

Chairman of the Sussex Heritage Trust, Simon Knight, said: “This good news story demonstrates the importance of excellent architecture and design, traditional building skills and craftmanship and arguably without these the heritage we have in Sussex would be all the poorer”.

To watch the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards ceremony and for a full list of all Award winners and Highly Commended projects please go to www.sussexheritagetrust.org.uk

Full list of 202 winners and high commended

Award winners

Building Craft Award

Callum Jackson for Stonework to Old Goodwood Estate Cottages

Submitted by Berry Stonework Ltd, Lavant

Lion Roofing for work to Compton House, Chichester

Submitted by Lion Roofing, Chichester

Commercial Award

Hanningtons Lane, Brighton

Submitted by Morgan Carn Architects, Brighton

Lady Bee Enterprise Centre, Southwick

Submitted by ECE Architecture, Worthing, and Pilbeam Construction, Brighton

The Old Stables, Nutley

Submitted by Pippingford Estate Co Ltd, Nutley

Ecclesiastical Award

St Mary’s the Virgin Church, Chichester

Submitted by Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Mary’s Church, Apuldram

Landscape and Gardens Award

Historic Stew Ponds Project

Submitted by Arundel Castle Trustees Ltd, Arundel

Peach House Restoration, Gravetye Manor, East Grinstead

Submitted by Gravetye Manor, East Grinstead

Mid-Scale Residential Award

Lower Barn and Fielder’s Cottage, Christ’s Hospital, Horsham

Submitted by Valley Builders Ltd, East Grinstead

The Stables, Hove

Submitted by River Oaks Homes, Hove

Public and Community Award

Aldingbourne Country Centre, Chichester

Submitted by HNW Architects, Chichester

Burgess Hill Library, Burgess Hill

Submitted by NewRiver REIT plc, London

Congress Theatre and Welcome Building, Eastbourne

Submitted by Levitt Bernstein, London

Denton Island Community Centre, Newhaven

Submitted by Douch Partners Ltd, Forest Row

School of Science and Sport, Brighton College

Submitted by Brighton College

West Dean College Roof Restoration, West Dean

Submitted by West Dean College of Art and Conservation, West Dean

Small Scale Residential Award

Chalk House, Ditchling

Submitted by Ben and Sam Ellis, Owners

Conversion and Internal Alterations to Grade II Mill, West Sussex

Submitted by Jane Jones-Warner Associates LLP, Chichester

Hove House, Hove

Submitted by Baobab Developments, Brighton

Parsonage Farm, Kirdford

Submitted by Nicholls Countryside Construction, Kirdford

Ringmer Passivhaus, Ringmer

Submitted by Hazle McCormack Young LLP, Tunbridge Wells

St John’s Street, Chichester

Submitted by fiftypointeight Architecture + Interiors, Chichester

The Grange, Slindon

Submitted by Victoria Holland Architecture Ltd, Burpham, and RW Armstrong, Chichester

The Manor, East Sussex

Submitted by Valley Builders Ltd, East Grinstead

The Sussex Heritage Person of the Year

Duncan O’Kelly

Highly Commended

Building Crafts

Clarke Roofing Southern Limited for work to Rear Lead Dome, Highmead Manor, Eastbourne

Submitted by Clarke Roofing Southern Ltd, Eastbourne

Liam O’Neill for work to East Street, Chichester

Submitted by Lion Roofing, Chichester

Lion Roofing for Work to Pallingham Quay, Weald and Downland Living Museum, Chichester

Submitted by Lion Roofing, Chichester

Richard Soan Roofing Services for Large House in East Sussex

Submitted by Richard Soan Roofing Services, Lewes

Commercial Highly Commended

Alistair Fleming Design Showroom, Lewes

Submitted by Alistair Fleming Design, Lewes

Brooklands Quad, Brooklands Farm, Haywards Heath

Submitted by Bolnore Ltd, Haywards Heath

The Buzzardry, Rushlake Green

Submitted by Blue Forest (UK) Ltd, Wadhurst

Ecclesiastical Highly Commended

Reshingling of Church Spire, St Andrew’s Church, Polegate

Submitted by The Parish of St Andrew’s, Alfriston, with Lullington

Landscape & Gardens

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, Lower Beeding

Submitted by Donald Insall Associates

Mid-Scale Residential

Sunte Park, Gander Green, Haywards Heath

Submitted by Fluid Architecture Limited, Nutley

Public and Community

DREAM Centre, Chailey Heritage Foundation, North Chailey

Submitted by Deacon and Richardson Architects, Brighton

Felpham Community College, Bognor Regis

Submitted by The Seaman Partnership Ltd (now DLS:ARCH), Chichester

Jamie’s Farm, Allington Farm, Lewes

Submitted by BBM Sustainable Design Ltd, Cooksbridge

St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Bosham

Submitted by

The Seaman Partnership Ltd (now DLS:ARCH), Chichester

Small Scale Residential Highly Commended

Amberley Place,

Amberley

Submitted by Robin Nugent Architects, Horsham

Brandy Hole Lane,

Chichester

Submitted by

The Seaman Partnership Ltd (now DLS:ARCH), Chichester

Candytuft, Steyning

Submitted by Folkes

Architects, Storrington

Druim Beach House, Winchelsea Beach

Submitted by RX Architects, Rye

Extension to Listed Sussex Farmhouse

Submitted by Jane Jones-Warner Associates LLP, Chichester

Heydons Loft, Graffham

Submitted by MH Architects Limited, Chichester

Hove Park Road, Hove

Submitted by DK Architects, Hove

upgrading and additions to an early 19th-century Town House, Brighton

Submitted by HBA Associates, Lancing

Westways, Petworth

Submitted by The Goddard Partnership Limited, Bishops Waltham