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    Mar 2022

    Last Updated: 18/03/2022
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    Shortlist revealed for Ripon Civic Society's design awards

    by John Plummer

    | 19 Mar, 2022
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    After a two year gap caused by covid lockdowns, Ripon Civic Society's design awards are back. Nominees range from Grantley Hall to St Wilfrid's Catholic Church to the Claro Lounge.

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    (Image: Jack Hardy)

    From facilities designed for the seriously rich to listed buildings of religious and historic significance, the Ripon Civic Society's design awards shortlist embraces a wide range of architectural splendour.

    Grantley Hall, the multi-million pound luxury hotel, fine dining and wellness retreat, is among the contenders in the Best New Building category for the Hazzard Silver Cup.

    Grantley Hall is also shortlisted for the best restored building award, where it is competing again, amongst others, St Wilfrid's Catholic Church at Coltsgate Hill. where renovation was made possible because of the £500,000 raised by parishioners and grant funding.

    Opened in 1862, the Grade II* listed building is recognised as one of finest parish churches in England.

    Photo of the high Altar

    The Pugin reredos that provides the backdrop for the high altar at St Wilfrid's was refurbished as part of the church's restoration.





    St Wilfrid's is also shortlisted for the society's Craftsmanship Award, where it again competes against Grantley Hall.

    Both face stiff competition in this category from Ripon Cathedral's Fallen Angels project, which saw the restoration of carvings and canopies in the medieval quire.

    Photo of angel carving

    Ripon Cathedral's Fallen Angels project is shortlisted for the civic society's design awards. Picture: Ripon Cathedral





    Grantley Hall is also in the running for The Younge Rose Bowl for Best Environmental Improvement, where it is up against Ripon City Wetlands, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Oscar’s Wood and High Batts Nature Reserve.

    Photo of the Claro Lounge

    Ripon Claro Lounge is shortlisted in the Best Contribution to City Centre Revitalisation category





    Contenders for the Taylor plate for Best Contribution to City Centre Revitalisation are the Claro Lounge and apartments in Market Place South, The Magdalens pub in Princess Road and The Water Rat at Bondgate Green.

    Society chairman Christopher Hughes, said:

    “Our usual biennial awards last held in 2018 have, as a result of covid restrictions in 2020, become quadrennial this year, and whilst we were anticipating a larger-than-usual response we have almost been overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of nominations submitted.
    “Over the past few weeks our four judges have been considering and fine tuning a list of over thirty submissions, many of which had award-winning potential.
    “Finally, and with not a little difficulty, we’ve arrived at a shortlist of which we are extremely proud and which we believe showcases the remarkable quality of projects in our part of Yorkshire”.





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    The award presentations will take place at Ripon's Workhouse Museum on the evening of Thursday, April 7.

    The winners of two of the awards — The John Whitehead Award for Civic Excellence and the Helen Whitehead Award for Best Project — will be announced on the evening.