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Building Conservation Award for Brockhampton Estate

We are pleased to announce that the Brockhampton Estate project (formally known as Ladyridge Farm) has won the 2011 RICS West Midlands Award for Building Conservation.

The award honours conservation in all its forms and covers renovation or conservation to new or original use.

The judges pay particular attention to the construction materials/techniques used, conservation achievements, background research undertaken and the project's long term prospects.

Brockhampton Estate was a collection of derelict agricultural buildings near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire on the verge of being lost.  The buildings have now been carefully repaired and transformed into a number of high quality work / living units; not only saving them for future generations but it is hoped they will help the local economy. 

The project was shortlisted against some formidable opposition, including The Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatre transformation in Stratford-upon-Avon.

It was a true team effort and the quality that has been achieved can be put down to excellent communication between the whole design team, our Client for having faith  and the courage to proceed with the project at the time of economic doom, their Architects, Reg Ellis Associates, used a family based contractor, I J Preece & Son. who uses local tradesmen and materials. We are immensely proud to have the recognition of the RICS against such stiff competition.

The project automatically gets entered for the national awards at the end of the year and we have our fingers crossed!