List of Restoration candidates
The following list of Restoration candidates itemises all 72 of the buildings at risk featured in the BBC TV series Restoration. The series was aired[1] over three seasons in 2003, 2004 and 2006 with the aim of publicising and saving severely neglected buildings of heritage importance throughout the United Kingdom.
First series (2003)
[edit]North West England (aired 8 August)[1]
- Bank Hall – Bretherton, near Chorley, Lancashire – Most popular regional runner-up
Brackenhill Tower – Longtown, near Carlisle
Victoria Baths – Manchester – Finalist > Winner
East of England (aired 12 August)[1]
- Coalhouse Fort – East Tilbury, Essex
Moulton Windmill – Moulton, near Spalding, Lincolnshire
Greyfriars Tower – King's Lynn, Norfolk – Finalist
Scottish Lowlands (aired 15 August)[1]
- Britannia Music Hall – Glasgow
Nairn's Linoleum Works – Kirkcaldy, Fife
Mavisbank House – Dalkeith, Midlothian – Finalist
South West England (aired 19 August)[1]
- Poltimore House – Poltimore, near Exeter – Finalist
Arnos Vale Cemetery – Bristol
Whitefield's Tabernacle – Kingswood, near Bristol
Northern Ireland (aired 22 August)[1]
- Lissan House – Cookstown, County Tyrone – Finalist > Second place
Herdmans Mill – Sion Mills, near Strabane, County Tyrone
The Crescent Arts Centre – Belfast
English Midlands (aired 26 August)[1]
- Newman Brothers Coffin Factory – Birmingham
Cromford Mill – Cromford, near Matlock, Derbyshire
Bethesda Chapel – Stoke-on-Trent – Finalist
Scottish Highlands (aired 29 August)[1]
- Kinloch Castle – Rùm – Finalist
Easthouse Croft – Duncansclate (or Duncansclett), Burra, Shetland
Glen O'Dee Sanitorium – Banchory, Aberdeenshire
North East England (aired 2 September)[1]
- Ravensworth Castle – Gateshead
Harperley Prisoner-of-War Camp – near Crook, County Durham
Conservatory and Folly Castle at Wentworth Castle – near Barnsley, South Yorkshire – Finalist > Third place
Wales (aired 5 September)[1]
- Faenol Old Hall – Vaynol (Welsh spelling: Y Faenol), near Bangor, Gwynedd
Amlwch Port and Parys Mountain – Amlwch, Anglesey
Llanelly House – Llanelli, Carmarthenshire – Finalist
South East England (aired 9 September)[1]
- Broomfield House – Palmers Green, London
Wilton's Music Hall – Tower Hamlets, London – Finalist
Darnley Mausoleum – Cobham, Kent
Second series (2004)
[edit]Scotland (aired 13 July)[1]
- Portencross Castle – near West Kilbride, Ayrshire
Hall of Clestrain – Orphir, Orkney
Knockando Wool Mill – Knockando, Aberlour, Moray – Finalist
England: South East (aired 18 July)[1]
- Archbishop's Palace – Charing, Kent – Finalist
Walpole's villa, Strawberry Hill – Twickenham, London
Severndroog Castle – Greenwich, London
Wales (aired 20 July)[1]
- Cardigan Castle and Castle Green House – Cardigan, Ceredigion
Llanfyllin Union Workhouse – Llanfyllin, Powys
Celynen Collieries' Workingmen's Institute and Memorial Hall – Newbridge, Caerphilly – Finalist > Second place
England: South West (aired 25 July)[1]
- Sherborne House, Dorset – Sherborne, Dorset – Finalist
Castle House – Bridgwater, Somerset
South Caradon Mine – Caradon Hill, near Liskeard, Cornwall
England: North (aired 27 July)[1]
- Sheffield Manor Lodge – Sheffield
Gayle Mill – Gayle, near Hawes, North Yorkshire – Finalist > Third place
Lion Salt Works – Northwich, Cheshire
Northern Ireland (aired 1 August)[1]
- Armagh Gaol – Armagh
Lock-Keepers Cottage – Newforge, Belfast
Derry Playhouse – Derry – Finalist
England: Midlands and East Anglia (aired 3 August)[1]
- Newstead Abbey – Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
Old Grammar School and Saracen's Head (now St Nicolas Place) – King's Norton, Birmingham – Finalist > Winner
Bawdsey Radar Station – Bawdsey, Suffolk – Most popular regional runner-up > Finalist
Third series "Restoration Village" (2006)
[edit]1. England: South East
- Woodrolfe Granary – Tollesbury, Essex
Massey's Folly – Farringdon, Hampshire
Watts Gallery – Compton, Surrey – Finalist > Second place
2. England: South West
- The Barton – Welcombe, Torridge, Devon
Dawe's Twine Works – West Coker, Somerset
Trinity Methodist Chapel – Newlyn, Cornwall – Finalist
3. England: Midlands and East Anglia
- All Saints Church – Beckingham, Lincolnshire
Pennoyer's School – Pulham St Mary, Norfolk
Chedham's Yard – Wellesbourne, Warwickshire – Finalist > Winner
4. Scotland
- Dennis Head Old Beacon – North Ronaldsay, Orkney – Finalist > Third Place
Greenlaw Town Hall – Greenlaw, Berwickshire
Cromarty East Church – Cromarty, Highland – Most popular regional runner-up > Finalist
5. Wales
- Pembrey Court (now Court Farm) – Pembrey, Carmarthenshire
Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry – Nantlle, Gwynedd – Finalist
Prichard Jones Institute – Newborough, Anglesey
6. Northern Ireland
- Gracehill Old Primary School – Gracehill, County Antrim
Cushendun Old Church – Cushendun, County Antrim – Finalist
The White House – Newtownabbey, County Antrim
7. England: North
- Howsham Mill – Howsham, North Yorkshire – Finalist
Higherford Mill – Higherford, near Nelson, Lancashire
Heugh Gun Battery – Hartlepool, County Durham