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List of <i>Restoration</i> candidates

List of Restoration candidates

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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.

Bank Hall in Bretherton was the first candidate shown in the first Restoration series.

First series (2003)

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 Y Faenol (English spelling: Vaynol), 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)

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)

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

Notes

  1. "Restoration Season 1 & 2 Episode Guide". CBS Entertainment website. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

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