Little Hall,
Market Place, Lavenham,
Suffolk CO10 9QZ.
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Email
info@suffolksociety.com
Patron
Lord Tollemache
President
Lord Marlesford DL
Chairman
Richard Toft LLM
Director
Richard Ward
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Alfred Williams Prize for 2004
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The Alfred Williams Prize is in its sixth year and the top prize is
now �2,000. The prize is awarded each year in memory of a
major benefactor of the Society and an increase has been made possible
by the legacy to the Society from Miss Pleasance Partridge. The prize
was founded in 1998, and has so far been awarded for excellence in
building design, although it may be given for other achievements which
further the ends of the Society.
This year the subject for the prize was
regeneration. Regeneration works are important in revitalizing areas
of Suffolk and can play a major part in permanently improving the
environment and the lives of individuals. Entries were invited for non-residential
regeneration schemes completed within the past five years in Suffolk.
The winners were
First Prize
Southwold Pier, dating from 1899, which suffered storm damage between
1953 and 1992. A new design brought the costs within reach.
Joint Second Prizes
Boxted and Hartest Institute
Sensitive restoration, enhancement and
extension have put the building to continous use by the community.
Milden Hall Great Barn
A proposal to retain the barn in
sympathetic use and generate income, a classic case of diversification when
the farmyard could no longer be used for its original purpose. |
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Last year's winners
The
subject of the Prize for 2003 was Affordable Housing. Highly Commended
Certificates and cheques were presented at the AGM of the Society on
June 11th to Hastoe Housing Association and to Rees Associates of
Chapel House, Bury St Edmunds for their entries
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Church Road Kettleburgh
Four
semi-detached houses at Kettleburgh were built by Hastoe Housing
Association on land partly owned by the local authority and partly
donated by a farmer. The design reflects well the typical Suffolk
village tradition, and satisfies the need for affordable housing for
local people. On the left a pair of 3 bed roomed houses is viewed by
the Award Committee. On the right a pair of 2-bedroomed houses adjoins
a post-war council estate, showing the advance in the design of
affordable housing over the years |
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Baron's Meadow, Orford
This
development by Orwell Housing Association consists of 6 sheltered
bungalows for older residents of Orford, and includes a day centre
constructed with financial support from local people. Located on the
edge of the town, on the only access road, the bungalows with
traditional facing materials resemble agricultural buildings and sit
comfortably in the long view across the fields. The architects were
Rees Associates |
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