The IHBC congratulates the 2017 Historic England (HE) Angel Awards winners, who were presented with their awards at a glittering ceremony at the Palace Theatre in London on 20 November, especially Claire Slattery, as joint ‘Best Rescue of a Historic Building’ winner for her role in the rescue of The Piece Hall Halifax, West Yorkshire, and Angel Award winner overall for 2017.
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HE writes:
The Historic England Angel Awards celebrate the efforts of people taking action to champion their local heritage. The awards were founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber and are co-funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
Angel Awards Winners 2017
- Best Contribution to a Heritage Project by Young People
- Awarded to Beacon Hill Arts for the project Hidden Histories at Newcastle Castle(Newcastle)
- Best Craftsperson or Apprentice on a Heritage Rescue or Repair Project
- Awarded to Kenny Brunskill for the consolidation of the Corbridge bottle kilns (Corbridge, Northumberland)
- Best Rescue, Recording or Interpretation of a Historic Place
- Best Rescue of a Historic Building
- Jointly awarded to:
- Claire Slattery for the rescue of The Piece Hall(Halifax, West Yorkshire) and
- Rich Moore and Marc Moore for the rescue of the former White Rock Baths, now Source Park(Hastings, East Sussex)
- Historic England Followers’ & Telegraph Readers’ Favourite Award
- Rich Moore and Marc Moore (as above)
- Overall Winner
- Claire Slattery (as above)
- Jointly awarded to:
