2017 Awards

2017 Awards

The 2017 categories and shortlisted applicants are below.  The winners were announced at a special ceremony on Tuesday 7th November, at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. As part of the ceremony UAH and local singer song-writers staged ‘Buildings of Belfast: Heritage in Song’.

• Category 1 – Best Rescue of a Historic Building

  This award recognised volunteers and professionals, individuals and groups who have rescued a historic building.

  • Anthony and Eleanor Damoglou
  • Sion Mills Stables, Melmot Road, Sion Mills
  • Bill Wolsey

• Category 2 – Best Contribution to a Heritage Project by Young People

  This award recognises the contribution to heritage projects by young people up to and including the age of 25.

  • The AmmA Centre, Armagh
  • ‘Red Brick Belfast’ Participants
  • Tom Meharg

• Category 3 – Best Craftsmanship or Apprentice on a Heritage or Repair Project

  This award recognises a volunteer, professional individual or apprentice who has demonstrated the application of craft skills that have been key in repairing or rescuing a historic site.

  • Chris Balmer (conservation blacksmith), George Irwin (conservation joiner) and Kieran Loughran (conservation joiner)
  • Bernard Cunningham
  • Callum McCaffrey

   

• Category 4 – Best Rescue, Recording or Interpretation of a Historic Place

  This award recognises volunteers and professionals, individuals and groups who rescue, record or interpret any kind of historic place. This could be an archaeological site or scheduled monument.

  • Bellanaleck Local History Group
  • Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, Newry and Portadown Branch
  • Sebastian Graham