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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 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.
Contents
First series (2003)
North West England (aired 8 August)
Bank Hall – Bretherton, near Chorley, Lancashire – Most popular regional runner-upBrackenhill Tower – Longtown, near Carlisle
Victoria Baths – Manchester – Finalist > Winner
East of England (aired 12 August)
Coalhouse Fort – East Tilbury, EssexMoulton Windmill – Moulton, near Spalding, Lincolnshire
Greyfriars Tower – King's Lynn, Norfolk – Finalist
Scottish Lowlands (aired 15 August)
Britannia Music Hall – GlasgowNairn's Linoleum Works – Kirkcaldy, Fife
Mavisbank House – Dalkeith, Midlothian – Finalist
South West England (aired 19 August)
Poltimore House – Poltimore, near Exeter – FinalistArnos Vale Cemetery – Bristol
Whitefield's Tabernacle – Kingswood, near Bristol
Northern Ireland (aired 22 August)
Lissan House – Cookstown, County Tyrone – Finalist > Second placeHerdmans Mill – Sion Mills, near Strabane, County Tyrone
The Crescent Arts Centre – Belfast
English Midlands (aired 26 August)
Newman Brothers Coffin Factory – BirminghamCromford Mill – Cromford, near Matlock, Derbyshire
Bethesda Chapel – Stoke-on-Trent – Finalist
Scottish Highlands (aired 29 August)
Kinloch Castle – Isle of Rum – FinalistEasthouse Croft – Duncansclate (or Duncansclett), Burra, Shetland
Glen O'Dee Sanitorium – Banchory, Aberdeenshire
North East England (aired 2 September)
Ravensworth Castle – GatesheadHarperley 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)
Faenol Old Hall – Y Faenol (English spelling: Vaynol), near Bangor, GwyneddAmlwch Port and Parys Mountain – Amlwch, Anglesey
Llanelly House – Llanelli, Carmarthenshire – Finalist
South East England (aired 9 September)
Broomfield House – Palmers Green, LondonWilton's Music Hall – Tower Hamlets, London – Finalist
Darnley Mausoleum – Cobham, Kent
Second series (2004)
Scotland (aired 13 July)
Portencross Castle – near West Kilbride, AyrshireHall of Clestrain – Orphir, Orkney
Knockando Wool Mill – Knockando, Aberlour, Moray – Finalist
England: South East (aired 18 July)
Archbishop's Palace – Charing, Kent – FinalistWalpole's villa, Strawberry Hill – Twickenham, London
Severndroog Castle – Greenwich, London
Wales (aired 20 July)
Cardigan Castle and Castle Green House – Cardigan, CeredigionLlanfyllin Union Workhouse – Llanfyllin, Powys
Celynen Collieries' Workingmen's Institute and Memorial Hall – Newbridge, Caerphilly – Finalist > Second place
England: South West (aired 25 July)
Sherborne House, Dorset – Sherborne, Dorset – FinalistCastle House – Bridgwater, Somerset
South Caradon Mine – Caradon Hill, near Liskeard, Cornwall
England: North (aired 27 July)
Sheffield Manor Lodge – SheffieldGayle Mill – Gayle, near Hawes, North Yorkshire – Finalist > Third place
Lion Salt Works – Northwich, Cheshire
Northern Ireland (aired 1 August)
Armagh Gaol – ArmaghLock-Keepers Cottage – Newforge, Belfast
Derry Playhouse – Derry – Finalist
England: Midlands and East Anglia (aired 3 August)
Newstead Abbey – Ravenshead, NottinghamshireOld 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, EssexMassey's Folly – Farringdon, Hampshire
Watts Gallery – Compton, Surrey – Finalist > Second place
2. England: South West
The Barton – Welcombe, Torridge, DevonDawe's Twine Works – West Coker, Somerset
Trinity Methodist Chapel – Newlyn, Cornwall – Finalist
3. England: Midlands and East Anglia
All Saints Church – Beckingham, LincolnshirePennoyer's School – Pulham St Mary, Norfolk
Chedham's Yard – Wellesbourne, Warwickshire – Finalist > Winner
4. Scotland
Dennis Head Old Beacon – North Ronaldsay, Orkney – Finalist > Third PlaceGreenlaw Town Hall – Greenlaw, Berwickshire
Cromarty East Church – Cromarty, Highland – Most popular regional runner-up > Finalist
5. Wales
Pembrey Court (now Court Farm) – Pembrey, CarmarthenshirePen-yr-Orsedd Quarry – Nantlle, Gwynedd – Finalist
Prichard Jones Institute – Newborough, Anglesey
6. Northern Ireland
Gracehill Old Primary School – Gracehill, County AntrimCushendun Old Church – Cushendun, County Antrim – Finalist
The White House – Newtownabbey, County Antrim
7. England: North
Howsham Mill – Howsham, North Yorkshire – FinalistHigherford Mill – Higherford, near Nelson, Lancashire
Heugh Gun Battery – Hartlepool, County Durham