The list of 28 finalists celebrating “outstanding architecture, urban planning, and building projects” across Sefton over the past 10 years have been revealed.
They will all be honoured at the 2023 Sefton Design Awards, which take place at The Grand on Lord Street in Southport this Friday (20th October 2023).
The awards are organised by Sefton Council with tickets already sold out.
There are a total of 11 categories, but while Sefton has revealed the full list of nominees, it will not say which projects are in which category until the awards event takes place.
There are 13 finalists from Southport, with others from elsewhere in Sefton including Formby, Bootle, Waterloo, Aintree, Maghull and Sefton.
The schemes chosen show how far Sefton has come in the past 10 years, with some outstanding schemes under consideration.
Southport Market
The finalists, in no particular order, are:
The Grand, Lord Street, Southport
Southport Market
509-515 Lord Street, Southport
Hartley Hospital, Southport
Hillside Golf Club
Kew
The Arch Recording Studio, former Crossens Methodist Church, Rufford Road, Southport
10 Sherringham Road, Hillside
16 Wennington Road, Southport
55 West Street, Southport
Fairways, Westcliffe Road / Oxford Road, Birkdale
Warren Court, Westcliffe Road, Southport
16 Breeze Road, Southport
St Winefride’s Health Campus, Hugh Baird College, Oriel Road, Bootle
Oxford House, Bootle
St Mary the Virgin, Waterloo
Various Sefton Properties
Altway, Aintree
Aspen Wood, Maghull
Bedford Road/Queens Road, Bootle
Buckley Hill Lane, Sefton
Burbo Point, Crosby
Cambridge Road Learning Centre
The Welsh Church, Crosby Road North/Sandringham Road, Waterloo
Firwood Hall, Formby
70 Freshfield Road, Formby
82 Freshfield Road, Formby
Golf Road/Montagu Road, Formby
The black-tie Sefton Design Awards will start at 7pm and will be hosted by Radio City presenter Leanne Campbell, with music from swing singer Asa Murphy, followed by a disco until the early hours.
509-511 Lord Street in Southport. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
Winners will be announced in 11 categories. They are:
- Best heritage scheme
- Best small housing scheme (under 10 houses)
- Best individual new house
- Best large housing scheme (10 houses or over)
- Best conversion scheme (any use)
- Best commercial scheme
- Best home extension
- Best affordable housing scheme
- Best public building
- Best public art or public realm scheme
- Best sustainable/climate change resistant scheme
HRH The Princess Royal tours and formally opens the newly built mental health facility at Hartley Hospital , accompanied by Mersey Care NHS Trust Chairman Beatrice Fraenkel and Chief Executive Prof Joe Rafferty CBE as they meet clinicians and service users . Photo credit : Joel Goodman
Derek McKenzie, Sefton Council’s Chief Planning Officer, said:
“The awards are an excellent opportunity for architects, designers, and builders to showcase their work and gain recognition for their achievements.
“As a local authority that champions good design, we have created the Design Awards to provide a platform for celebrating the exceptional work of architects, designers and visionaries who have contributed to the borough’s immensely varied built environment.
“This inaugural event will recognise the high standards of design in Sefton and inspire others to reach those same high standards.”
If you have any questions regarding the event, please email design.review@sefton.gov.uk
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