Spanish City Revival Commended at Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards

Spanish City Revival Commended at Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards

Iconic seaside development
celebrated at awards ceremony.

We are delighted to announce that
Spanish City received a Commendation at the Civic Trust AABC Conservation
Awards 2019. The awards were announced on the 1^st March at the awards
ceremony, which took place at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.

The Civic Trust AABC Conservation
Awards celebrate projects that demonstrate the highest standards of historic
building conservation. Spanish City was in good company as a number of very
high-calibre, national and international projects were also recognised by the awards.

Spanish City reopened its doors
to over 16,000 visitors in July 2018, following many years of deterioration.
ADP worked closely with North Tyneside Council, construction company Robertson,
and the new operator, Kymel, to sensitively restore Spanish City and secure the
seaside pleasure building’s future.

The regeneration of the iconic
Grade II listed building is key to North Tyneside Council’s £36m Seafront
Masterplan. Our conservation approach was to retain as much original material
and features as possible. Lost features were reinstated and the stunning
rotunda was returned to its original splendour, while providing high-quality
popular facilities to sustain the building’s future. New copper-clad extensions
are contemporary to clearly differentiate between old and new.

Elected Mayor of North Tyneside
Norma Redfearn CBE said: “I am
delighted that the Spanish City restoration project has been recognised in the
Civic Trust AABC Conservation Awards.

“This is thoroughly deserved as so much hard work has gone into
bringing the building, which is loved by local residents and people from far
and wide, back to life.

“It is also really pleasing to see the Spanish City name alongside so
many other hugely impressive projects from all over the world. It makes all the
hard work and effort worthwhile.”

Spanish City has also been
shortlisted for a number of awards, including two regional RICS Awards in the
“Tourism and Leisure” and “Regeneration” categories, as well as two Royal Town
Planning Institute (RTPI) Planning Excellence awards for “Tourism and Leisure”
and “Planning for a Successful Economy”. The winners of these awards will be
announced at the end of April.

Image above courtesy of Civic
Trust Awards and Wayne Myers Photography.