Pot House Hamlet Wins RICS Yorkshire Award
The Old Glassworks wins RICS Pro Yorkshire awards:
The Old Glassworks Pot House Hamlet won outright against the 5 short listed schemes for the award. The nominees in the commercial category were:
1. - Bridgewater place, Leeds
2. - Magna, Sheffield
3. - Beverley Minster Shop, Beverley
4. - Riverside House, Hessle
5. - The Old Glassworks, Pot House Hamlet, Barnsley
The Commercial award was presented to The Old Glassworks, Pot House Hamlet for "the most outstanding commercial building, structure or development which clearly demonstrates the qualities of good investment and has the interests of the wide community at heart"
Tom Horsfield, from Pot House Hamlet said: " I was thrilled to be short listed, and absolutely amazed to go on to win in the Commercial category. The concept and creation of Pot House Hamlet has been a passion of mine for many years. To win such a prestigious award from the Royal Institute of Chartered surveyors is not only an achievement for me and my family; it is a wonderful compliment for the Barnsley area"
The Old Glassworks scheme is part of developing the old farm buildings of Pot House Mill Farm into a tourist destination. The building has been designed to be in harmony with the nearby buildings on site, traditional material being used throughout. It is a landmark building with a prominent road side position.
The Old Glassworks was previously a cottage underneath o fwhich was the remains of the a 17th Century glassworks and 18th century pottery. All the stone for the building came from either the cottage or from around the farm, which is iron band honey-coloured stone, with the exception of two large stones donated by Silkstone's Vicar from the old church altar. These have been placed either side of the main door entrance. Any exposed brick is from old farm buildings. The construction replicates 17th century buildings as much as possible and uses lime mortar. The old glassworks is divided into three retail units, Pookie Womenswear, Jt's Hair salon and the Donna Carey shoes upstairs.
