Nominations have opened for CAMRA’s Heritage Pub Revival Award, recognising those who have revitalised a historic heritage pub.
The Vine, at Pitshill, Stoke-on-Trent, is a previous winner of CAMRA’s Heritage Award. Pictured behind the bar are (left to right) David Oakley, Lisa Combes, and Steve Burke
From grand Victorian gin palaces to rural time warps, the award is open to all pubs on the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. This is a list compiled by CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group, which identifies pubs with intact traditional interiors, or which have features and rooms of national historic importance.
Previously known as the Heritage Award, part of CAMRA’s annual Pub Saving Award, it is now a standalone competition. It aims to promote and preserve historic pub buildings, while recognising and rewarding those who run them.
The award will go to a pub or pub operator showcasing activity which has reinvigorated the venue, while benefiting the business and having a positive impact on the local community. Nominations are now open here.
The winner will be announced during Heritage Open Days, a week of free events across the country in September. Similar events will also be taking place across Scotland and Wales.
“CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group is passionate about protecting and promoting pub interiors of historical importance, but the new Heritage Pub Revival Award is not limited to conservation of pub interiors,” said Paul Ainsworth, the award co-ordinator.
“Pubs can also win the award through the efforts of its management running the pub enthusiastically, caring for its heritage, and making a positive contribution to the local community.
“I look forward to seeing nominations from across our national inventory, from Art Deco marvels and Edwardian cathedrals to humble Victorian backstreet locals and surviving inter-war pubs. The people who have striven to restore, rejuvenate, and revitalise these special, historic pubs deserve recognition.”
