Ceramica revitalises the Old Town Hall of Burslem into a unique visitor attraction exploring the past and future of the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent. Winner of Sandford Award 2007.
The Sandford Award is an independently judged, quality assured assessment of education programmes at heritage sites, museums, archives and collections across the British Isles.
More than 350 sites - including historic houses, museums, galleries, places of worship, gardens, landscapes and collections – have received an Award since the scheme began in 1978. They include Hampton Court Palace, Brunel’s ss Great Britain in Bristol, Fota Wildlife Park in Eire, Edinburgh Castle, and Big Pit - the National Mining Museum of Wales.
Cathedral & Abbey Church Of St. Alban
This is the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. It stands over the place where Alban, the first martyr, was buried after giving his life for his faith over 1700 years ago – more than 200 years before St Augustine arrived in Canterbury. Winner of Sandford Award 1986, 1991, 1996, 2003, 2008. Geograph
Cathedral Church Of St. Peter
Founded in 1050, the Cathedral building, dedicated to Peter, one of Jesus’ earliest followers and the model for all subsequent bishops, is the finest example of Decorated Gothic architecture in any Cathedral. Winner of Sandford Award 1995, 2000, 2005.
Castle Ward
Explore this exceptional 332-hectare (820-acre) walled demesne dramatically set overlooking Strangford Lough and marvel at the quirky mid Georgian mansion, home of the Ward family since the 16th century. Winner of Sandford Award 1980, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2006
Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort
What makes this site particularly important is that archaeologists have been excavating here for over twenty years and thatched Iron Age buildings have been reconstructed on their original foundations. Winner of Sandford Award 1999, 2004, 2009