https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/award-nominations/ Working to preserve and enhance our architecture and urban environment since 1962 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:01:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-hammersmith-society_founded1962.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/award-nominations/ 32 32 141086131 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-hawthorn/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:00:45 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35626 Nomination for a Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2025. Nominated by a member who says:  “The Hawthorn is on the corner of Thorpebank Rd and the Uxbridge Rd in Shepherds Bush. The pub was first built in 1878 and was taken over earlier this year by Peter Creed and Tom Noest of Publican Pubs  They]]> 35626 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-uxbridge-road-and-environs/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:13:04 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=35635 Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2025. The Uxbridge road at its Shepherds Bush end has struggled for some years, and has been nominated for a wooden spoon in a number of respects this year, and by several people. There has been a significant amount of public interest and debate with the council, most recently a]]> 35635 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/bradmore-square-public-realm-improvements/ Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:39 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=34766 Nomination for a Nancye Goulden Award, 2025. Bradmore Square is a small space tucked away behind Bradmore House on the Broadway, with which we and the Historic Buildings Group have a long history. The back entrance to Hammersmith tube and bus station, and the increasingly popular Broadway shopping centre is conveniently adjacent.  Recently the public]]> 34766 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/181-talgarth-road/ Fri, 31 May 2024 10:33:33 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=32555 Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2024 Planting at 181 Talgarth Road – the new Premier Inn and PBSA, still under construction The small bed which is the first thing you see as you arrive at the Premier Inn from Hammersmith underground station is almost bare, and compares especially badly after the very good planting at]]> 32555 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/188-hammersmith-road/ Sun, 12 May 2024 10:38:05 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=32444 Nomination for a Tom Ryland Award for Conservation, 2024 The office of Beata Heuman See Beata Heuman and House and Garden Nominated by a member who says  “There are often members of the public taking photos of this building, especially at night, as it is beautifully lit as well as sympathetically restored. It is a]]> 32444 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-sindercombe-social/ Sun, 12 May 2024 09:20:43 +0000 https://www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/?p=32452 Nomination for a Wooden Spoon, 2024 The Sindercombe Social has had an interesting makeover for 2024 with a Ziggy Stardust-inspired “youth club vibe”. It’s rather a contrast to the work undertaken to The Defectors Weld to improve their façade on the opposite corner of the green, nominated for its improvements. Ziggy famously shocked his fans by falling]]> 32452