A £2.1 MILLION scheme to turn part of York’s brewing history into six townhouses has won two major awards.

The Clementhorpe Maltings project, completed by York property developer Northminster, and managed by The LHL Group, York, has won the residential and building conservation prizes in the RICS Awards 2017 Yorkshire & Humber.

A team led by Northminster and LHL Group redeveloped the Grade II Listed former malting house, which was deteriorating after lying empty for half a century, into townhouses retaining many of the original features and with a dedicated entrance area for displaying many of the old maltings artefacts which have also been conserved.

Northminster managing director George Burgess, said: “This was an extremely complex scheme because the Grade II listing meant we had to adapt to work within the constraints of the original structure but we knew we could do a good job and the prospect of working with such an unusual and historic building appealed.

“Turning the property into characterful homes was a team effort by all, especially LHL Group who have done a fantastic job in managing the construction in a trouble-free manner for us.

“It was very satisfying to give this historic property a new lease of life, and winning this award is a tribute to those involved including City of York Council which shared our enthusiasm and design aspirations.”

LHL Group director, Richard Hampshire, who oversaw the nine-month long development said: “Clementhorpe Maltings was a highly-complex but thoroughly enjoyable scheme. This is the first time we have supported Northminster but it has been very rewarding to be part of a first-rate team working on a rare and unusual property.”

Tadcaster Tower Brewery Company is known to have used the 10,000 sq ft maltings house from 1895 until the late 1950s.

Others involved were COG Architecture, Topping Engineers, and Croft Farm Construction while The Association for Industrial Archaeology advised on artefacts. The houses are being sold by Hudson Moody.