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Restoration
success across the UK
The
hit ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO series Restoration ended last Sunday (14 September)
with the magnificent Restoration Final where the public decided
that Victoria Baths in Manchester should be restored winning 282,018
votes.
Presenter
Griff Rhys Jones announced that Lissan House in Northern Ireland
was second with 148,600 votes, and The Sham Castle and Glasshouse
at Wentworth Castle was third with 138,253 votes.
There
were ten finalists from 30 buildings featured from across the UK.
During
the ten-part series a fantastic 2,244,590 votes were cast by viewers
and £3,386,000 was raised for the final restoration.
Restoration
also attracted wide audiences throughout its five-week transmission.
Jane
Root, Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO, said: "Restoration has really
captured the public's imagination and I've been thrilled by the
level of interest that this programme has generated, particularly
in local communities who have been vigorously campaigning to save
their own building and piece of history.
"The
viewers' vote has decided which building is most worthy of restoration,
but in fact all the buildings are winners.
"The
series has reignited a passionate interest in our heritage, with
a huge increase in the number of visitors to these buildings, and
we hope that many more of them will go on to be restored to their
former glory."
Liz
Forgan, Chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund which has donated £3
million towards the winning building, said: "Restoration has
shown just how passionate people really are about their local heritage.
"The
Heritage Lottery Fund supports projects like this right across the
UK and so it was delighted to set aside £3 million for The
Restoration Fund to help rescue the viewers' favourite building.
"Now
that we have a winner, the hard work really starts. We will be working
with the Fund to make sure that the public's dream for Victoria
Baths becomes a reality, opening it up for everyone to enjoy."
Restoration
was produced by Endemol UK Productions for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland and transmitted
on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO.
To
find out more about the buildings featured during the series, visit
.
Notes
to Editors
Victoria
Baths wins Restoration (15.09.03)
The
Prince of Wales sends special message to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO's Restoration
(12.09.03)
Restoration
- the final vote begins (11.09.03)
The
nation votes for Llanelly House (10.09.03)
Kate
Humble helps viewers vote in Restoration final (08.09.03)
The
nation votes for Wentworth (05.09.03)
The
nation votes for Kinloch Castle (03.09.03)
The
nation votes for Bethesda Chapel (29.08.03)
The
nation votes for Lissan House (27.08.03)
The
nation votes for Poltimore House (22.08.03)
The
nation votes for Mavisbank (20.08.03)
Heritage
Lottery Fund pledges £3m to Restoration (19.08.03)
The
nation votes for Greyfriars Tower (16.08.03)
The
nation votes for Victoria Baths (13.08.03)
Restoration
required across the UK (08.08.03)
Restoration
- press pack (18.07.03)
Restoration
- saving Britain's heritage (19.03.03)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
TWO viewers vote to save our national heritage (09.07.02)
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