LITTLE Durnford Manor has been recognised in a national award which celebrates restored Georgian buildings.

A new wing was built on the 17th century Grade I house on the River Avon, with the work praised for reflecting the remnants of the previously demolished service wing.

The work saw Yiangou Architects, with the contractor R. Moulding & Co, recognised in the New Building in a Georgian Context category in the Georgian Group Awards 2024.

A spokesperson for the Georgian Group Awards said: “Little Durnford Manor, to the north of Salisbury, is of curious character.

“Late 17th century in origin, it was remodelled in c.1720-1740, for Edward Younge, and again in the late 18th century.

“Its southern and western elevations offer distinctly different interpretations of Palladian architecture, though both are patterned in limestone block and flint chequerwork with ashlar surrounds to their windows.

“This use of materials characterises the stable block too and is reflected in the remnants of a service wing, demolished in the 19th century.

“An original drawing of c.1750, together with careful fabric analysis, show that parts of this wall survives from the original wing.

“Yiangou Architects, with the contractor R. Moulding & Co., have successfully designed and built a new wing in the position of the earlier one, incorporating the surviving fabric.

“It provides a series of bedrooms on the first floor, connected to the main house, and, on the ground floor, accommodation for a gardener’s mess, larder and storage for garden produce.

“This carefully researched and detailed reinstatement has also made the various parts of the complex more cohesive.”