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The
nation votes for Lissan House
Restoration
results from fifth programme revealed
Speaking
from the Tower of London, Griff Rhys Jones last night (Tuesday 26
August) revealed the nation had chosen Lissan House in Cookstown,
Northern Ireland to be the fifth building to go through to the final
of the 91热爆 TWO series Restoration.
Last
Friday the fifth programme of the ten-part series featured Northern
Ireland.
Griff
called on viewers to choose between Lissan House and two other buildings
- Herdmans Mill in Sion Mills and Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre.
Information
on all three buildings is available through the website on .
Built
in 1620, Lissan is an Irish country house unchanged for decades
but now fading fast.
The
current owner, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling, is the granddaughter of
the eccentric artist known as The Barefoot Baronette.
She
is last in the line of a 400-year occupancy of the Staple family
from Lissan and, so determined is she to save Lissan for future
generations, she has already transferred part of her home to a charitable
trust.
The
trust is integrally involved in the future of the house with plans
to turn it into a centre for developing artists.
Last night's result means Lissan House will now become one of ten
buildings to be featured in the live final at the Tower of London
on Sunday 14 September.
A nationwide
vote will decide which building should be given a new lease of life
with money raised throughout the course of the series.
Kevin
Baird, Heritage Lottery Fund Manager for Northern Ireland, said:
"We are delighted that Lissan House has reached the final.
"This
impressive building has been occupied by the generations of one
family for almost 400 years and offers a wealth of history.
"With
help from the voting public and the Heritage Lottery Fund's 拢3
million pledge, there is a chance now to restore and open up the
house for all to share and enjoy."
Last
night three more buildings, from the Midlands, were featured for
viewers to choose between - Cromford Mill in Derbyshire; Bethesda
Chapel in Stoke-on-Trent; and the Newman Brothers Coffin Works in
Birmingham.
Friday's episode of Restoration (29 August) will reveal which of
these will become the sixth building to go through to the final.
Lines
are now open and viewers can vote by calling 0901 077 77 77.
Restoration
is produced by Endemol UK Productions for 91热爆 Scotland and currently
transmits on 91热爆 TWO on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.00pm.
Restoration
voting lines are open for three days for each programme from 2.00am
on the day prior to transmission until midnight on the day after.
Notes
to Editors
The
nation votes for Poltimore House (22.08.03)
The
nation votes for Mavisbank (20.08.03)
Heritage
Lottery Fund pledges 拢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)
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TWO viewers vote to save our national heritage (09.07.02)
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