Celebrating Excellence: Phoenix Mill, Wins Wakefield Civic Society Restoration Award
Phoenix Mill restoration Wakefield has been recognised with a Wakefield Civic Society award, following its transformation by Henley Restoration & Remedials at Tileyard North.
The award recognises the restoration of a prominent early 19th-century mill building that had fallen into a derelict condition. The project forms part of the wider Tileyard North regeneration, delivered for City & Provincial, Historic England, Wakefield Council and designed by Hawkins\Brown
Delivering a complex scheme
Phoenix Mill presented a challenging setting alongside the River Calder, requiring a carefully coordinated programme of partial demolition, structural stabilisation and sensitive reconstruction.
Henley Restoration & Remedials led the delivery of extensive external, internal and structural repairs, alongside landscaping and architectural metalwork, ensuring the building’s historic fabric was retained while meeting modern standards.
Due to restricted access, traditional scaffolding was not feasible. A bespoke cantilevered scaffold system on a floating pontoon, anchored within the building’s basement, was developed to enable safe and effective works.
Conservation-led detailing was central throughout, including traditional brickwork repairs, sympathetic window installation, and comprehensive roof and drainage upgrades. Stainless steel railings and staircases, fabricated by HZS Stainless Steel Ltd, completed the scheme.
Recognition for quality
The completed project has brought Phoenix Mill back into use as a high-quality heritage asset within a growing creative and commercial district.
The award recognises the quality of workmanship and the considered approach taken to restoring and adapting the building, highlighting Henley Restoration & Remedials’ expertise in delivering complex heritage and remedial projects.
sensitive and historically significant buildings.
“We are grateful to Wakefield Civic Society for this recognition and proud of the team and partners who contributed to the successful delivery of this complex scheme.”