Bude’s Storm Tower Wins Heritage Award and Gains National Recognition
Bude’s iconic Storm Tower at Compass Point has been recognised for excellence in heritage and conservation following its successful relocation and restoration last year.
The project has won a Cornish Buildings Award 2025, with judges praising the “tremendous rescue of an extremely important part of Cornwall’s built environment”. In their feedback, they commended the work to save the structure from coastal erosion and restore it “so impeccably”, describing it as “wonderful to see the Tower rise again in all its glory”.
The award will be presented at a celebration evening at Holman Park, Camborne, on 17 July 2025.
In further recognition, the project has also been shortlisted in the Heritage Category of the RICS UK Awards 2025, which highlight outstanding contributions across the built and natural environment nationwide. Independent judges noted the exceptional standard of submissions this year, making the shortlist particularly competitive.
The national winners will be announced at the RICS UK Awards Grand Final in London on 16 October 2025.
Bude-Stratton Town Council is proud to see this landmark project, which means so much to the local community, receive such significant recognition.
