Previous finalists

Getting to the finals of these prestigious awards is no small feat, so here we pay tribute to the wonderful craftspeople that have achieved this since the Heritage Crafts Awards were set up.

Heritage Crafts President’s Award for Endangered Crafts

  • Lucy Barlow, hat maker (Winner, 2023)
  • Hugh Dunford-Wood, wallpaper maker (Runner up, 2021)
  • David French, withy pot maker (Runner up, 2023)
  • Paul Jacobs, Ernest Wright Scissors (Winner, 2020)
  • Helen Johannessen, ceramicist (Runner up, 2020)
  • Emily Johnson, ceramicist (Runner up, 2022)
  • Michael Johnson, coppersmith (Runner up, 2023)
  • Veronica Main MBE, hat plaiter (Runner up, 2020)
  • Jim Patterson, Two Rivers Paper (Runner up, 2020)
  • Lorna Singleton, split hazel basketmaker (Runner up, 2022)
  • Rebecca Struthers, watchmaker (Winner, 2021)
  • Johanna Welsh, pargeter (Winner, 2022)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Maker of the Year

  • Louise Anderson, weaver (Runner up, 2019)
  • Phil Barnes, enameller (Runner up, 2014 and 2017)
  • Hilary Burns, basketmaker (Winner, 2018)
  • Fabian Bush, boat builder (Runner up, 2021)
  • Jilly Edwards (Runner up, 2015)
  • Sam Fanaroff, copper smith (Runner up, 2016)
  • Martin Frost, fore-edge painter (Winner, 2014)
  • Rachel Frost, hat maker (Runner up, 2021 and 2022)
  • Sarah Goss, wood carver (Runner up, 2016)
  • Andrew Grundon, sign maker (Winner, 2023)
  • Colin Henwood, boat builder (Winner, 2014)
  • Yvette Jelfs, hatmaker (Runner up, 2014)
  • Yuri Karpov (Runner up, 2015)
  • Candice Lau, leather worker (Runner up, 2018)
  • Jack Livesey, boat builder (Runner up, 2023)
  • Hannah McAndrew, slipware potter (Winner, 2022)
  • Owen Morse Brown, hat block maker (Winner, 2015)
  • Nicky Oliver (Runner up, 2015)
  • Phil Parkes, maille maker (Runner up, 2023)
  • Jim Patterson, paper maker (Winner, 2019)
  • Phil Rogers (Runner up, 2016)
  • Tracey Sheppard, glass engraver (Winner, 2021)
  • Allen Shiers, harp maker (Winner, 2016)
  • Charlie Trevor, leather worker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Fergus Wessel, letter cutter (Runner up, 2022)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Hector Cole MBE, arrowsmith (Runner up, 2023)
  • Alfred Fisher MBE, stained glass craftsperson (Winner, 2023)
  • Mark Romain MBE, saddler (Runner up, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/The Royal Mint Precious Metalworker of the Year

  • Rauni Higson, silversmith (Runner up, 2023)
  • Warren Martin, silver spinner (Runner up, 2023)
  • Sally Morrison, watch dial enameller (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Axminster Tools Woodworker of the Year

  • Tom Ball, woodcarver (Winner, 2023)
  • Jonathan Hill, luthier (Winner, 2022)
  • Oliver Hymans, marionette maker (Runner up, 2023)
  • Robin Johnson, furniture maker (Runner up, 2022)
  • Yichen Li, woodcarver (Runner up, 2023)
  • David Robinson, woodcarver (Runner up, 2022)
  • Andrew Watt, furniture maker (Runner up, 2022)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Trainer of the Year

  • Kathy Abbott, book binder (Winner, 2018)
  • Phil Barnes, enameller (Runner up, 2013)
  • Judy Bentinck, milliner (Runner up, 2015)
  • Deborah Carre, shoe maker (Runner up, 2021)
  • Adrian Charlton, basket maker (Runner up, 2012)
  • Jason Collingwood, weaver (Winner, 2016)
  • Delyth Done, blacksmith (Runner up, 2021)
  • Mary English, potter (Winner, 2015)
  • Rita Floyd, ceramic flower maker (Runner up, 2018)
  • Tracy Franklin, hand embroiderer (Runner up, 2013)
  • Phill Gregson, wheel wright (Runner up, 2017)
  • Mohamed Hamid, potter (Runner up, 2018)
  • Line Hansen, saddler (Winner, 2022)
  • Denise Innes-Spencer (Runner up, 2015 and 2016)
  • Rian Kanduth, gilder (Runner up, 2023)
  • Ronald Kirkman, silver smith (Runner up, 2018)
  • Achilles Khorassandjian, shoe maker (Winner, 2020)
  • George Lukes, hand engraver (Runner up, 2012)
  • Alistair McCallum, silver smith (Winner, 2017)
  • Rosemary McCartney (Runner up, 2014)
  • Tom McEwan, book binder (Winner, 2023)
  • Angus McFadyen, hand engraver (Runner up, 2023)
  • Sue Macniven, lace maker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Neill Mapes, green wood worker (Winner, 2019)
  • Cameron Maxfield, silversmith (Winner, 2013)
  • Kevin Millward, potter (Runner up, 2021)
  • Wayne Parrott, hand engraver (Winner, 2012)
  • Jim Patterson, paper maker (Runner up, 2020)
  • Dunja Roberts, spinner (Runner up, 2016)
  • Frances Roche, saddler (Runner up, 2022)
  • Mark Romain MBE, saddler (Runner up, 2022)
  • Greg Rowland MBE, wheelwright (Winner, 2021)
  • Wendy Shorter MBE, upholsterer (Runner up, 2012 and Winner, 2014)
  • Denise Stirrup, flower presser (Runner up, 2019)
  • Joe Thompson (Runner up, 2014)
  • Nigel Turton, thatcher (Runner up, 2020)
  • Louise West, lace maker (Runner up, 2017)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Trainee of the Year

  • Manuel Aragon Gimeno, guitar maker (Runner up, 2020)
  • Kieren Berry, paper maker (Runner up, 2021)
  • Niam Chauhan, violin maker (Winner, 2021)
  • Marlene Lagnado, stonemason (Runner up, 2023)
  • Francis Lloyd-Jones, potter (Runner up, 2021)
  • Anna Olafsson, hand engraver (Runner up, 2021)
  • Richard Platt and Sam Cooper, chair makers (Winner, 2020)
  • Megan Rigby, hand engraver (Runner up, 2022)
  • Sarah Ready, withy pot maker (Runner up, 2022)
  • Eden Sorrel Russell, saddler (Winner, 2022)
  • Yasmin St Pierre, lapidarist (Runner up, 2020)
  • Netty South Moffat, chair seater (Runner up, 2023)
  • Eleanor Wright, piano restorer (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Volunteer of the Year

  • Anna Atkins, Friends of Farfield Mill (Runner up, 2013)
  • Patricia Basham, Knitting and Crochet Guild (Runner up, 2022, Joint winner, 2023)
  • Suzy Bennett, Dartmoor Artisan Trail (Winner, 2018)
  • Joseph Bloor (Runner up, 2016)
  • Brian Boorman, Faversham Creek Trust (Winner, 2014)
  • Toni Brannon, Hampshire Coppice Group (Winner, 2019)
  • Angela Brown, The Lace Society (Winner, 2013)
  • Ann Day, The Lace Guild (Runner up, 2020)
  • Pamela Emerson, NI Big Sock (Winner, 2017)
  • Colin Garrett, British Violin Making Association (Winner, 2021)
  • Brian Hill, The Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council (Runner up, 2013)
  • Kezia Hoffman, Granary Creative Arts Centre (Runner up, 2022)
  • Terry Hunt (Runner up, 2018)
  • Geoff Kenward (Runner up, 2017)
  • Jane Kerr, Wooden Boatbuilders’ Trade Association (Runner up, 2014 and 2021, Joint winner, 2023)
  • Jean Leader, The Lace Guild (Winner, 2015)
  • Priscilla McGirr, Alford craft Market (Winner, 2016)
  • Stuart Murdoch, Ambios (Runner up, 2012)
  • Ian Pearson, British Society of Scientific Glassblowers (Winner, 2022)
  • James Portus, Fishstock Brixham (Winner, 2012)
  • Debbie Richardson, Braid Society (Runner up, 2021)
  • Tony Robertson (Runner up, 2018)
  • Chris Rowley, The Hand Engravers’ Association (Runner up, 2015, Joint winner, 2023)
  • John Savings, The National Hedgelaying Society (Winner, 2020)
  • Dot Seddon, The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers (Runner up, 2015)
  • John Vardon, Solent Guild of Woodcarvers and Sculptors (Runner up, 2012)
  • Young Quilters’ Fundraising Team, The Quilters Guild of the British Isles (Runner up, 2020)

Heritage Crafts/QEST Environmental Sustainability Award

  • Lulu Harrison, glass worker (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Axminster Tools Young Woodworker of the Year

  • Harry Morris, furniture maker (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Sonnaz Young Upholsterer of the Year

  • Florence Egan, upholsterer (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Rose Uniacke Young Weaver of the Year

  • Lara Pain, Weaver (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Sims Hilditch Young Basketmaker of the Year

  • Molly Lovekin, basketmaker (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Lucy and Laurence Butcher Young Metalworker of the Year

  • Megan Rigby, hand engraver (Winner, 2023)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Made in Britain Award

  • Alex Bishop (Runner up, 2014)
  • Deborah Carre and James Ducker, Carreducker cordwainers (Winner, 2017)
  • Jacqueline Cullen, Whitby jet worker (Runner up, 2020)
  • Peter Faulkner, coracle maker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Golden Hands (Runner up, 2015)
  • Alison Hastie, Green Shoes (Winner, 2018)
  • Honister Slate Mine (Runner up, 2018)
  • Yvette Jelfs, hat maker (Winner, 2014)
  • Kiss Me Kate Ceramics (Runner up, 2015)
  • Tony Kindell, Aldershaw Tiles (Winner, 2019)
  • Bonnie Kirkwood (Runner up, 2016)
  • Lightworks (Runner up, 2018)
  • Deborah Lough (Runner up, 2014)
  • Jim Patterson, Two Rivers Paper (Runner up, 2019 and Winner, 2020)
  • Farah Qureshi, jeweller (Runner up, 2017)
  • Bernadette Raeside, knitter (Runner up, 2017)
  • Callum Robinson and Marisa Giannasi, furniture makers (Runner up, 2020)
  • Laura Rosenzweig, weaver (Runner up, 2019)
  • Jacqueline and Shane Skelton, Skelton Saws (Winner, 2016)
  • Genevieve Sweeney (Runner up, 2018)
  • Charlie Trevor, Equus Leather (Winner, 2015)

Heritage Crafts/Marsh Endangered Crafts Award

  • Teresa Bailey, green wood worker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Simon Brock, clog maker (Winner, 2019)
  • Hector Cole, arrow smith (Runner up, 2018)
  • Tuesday Riddell, japanner (Runner up, 2019)
  • Rebecca Struthers, watch maker (Runner up, 2018)
  • Steve Tomlin, green wood worker (Winner, 2018)

Heritage Crafts/QEST Scholarship

  • Coralie Chung, side saddle maker (Winner, 2016)
  • Bethan Horn, shoe maker (Winner, 2015)
  • Isatu Hyde, potter (Winner, 2014)
  • Candice Lau, leather worker (Winner, 2017)
  • Sarah Le Breton, basket maker (Runner up, 2018)
  • Emily McIlwaine, weaver (Runner up, 2018)
  • Lauren McNicholl, tailor (Runner up, 2017)
  • Maya Martin (Runner up, 2016)
  • Joe Milne, stone mason (Winner, 2018)

Heritage Crafts/Arts Society Bursary

  • Kate Barlow, embroiderer (Winner, 2014)
  • Luke Batchelor, letter carver (Winner, 2015)
  • Heather Berry, basket maker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Simon Brock, clog maker (Winner, 2019)
  • Zoe Collis, paper maker (Winner, 2018)
  • John Cowan, basket maker (Winner, 2016)
  • David Davis, musical instrument maker (Runner up, 2018)
  • Dave Evers, green wood worker (Runner up, 2019)
  • Jeanette Grey, basket maker (Runner up, 2017)
  • Julie Livesey, basket maker (Winner, 2016)
  • Frances Pinnock, shoe maker (Winner, 2017)
  • Emma Purcell, basket maker (Winner, 2016)
  • Rebecca Sparkes, dress maker (Runner up, 2017)
  • Alana Trench, embroiderer (Runner up, 2018)

Heritage Crafts/Arts Society David Bell Memorial Award

  • Joshua Burrell (Runner up, 2016)
  • Zoe Fletcher (Runner up, 2016)
  • Joe Fredericks, wheel wright (Winner, 2016)
  • Tim Lawrence (Runner up, 2016)

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