Camra: What's happened to beautiful new pubs?

The Campaign for Real Ale, (CAMRA) is looking for exceptionally designed pubs where work was completed last year to be nominated for the prestigious Pub Design Awards 2007.

CAMRA's Pub Design Awards, in association with the English Heritage and the Victorian Society, were first launched in 1983 to award pubs of innovative and imaginative design.

We at CAMRA cannot believe that there are no pubs built in the last year that exhibit true imagination.​Owen Morris, CAMRA's press officer

The awards celebrate sympathetic preservation and restoration of remarkable historical interest interiors, as well as applauding new contemporary builds.

Owen Morris, CAMRA's press officer, said: "Last year we had some beautiful examples of pubs that had worked hard to restore and preserve their unique character.​

"However we had no worthy entries for the New Build category. We at CAMRA cannot believe that there are no pubs built in the last year that exhibit true imagination.

"We are urging breweries, pub companies, architects and members of the public to nominate their favourite pubs that have had work completed in 2006 and ensure they receive the credit they deserve."

The Pub Design Awards are split into four categories:1) New Build Pub2) Conversion to Pub Use3) Refurbished pub4) CAMRA / English Heritage Conservation award

If you are pub owner, pub designer, pub landlord or pub goer and think you know a pub worthy of one of these awards then please contact Owen Morris at CAMRA on 01727 867443 or by email at bjra.zbeevf@pnzen.bet.hx​ by Monday July 31st 2007.