Any medal winners among them will have to wait until all is revealed at a ceremony on 29 October.

The magnificent seven are: Tony Grindrod and Sarah Payne of North West for AMPPS Manchester and Lancaster Environment Centre respectively, Graham Kingdon of Western for the Roland Levinsky Building in Plymouth, John Phillips and Geoff Wright of North East for St Stephens Hull and Harrogate Royal Hall, Jim Power of South East for Basildon Cardiothoracic Centre, and Jim Ward of Scotland for Hermitage Academy.