Chair of the 2019 RIBA House of the Year jury, architect John Pardey, said: “House Lessans in the rolling countryside of County Down was chosen as the winner as it represents a paradigm in creating relevant contemporary architecture that truly reflects its local context, vernacular and culture.
It has an elegant simplicity achieved within a remarkably low budget without excesses, creating delight in the subtly changing volumes as well as its relationship between the inside and outside.
The house takes the daily business of life and with the architects’ skills in making a house from simple materials, carefully detailed and with precise alignments, succeeds in becoming not just a house, but more importantly, a home.”
![We kick off with West Riding County Cup action at Elland Road as Brian Caswell battles for the ball.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835405!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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We kick off with West Riding County Cup action at Elland Road as Brian Caswell battles for the ball.
![Bob Hazell, who was on trial with the Whites after being released by Leicester City, in action.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835406!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Bob Hazell, who was on trial with the Whites after being released by Leicester City, in action.
![Andy Ritchie was on the scoresheet that day along with strike partner Keith Edwards who bagged a brace.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835407!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Andy Ritchie was on the scoresheet that day along with strike partner Keith Edwards who bagged a brace.
![Keith Edwards fires towards goal in front of 13,334 at Elland Road. The Whites took the three points thanks to goals from Ian Baird and John Sheridan.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/imagefetch/http://www.lep.co.uk/webimage/1.9835408!image/image.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Keith Edwards fires towards goal in front of 13,334 at Elland Road. The Whites took the three points thanks to goals from Ian Baird and John Sheridan.