Our historic buildings are loved and valued by people worldwide. We are proud and privileged that our expertise in repairing and conserving this treasured heritage for future generations is recognised by many of the country’s leading preservation bodies.
Each of these remarkable buildings or structures has a story to tell, with a history enriched by the people who lived, worked and visited. We work holistically, looking just as closely at the rich tapestries of past and present as the fabric’s current physical needs.
This comprehensive assessment is crucial before any repair or design work can begin and often involves wide-ranging measures that we have the experience and skills to deliver.
These include:
• Condition surveys
• Heritage statements
• Significance assessments/conservation management plans
This helps compile the evidence needed for a range of applications from Listed Building to Scheduled Monument consent, planning and grant funding.
Richard Beskeen, chairman of the building committee of internationally renowned Grasmere Church, where Wordsworth prayed and is buried, said:
The collaboration between architect and contractor has been exceptional and resulted in a restoration of the highest quality.The attention to detail and quality of work have been meticulous. Lime render has been used throughout in accordance with the strictest conservation practice.
Eshton Hall is a listed grade II* country house located close to Gargrave in the Parish of Flasby with Winterburn, which is situated in North Yorkshire within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Craven District Council.
We were appointed to carry out the historical research, assessment, and strategic management review, and develop and publish a Conservation Management Plan for Furness Abbey and Piel Castle, both in the Guardianship of English Heritage.
Thornthwaite Hall, is an impressive grade II listed hall house near the village of Bampton near to Haweswater in the county of Cumbria. The large farmhouse comprises a late 16th century tower and hall, however, the hall had fallen in to disrepair by the late 20th century with part of it used as a bank barn.
Low House Farm, is a grade II listed house, bank barn and long-house with outbuildings situated south west of Littletown in the Newlands Valley, close to Keswick in the county of Cumbria.
Completed in 1861 Morland Hall was always about prestige, using brick brought from Lancaster rather than local stone, its early life was one of luxury serving as a country house for local gentry until the WWII.
We are engaged as the Castle and Estate architects, researching, investigating, surveying, specifying and over-seeing works.
