A great action-packed day was had by Paul and Luke last week at the annual SPAB / STBA conference, at the Hospitium in York, a…
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Crosby Granger Architects have been appointed to assist the Holker Estate with a range of projects including the critical restoration work within Holker Hall – the home of the Cavendish family for the last 400 years.
Water has damaged part of the house that is open to the public affecting silk wall-linings, wall papers, decorative ceilings and timber panelling in the drawings room and the Duke’s bedroom of the Grade II* listed building.
Crosby Granger Architects are managing the complex repairs while working with Holker Hall’s inhouse estate team of land agents and building surveyors who include a newly appointed scholar from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), Lilian Touhy Main. Repairs are being made to rectify the source of the damage and once this is finished, specialist repair and restoration experts, Hirst Conservation, and other skilled craftsmen and women such as weavers, decorators and wall paper makers will commence the next phase of work.
Elsewhere on the estate Crosby Granger Architects are looking at options to improve the office provisions above the Courtyard Café adjacent to the Visitor Services. In doing so, applications were made for change of use and Listed Building consent to knock a door through into one of the residential flats to open up the whole first floor U-shape of the Visitor Services building so it became fully accessible internally. These improved office provisions would then free up buildings within the estate which can be developed as follow on projects avoiding the risk of commercial properties being sat and not generating revenue.
Crosby Granger Architects are 10 Years old. As a massive thank you to our team we have sped over to Paris for a long weekend. Travelling by train is always a joy much like mixing lime, condition surveys and last minute drawing packages. With the Sacré-Coeur, Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles on our agenda we will keep you posted. Any other Parisian ideas.....?
Nov 15
The team at @ukrestorationservices have now made safe the fire damaged remains of St Aloysius Chapel in County Durham. This is truly the beginning of an exciting journey of resurrection and conservation of this Lutjens Gem. What would you like to see happen here?
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Nov 14
Seventy six meters above the ground, Paul inspects the works at the 1873 Lister Mill in Manningham, Bradford. Grade II* listed and of an Italianate style of Victorian Architecture, it was dubbed Listers Pride by Samuel Lister who commissioned its construction as part of the largest textile mill in the north of England. These re-stabilization works will help conserve the structure while a long term use is established as part of the Mills conversion by @weareurbansplash
Thanks to @highlife_rope_access for their expertise in making these works possible.
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Nov 11
A great action-packed day was had by Paul and Luke last week at the annual SPAB / STBA conference, at the Hospitium in York, a…
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Crosby Granger Architects are delighted to be sponsoring the new kit for Kendal United Under 10s. The company paid for new branded football shirts, socks…
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It’s been very exciting to be part of the work involved to bring a 16th Century Grade II listed pub in Northampton back to life….
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