St Peter and St Paul Edenbridge
September 15, 2020
The interior refurbishment and access project is well underway on site. The scaffolding for the decoration of the interior gives access to inspect the interesting roof timberwork. ...
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Holy Trinity Tooting
September 3, 2020
The major Tower repair project was completed in late summer with numerous Bath and Ragstone repairs to the exterior, a new slate and lead covered roof and internal access gantries....
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Victoria Hall, Sheffield
August 8, 2020
The masterplan has been completed, including proposals for equal access to the front of the building, refurbished foyers and the main Hall, a proposal for a series of hydraulic stages within the main Hall, including one descending down to the lower ground floor, new passenger...
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Victoria Hall
December 17, 2019
We are delighted to be appointed to another important listed building and a sizeable Methodist Central Hall - the early twentieth century Hall in the centre of Sheffield. The Hall, part of the Forward Movement, was originally designed by Waddington Son & Dunkerley but re-worked...
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Lych gate saved
October 28, 2019
The small Victorian church at Clay Hill, Enfield, built a lych gate as a memorial to the fallen of the Great War using surplus funds from a bell appeal. After 100 years of service this simple oak framed structure was leaning dangerously, from subsidence and...
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Quinquennial time
October 28, 2019
It has been a busy time over the last couple of months for undertaking quinquennial inspections, including at St Botolph, Lullingstone, St Martin’s, Eynsford, St Olave’s in Woodberry Down and Downe Village Hall in Kent. Further inspections will be undertaken late summer....
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Lighting one of London’s hidden treasures
October 28, 2019
We are delighted to continue working with the Order of St John in Clerkenwell as their conservation consultant and with lighting designer Charles Marsden-Smedley to relight the historic twelfth century vaulted crypt. The grade one listed crypt is one of London’s hidden architectural gems, a...
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Re-ordering ideas are progressing
October 28, 2019
The ideas to re-order the interior of St Peter and St Paul in Edenbridge are progressing. The planned works include relocating the font, replacing the modern pews with chairs and complete redecoration as well as adapting the south porch for equal access with new oak...
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Lottery success!
October 28, 2019
The Church of Holy Trinity in Tooting have been successful in their application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant to repair the listed tower. This, along with a grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, is very good news as both awards will...
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October 27, 2019
Following on from the quinquennial we were pleased to take forward a report looking at altering the interior of the church of St James in West Hampstead. The church is a large listed Victorian building and is unusual as it has a popular post office...
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