More Current Projects

We are pleased to be working on more of our lovely local churches. We've just finished some lime repair works at St Nicholas Church in Sulham. Rebuilt in the 1800's, its origins are much earlier. We're also making a return visit to St Mary's in Wargrave. We carried out some restoration work to the Lutyens columbarium in the churchyard but we're now working in the bell tower of the church. The tower dates from 1635 and parts of the church are 12th century, although much of the building was destroyed by an arson attack by the suffragette movement in 1914.
Kiln Farm, Upper Basildon
The Kiln Farm is a dilapidated farm house dating back to mid 18th century and built on a Roman settlement site. The building hasn’t been occupied for many years and is in a serious state of disrepair, but it has retained virtually all of its original features, so its a rare opportunity to repair and restore such a beautiful Georgian property. The original inglenook fireplace was boarded over, but now uncovered, it still has the original ratchet hook used to suspend cooking pots over the fire. The pump still stands in the kitchen which was used to pump up water from the adjacent well- known to be the only well in the area that never ran dry!
Marketplace Henley-on-Thames
We have another interesting project at Marketplace, Henley-on-Thames. An 18th century listed building adjacent to the town hall, this commercial property has undergone many changes. We are carrying out delicate opening up works to establish the level of repair required and to identify the fabric of the original building, for example masonry, lath and lime plaster or possibly, wattle and daub. A report will be compiled for the conservation officer, so that we can identify the best approach for the repairs and restoration works.
Soon to come, news and pictures of some other exciting projects we're completing for long-standing customers, including a 12 month project on a beautiful early Georgian manor house where we've refurbished the coach house and built a stunning orangery. We're also working at Lord Palumbo's former manor house in Bagnor and on Ringo Starr's former residence in Mayfair, where we're just completing a stunning 120m2 roof terrace.