Middletons Yard, Worksop
Worksop Central is set for widespread regeneration and growth over the next 20 years or so. The Town Council has a long-term vision and objectives for the town centre and its surrounds, with the overarching aim of reinvigorating the town centre offer, to ensure Worksop’s central area is better able to adapt and grow, to […]
Oxburgh Hall Norfolk
Despite being built during the Wars of the Roses, Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk was never intended to be a castle but a family home. Completed in 1482 for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld, the family has lived here ever since and continues to call it home today. Project Summary Extensive roof repairs and stabilization were undertaken, following […]
Cogges Manor Farm, Oxfordshire
The Wheat and Barley barns are a dominant feature of an unspoiled farmyard within the heart of the Cogges Manor site near Witney in Oxfordshire. Dating back to the 18th century, the condition of the roofs had regraded over many years. It became an immediate priority of the Trust to ensure that these magnificent buildings […]
Samuel Wyatt Vinery Holkham Estate
Situated opposite the main gates to the Holkham Walled Gardens, the Samuel Wyatt Vinery was built to house a collection of vines, exotic flowers and fruit trees for the Coke of Norfolk (1st Earl, 2nd Creation). Built in 1890’s, the vinery was part of a wider phase of buildings, all designed by the architect Samuel […]
Western Suite Stowe House
Stowe School is a selective independent school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. It was opened on 11th May 1923. Originally for boys only, the school is now coeducational, with some 550 boys and 220 girls. Along with many of the other buildings on the school’s estate, the main house is now a Grade I Listed Building. Project […]
Beverley Minster
For over 1300 years there has been a Christian community on the site of Beverley Minster. The first community was founded by John, Bishop of York – the future Saint John of Beverley. Later, a Norman church was built on the site followed by the present Gothic church which evolved through the three main Gothic […]
Bridge and Boundary Wall Castle Acre Priory
The team have been working at the site of Castle Acre Priory for over 10 years now and, as a result, have a wealth of experience with its fabric. Dating from the 11th century, the flint remains of the priory are some of the best in the country, most notably the west end which includes […]
Priory Row Coventry
The Lychgate cottages in Coventry’s city centre are three timber-framed properties dating back to around 1415. The building’s location and date indicate that it originally formed part of the precinct of the 12th century St Mary’s Priory, and is the only upstanding building which survives from the priory complex. Project Summary A perfect example of […]
Croxley House Care Home Rickmansworth
Croxley House is located on the outskirts of Croxley Green, approximately three miles from Watford, Hertfordshire. A key visual feature of Croxley Green is the green itself which has long held annual fairs. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract for the construction of new purpose built single storey care block within the adjacent walled […]
Elizabethan House Plymouth
The house was built just before 1600, home to merchants and businessmen who wanted to work and sleep by the bustling harbour. In the Victorian period, the property housed up to 58 people at a time before being rescued from demolition and opened as a historic house museum in 1930. Project Summary Messenger was awarded […]