Private Dwelling Northamptonshire

Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract to construct a new extension inclusive of basement, tanking and waterproofing, conservatory and alterations to the existing house, inclusive of removal of existing fittings, surface finishings and appointments, electrical and mechanical installations. The contract works also include internal and external structural alterations/re-profiling, new services installations and the upgrade […]
Ickworth House Suffolk

Ickworth House with its classical Rotunda, East and West Wings forms the centrepiece of the Ickworth estate. It reflects its former owners, the Hervey Family’s tenacious spirit and has been preserved by the custodianship and influence of unconventional men and women over successive generations. Project Summary Ickworth is embarking on a major conservation project to […]
Darwin College Cambridge

The Old Granary is a Grade II listed building, with its main entrance on Silver Street and an internal entrance from the College garden. The building has extraordinary character: built in the early nineteenth century, it was remodelled from its beginnings as a functional granary, becoming residential accommodation at the end of that century. It […]
Elvaston Castle Coach House Derbyshire

Managed by Derbyshire County Council, Elvaston Castle is a Grade II* listed country house. It forms the centrepiece of a 350 acre estate that also includes 16 Grade II buildings and a Grade II* registered Park and Garden. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract for stripping and overhauling the existing Westmoreland slate roofs, including […]
Private Dwelling Hertfordshire

Project Summary Extensive extensions and restoration to an existing property, including the design and installation of high specification mechanical and electrical elements. Messenger was awarded the contract for the extensions and alternations to the dwelling, including the provision of new entrance hall, garden room and kitchen at ground floor and additional bedrooms and en-suites at […]
Green End House & St Mary’s Place, Boxmoor, Hertfordshire

The site formed part of a property purchased by the St Rose of Lima Association in 1960 who subsequently built accommodation for the nuns and the locally popular and well-run St Rose Infant School next door. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract for the conversion of a Grade II Listed Georgian farmhouse, located next […]
Belton House Grantham

Belton stable block was built in 1685 and is recognised as being of ‘exceptional significance for its aesthetic and historical value’. It’s one of only 21 Grade I listed stables in England, important for the number of original features still intact. Project Summary Messenger recently completed a year-long project to conserve and rejuvenate the 17th-century […]
Nevill Holt Opera Theatre

At the corner of the cluster of buildings around Nevill Holt Hall, the long ironstone block, crenellated and pedimented, is quite grand for a stable. For a theatre, on the other hand, it is compact and intimate. Project Summary The construction of a new opera theatre, within the stable block of the Grade I listed […]
Coventry Chapel of Unity

In November 1945 the West Crypt was dedicated to provide a Chapel of Unity, binding the Church of England and the Free Churches together for Christian service in Coventry. And, with the building of the new Cathedral, the opportunity was taken to create a purpose-built chapel. A stone of witness was laid in the entrance […]
Deene Park Northamptonshire

Deene Park Northamptonshire Deene Park has been the seat of the Brudenell family since 1514. The hall itself is a Grade I listed building dating back to the 14th century. Seven of the Brudenell family were Earls of Cardigan — the most notable being the 7th Earl who led the Charge of the Light Brigade […]