Nottingham Castle
Situated on a high rock, Nottingham Castle commands spectacular views over the city. In the Middle Ages, it was a major royal fortress and occasional royal residence. The Duke of Newcastle built a mansion on the site after it had been largely demolished in 1649. Today, the castle is open as an art gallery and […]
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 […]
Packhorse Bridge Walsingham
This 18th century bridge sits within the extensive grounds of the Walsingham Estate, crossing the River Stiffkey. It is thought that the bridge may be older and moved to its current position from a more southerly point when the river was dammed to create an ornamental lake. Project Summary Messenger was employed to restore and […]
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 […]
Castle Acre Priory Norfolk
Founded by the Warenne family soon after the Norman Conquest, for almost 450 years Castle Acre Priory in Norfolk was the home and workplace of monks and their servants, a refuge for pilgrims, and a stopping point for royalty, clergy and nobility. It was also part of a vast monastic network centred on the great […]
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 […]
Stowe House Buckinghamshire
Stowe 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 Summary […]