Lord Leycester Hospital Warwick
Lord Leycester Hospital is a Grade I Listed building set within a Grade II Listed garden in Warwick. It is a medieval treasure with a 700 year unbroken legacy of people living on this site and a precious collection of half-timbered buildings. The first building was the original chapel, built in 1123. Project Summary Messenger […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Oratory House Birmingham
The Oratory, located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, was founded in 1849 by St John Henry Newman. The living quarters of the community is called the Oratory House and served as Newman’s home from 1852 – 1890, apart from four years that he spent in Ireland. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract to […]
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 […]
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 […]
