News and Articles
- Featured Article
Our love for Stowe
- Published: 8 December 2020
"Stowe remains one of the country's finest buildings and one I will never tire of visiting". We take a look back at the various work our teams have carried out at Stowe over the years.
- In the news
Staffordshire team sent to Coventry
- Published: 9 November 2020
Ahead of Coventry being crowned the UK City of Culture 2021, Historic Coventry Trust instructed our Staffordshire team to set upon transforming the cities historic city gates into unique visitor accommodation.
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Derailed, yet delightful…
- Published: 26 October 2020
A redundant British Rail 12 tonne wagon found in burnt out condition, saw one of our specialist teams travel to Wales to fix a brand new standing seam zinc roof.
- In the news
Every cloud has a silver lining
- Published: 15 October 2020
Following his redundancy from the National Trust, Messenger is excited to announce that Fred Markland has joined the team.
- Featured Article
Jon Castleman talks all things lead
- Published: 13 October 2020
Jon made the lead inner casket for the remains of King Richard III, found buried under a car park (the site of a former chapel) in Leicester in 2012, he was also tasked with welding it shut.
- In the news
All about Sophie
- Published: 15 September 2020
Sophie is one of our lovely and very knowledgeable conservation assistants here at Messenger. Below she talks about her “not so straightforward” route into conservation, what a day at Messenger looks like and updates us on one of her current project at Oxburgh Hall.
- In the news
Hidden Treasures of a Tudor House
- Published: 11 September 2020
Messenger are nearing the half-way mark on a two-year project to complete the restoration of the roofs, chimneys and dormer windows of the property. When the work commenced, archaeologists did not expect to uncover one of the largest underfloor archaeology hauls of its type in a National Trust house.
- In the news
All that Glitters is not Gold
- Published: 19 June 2020
Having received such a glowing set of testimonials for an actual glowing project, we couldn’t help but share these along with some stunning pictures of Elvaston Castle Coach House.
