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Recent Projects Portfolio
'We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us' - Winston Churchill
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- Conservation
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- Extension
- New Build
- Refurbishment
- Restoration
- Shop Front
- Traditional Skills
Intricate extension and conversion
About this project EAST SIDE COTTAGE Situated within The Peak District National Park, and nearby the SSSI protected Ecton Copper Mines, the design, size and scale of this extension were important planning considerations. Believed to be workers cottages dating from the early 19th Century, associated with the nearby copper mines, the residing family had out…
Agricultural new build
About this project ECTON FARM HAY BARN NEW BUILD Situated within The Peak District National Park, adjacent to the SSSI protected Ecton Copper Mines and within the immediate context of a listed farm group the design and positioning of this agricultural building were important planning considerations. The new barn was required to provide much needed…
Shop restore and renovate
About this project 12-14 HIGH STREET KEIGHLEY Located within the historic core of Keighley, High Street is believed to be one of the earliest parts of the town and is depicted in the 1612 plan by William Senior. Designated as a Conservation Area, the historic context is protected under planning legislation to prevent inappropriate alterations…
Renovation and conversion
About this project HAWKS BRIDGE CHAPEL CASE STUDY Built in 1914 the Baptist Chapel was built to replace the old chapel (now a listed building) which the congregation had out grown. Built from locally quarried Delph sandstone; split faced walling stone with ashlar plinth, thresholds, door and window heads, cills and mullions. Welsh slate to…
Conversion and re-use
About this project BROAD ECTON FARM CONVERSIONS This project was undertaken whilst employed at Anthony Short and Partners. A major project to renovate and convert this traditional Derbyshire farm group dating from the early 19th Century; including Listed Farmhouse, Workman’s cottage and associated stone barns. Conservation led project to maintain the character of the group,…
Repair and refurbish
About this project STRAND ARCADE CASE STUDY Located within the Derby City Centre Conservation Area, The Strand Arcade was built during the late 19th Century. Architect John S Story was commissioned to design the arcade which was to be the first in Derby. The design of arcade was heavily influenced by the famous Burlington Arcade in…
Listed building extension
About this project PRIORY CORNER CASE STUDY Priory Corner is a Grade II Listed Building and dates from around the mid-18th Century with 19th Century modifications, most notably the fine 19th Century pedimented portico to the front elevation. Originally known as The Home Farm, this hints back to the buildings’ more modest agricultural origins. The…
Chapel conversion
About this project REEDNESS WESLEYAN CHAPEL Built in 1904, the Wesleyan Chapel served the local community for over 100 years until its closure in 2013 due to a declining elderly congregation. Planning Consent was applied for and granted during summer 2014 to convert the former chapel into a 2-bedroom dwelling. The proposed conversion incl uded…
Summer house project
About this project THE GRANGE SUMMER HOUSE New build Summer House within the grounds of a substantial detached dwelling believed to date from the mid 19th Century and situated within a Green Belt. The Summer House was designed and built within the strict parameters of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order and…