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'The Spire' - redundant church takes on a new role in the community

Standing forlorn, neglected and decaying, the Church of St Peter at Ufton Nervet, a small hamlet in West Berkshire, was one of the many redundant churches throughout the country. It had been built in 1862 on the site of an earlier medieval church, through the instigation of the then rector James Frazer (one-time Bishop of Manchester) and the generosity of Richard Benyon, ancestor of the present custodian of the nearby Englefield Estate.

The Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair

The Esher Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair takes place at Esher Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October 2014. Now in its 7th year, organised by The Antiques Dealers Fair Limited, it is back by popular demand and is Surrey's most established event for quality antiques and fine art combining the very best antiques with contemporary to create the clean cut modern feel of today's houses. The fair is supported by Knight Frank's Esher office.

Two-year project to restore the Great Gallery brings natural light to the Old Masters

The Wallace Collection has reopened the stunning Great Gallery after a two-year rebuilding programme led by architects, Purcell.

The Great Gallery was originally built by Sir Richard Wallace between 1872-5 as part of his major extension of Hertford House to accommodate his collection’s move from Paris to London. As was typical for great private residences, the Gallery was positioned behind the private living quarters in order to create a magnificent impact at the culmination of any visit. Constructed over what had originally been a mews behind the house, the vast space would have been hugely impressive to the small groups of guests who were privileged enough to be shown the collection. It is now hugely impressive, once again.

Restoring historic roofs with handmade clay tiles

A naturally aged roofscape made from handmade clay roof tiles can be visually stunning. With no two tiles the same, each roof has a character of its own.

However, the characterful roofs found on old churches and other heritage properties deteriorate over time and may need repairing or replacing entirely, so it is important to choose high quality, historically authentic clay plain or peg tiles that will match the architecture of the building and help restore the roof to all of its former beauty.

Teamwork makes the most of a shared space

Across the Atlantic in Toronto, the world-renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir have for decades shared Trinity St Paul’s Church with the local congregation.

Tafelmusik approached SSD and AMPC to see what improvements could be made for music performance, acoustics, staging and sightlines.

Win a free church boiler, fully installed worth up to £10,000 by HeatinGlobal

The church heating specialist is giving you the chance to win a free church heating boiler worth up to £10,000.00p.

The competition has been put together to help you win that much needed boiler upgrade that so many churches need but cannot raise funds for.

All we ask of you is for you to get in touch via our enquiry page and tell us why you think you deserve to win in under 500 words along with all your details.

Acoustic alchemy turns leaden surfaces into musical gold

The history and stories to be found in heritage buildings have long provided inspiration for musicians and performers alike. However, modern standards of acoustics and technical systems demand that these spaces are upgraded. Such was the case at St Peter’s.

In the first phase of the project Sound Space Design (SSD) led a collaborative process to test the feasibility of converting the church to a permanent rehearsal venue with space to accommodate the largest ensembles of over 100 musicians and to include an audio monitoring room, acoustically isolated from the main space for professional quality recording.

Tyddyn Street Church, Mold, Flintshire, North Wales by Richard King Systems

This historic church built in the 1860's has been transformed in a renovation that has turned it into a community and arts centre as well as a church.

The intention is to attract people to the church as a centre for community activities, the arts and small business conferences.

The work has been carried out with funds from the sale of surplus property, fundraising and the support of a number of important grant funding organisations, including the rural regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd from the Flintshire Key Fund which aims to help bring new life to the community buildings of rural Flintshire.

Yorkshire companies aim to address heritage skills shortage

The York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmenship (YCCC) is an association of individuals and companies who are actively engaged in or support the conservation of built and artistic heritage and the craft skills necessary for its preservation. While most of the member conservators and crafts workers are based in the city of York and the surrounding area, their knowledge and skills are in demand locally, nationally and internationally.

One of the main aims of the YCCC is remedying the worrying and increasing shortage of the skilled craftsmen and conservators necessary to ensure the conservation and restoration of the nation’s heritage which they address through their charity raising funds for burseries and grants.

United Reformed Church, Saltaire by Norman & Underwood

Saltaire village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built by manufacturer and politician Sir Titus Salt in the 1850s around his new textile mill. His model village included houses, public buildings and a church to cater for the spiritual needs of his workers.

Norman & Underwood Conservation and Roofing divisions worked together to undertake various restoration works for this Grade 1 listed church, including reroofing the Mausoleum of Sir Titus Salt. The zinc panels had to be hand worked and folded on site by skilled craftsmen to ensure they matched the curvature of the stonework.

Tudor adds 'Weathered Earth' to its standard range of peg and plain tiles

Tudor Roof Tile Co Ltd, Britain's foremost independent handmade clay roof tile manufacturer, has introduced a mellow earth tone into its standard range of peg and plain tiles.

Known as ‘Weathered Earth’, this subtle shade has a depth, which is ideally suited to restoration and heritage projects as it helps re-create the mature and time-worn appearance of clay tiles that have naturally darkened with age.

Protecting our buildings and our heritage – careful maintenance makes good sense

“It can prove to be an extremely costly over sight to neglect checking and regularly maintaining a building’s guttering system” warns Rainclear Systems’ Managing Director Geraint Jones. “After a property’s roof, a rainwater disposal system is one of the most critical features of a building which can both influence its unique character and ensure its care and preservation.

It’s a feature which can be easily overlooked, but at a building’s peril – especially an historic or listed building.” Designed to remove water from a building, leaking or inadequate guttering, hoppers and downpipes can lead to damaging internal and external conditions such as damp, flooding or dry rot – all potentially destructive and expensive to rectify.

Dernier & Hamlyn - experts in the three R’s

Alongside their skills in bespoke lighting manufacturing for heritage buildings, the talented team is often called on to refurbish, renovate and repair light fittings. Much of this work is extremely challenging and requires unique skills and in-depth knowledge of historic lighting.

Past projects have included taking down a chandelier weighing several tons for extensive refurbishment that included the manufacture of missing sections and castings as well as wiring to current electrical standards with energy efficient lighting being installed.

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