Quinquennial Inspections
February 22, 2023
Ablett Architects are fully conversant with preparing quinquennial and condition inspections...
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Author: Ablett Architects
Residential
February 22, 2023
We undertake residential work of differing scales, whether the design of new one-off houses in traditional or contemporary style, alterations, and reconfiguring of an existing house, as well as extensions....
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Contemporary
February 22, 2023
In considering proposed alteration work we consider ways of minimising the impact on historic fabric, designing additions and alterations in a way that they may be reversible wherever possible....
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Places Of Worship
February 22, 2023
We are inspecting architects to over twenty churches within four Diocese....
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Conservation and Repair
February 22, 2023
Ablett Architects have an established record of working on repair and conservation works to historic buildings of differing periods, many being listed....
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New stone roof for a church in Oxfordshire
May 20, 2021
Recently completed was the complete reroofing of the historic church of St Michael above the picturesque village of Clifton Hampden. The roofs were recovered with Cotswold stone slates and the opportunity was taken to undertake high level stone wall repairs, restoration of several stained glass...
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Croydon Tower Repairs
May 14, 2021
Generously supported by a grant from the Covid Recovery Fund, the walls and parapets of the tower at the Grade I listed Croydon Minster were recently conserved and repaired. Deteriorating areas of stonework had begun to come loose and the works included consolidation, replacement of...
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Restored Lych Gate
April 18, 2020
The 1920’s lych gate at St John’s, Enfield, was sinking and had become unstable. The whole structure was surveyed, numbered and dismantled before being re-erected on a new piled foundation. New sections of timber were carefully spliced in where necessary and the whole...
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New Slate Roof and Solar Panels
April 15, 2020
The roofs of the small urban church of St Paul in Marylebone were renewed using welsh slates and the opportunity was taken to install solar panels to provide for the energy needs for this busy parish. High level repairs to parapets and rooflights were...
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Holy Trinity Tooting: Tower repairs
March 4, 2020
The scaffolding and temporary roof has enabled a closer inspection of the high-level Bath stonework to the cornice and the Ragstone of the elevations, all in very poor condition with ‘live’ areas of masonry. The masonry adjacent to the boiler flue is especially fragile...
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