Author: simon-ablett-architects

Victoria Hall, Sheffield

The masterplan has been completed, including proposals for equal access to the front of the building, refurbished foyers and the main Hall, a proposal for a series of hydraulic stages within the main Hall, including one descending down to the lower ground floor, new passenger...

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Victoria Hall

We are delighted to be appointed to another important listed building and a sizeable Methodist Central Hall - the early twentieth century Hall in the centre of Sheffield. The Hall, part of the Forward Movement, was originally designed by Waddington Son & Dunkerley but re-worked...

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Lych gate saved

The small Victorian church at Clay Hill, Enfield, built a lych gate as a memorial to the fallen of the Great War using surplus funds from a bell appeal. After 100 years of service this simple oak framed structure was leaning dangerously, from subsidence and...

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Quinquennial time

It has been a busy time over the last couple of months for undertaking quinquennial inspections, including at St Botolph, Lullingstone, St Martin’s, Eynsford, St Olave’s in Woodberry Down and Downe Village Hall in Kent. Further inspections will be undertaken late summer....

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Lottery success!

The Church of Holy Trinity in Tooting have been successful in their application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a grant to repair the listed tower. This, along with a grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, is very good news as both awards will...

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Feasibility study

Following on from the quinquennial we were pleased to take forward a report looking at altering the interior of the church of St James in West Hampstead. The church is a large listed Victorian building and is unusual as it has a popular post office...

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