Conservation Architects in Wotherton in Wotherton

Get a Quote

Conservation architecture is an important part of preserving historic buildings for future generations to not only see but to use in their own way. However, knowing how to prepare for building conversation can be difficult, if not downright impossible, without outside help.

We at Architectural Designers provide amazing conservation architecture nationwide across the UK. Rather than taking down and replacing structures, we focus on historic building conversation, making sure that we keep each structure as close to its original design as possible.

Get in touch

Why Do You Need Historic Building Conversation?

Many historic buildings have a strong cultural significance, especially architectural heritage. Both more recent and ancient buildings alike are an original building made with the natural resources and architectural design options available at the time they were built.

Our architectural conservation programme aims to offer historic preservation of heritage buildings under a strong conservation philosophy, using our professional experience and expertise to keep our conservation projects clean, efficient and accurate to the original historic sites.

We are dedicated to doing the best we can with the skills we have, restoring buildings to a stable state that emulates how they used to be while also improving any weakened, risky or outright dangerous sections that are not suitable for regular use.

Preservation

Architectural conservation - or historic building conservation in general - is all about preserving a cultural heritage site. Keeping a historic environment preserved is a major part of conservation architect work, and many buildings require extra measures to protect them but we also want to make sure that are still safe to use as well.

Our heritage management experts are able to look at the structural behaviour and designs of buildings, using their knowledge and skills to maintain the same style - all while providing the structure with a well-built environment that is safe to use in day-to-day life.

For additional costs, some preservation projects use the same building techniques and materials as the original structure, down to the chemical mixtures. This is something that we are willing to try and do if needed, and our experts can plan out the entire project ahead of time.

Cultural Significance

Many cultural heritage sites are part of a larger conservation project meant to conserve the historic environment or historic buildings involved. Our conservation architects understand the relevant conversation principles and have completed countless projects to use as professional practice.

Culturally-valued buildings in a historic environment can often have conservation issues, gradually falling apart or becoming a less sustainable environment to work in as the materials wear away. We offer to support buildings, managing change and restoring that would otherwise be lost.

Some buildings also have a connection to older forms of the English language, minority cultures, certain groups, or even religious significance. They are not just historical but can have meaning to groups that you encounter in everyday life.

Learning

Whether it is to develop greater intellectual skills or just find out more about architecture and civil engineering, preserving spaces like this can be extremely important to university students and people with a postgraduate degree alike.

The closer we can keep structures to how they actually were in the past, the easier it becomes to learn what has changed and to visibly see the difference between old and new architecture. A lot of these spaces are made with incredibly specific methods that are not used today.

The skills involved in keeping a site the same, but also making necessary changes to develop more safety options or an easier-to-access space, are a point of pride for our teams. Sometimes buildings even need new 'entry requirements, such as old doors being uncovered and replaced.

GET A QUOTE

What Does the Preservation of Historic Buildings Involve?

Our building preservation work can cover a lot of different sub-projects and specific tasks, some of which are extremely important in the long term. Understanding the basics of our work can be important if you are not sure where to start.

Construction

Structures that have taken damage, worn away or been neglected will often end up being much harder to use for any kind of purpose. They can be dangerous, hard to navigate, and might collapse on their own for seemingly no reason.

Restoring a building completely, often means setting up new supports and safety measures, as well as replacing walls, floors and other surfaces that are too dangerous to leave as-is.

Preservation

A core part of our work is to preserve as much of the original structure as possible, only replacing parts when they are impossible to salvage or cannot be relied on as a safe part of the building. If a surface is too risky to leave as it is, we will try to fix it first, then swap it out for fresh materials.

One-of-a-kind elements, like stained glass windows, are a much more important kind of preservation. While we can have them reconstructed or get another copy made, preserving and repairing the original for as long as possible is always our first focus

Conservation

Any natural parts of the area, such as rivers, lakes and hills, are another thing we try to protect when keeping architecture safe. They can be just as important as any other part of a heritage site and can often be part of the original plan if the structure is built in an unusual place.

We also have to keep an eye on the landscape to make sure that there are no threats to the building and to make sure that it is still accessible in its current state. Older structures may have been built in places that now require extra work to be able to reach them safely or be in locations that are not car-accessible without help.

Maintenance

A conserved structure can still wear down or start to break if it is not cared for properly. Our staff are prepared to start in-depth maintenance of anything that is not too damaged to need full replacement, including parts of the original structure that are kept instead of repaired or replaced.

A lot of maintenance work can require in-depth planning and careful consideration for how it will impact the building itself. Our architects spend a lot of time working out the best routines for maintaining a newly refurbished or repaired building.

Protecting Architectural Heritage

A large part of our conservation work involves keeping the architecture as close as we can to the original vision. This means replacing any parts that are wearing out or have been damaged while also making sure that the modern additions do not change the look and feel of the structure.

These can be both major and minor pieces of architecture. For example, a house with notable arches in certain areas can often have those replaced if they fall, and natural stone walls can be rebuilt or replaced with near-identical versions.

On the other hand, a larger-scale piece of architecture like an entire staircase or even a whole room might need more time. We can look at the original designs and plans to get an idea of how the space was made, then use modern techniques to create a replica that should be almost exactly the same.

What Are The Conservation Principles?

Like all professional bodies focused on building conservation, we follow the key conservation principles that are important to all kinds of historical research and preservation.

Sharing Historic Environments

All work undertaken by our staff is to help provide students, researchers and the general public with well-built heritage sites. Strong research methodologies and tuition fees mean nothing if the building that you have been learning about collapses in the near future.

Our knowledge of how to preserve architecture, as well as civil engineering experience, makes it easy for us to create a well-built environment that can be easily maintained without losing its original style and vision.
Once we preserve a space properly, it can be accessed by anybody at any time, without risk of them getting hurt or breaking surfaces that are barely holding together. Our work can also make these areas easier to access, especially in damaged or partially collapsed sites.

Historic Understanding

Whether it is for group projects, case studies or research into English heritage through the entire academic year, a conservation plan allows university students to easily study a building that would otherwise be gone.
When we work on a previously-built environment, we change the building as little as possible, aiming for conservation of the building design. Things like floor support (or wall and ceiling support) are sometimes necessary architectural changes but can still be hidden beneath the original style.

The original designs are often important for making sure that we can keep the building accurate, even if that means using older building methods or copying certain material compositions that are not in regular use anymore.

Documented Changes

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation is the UK's main authority on this kind of work. When a site is declared protected by them (or a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the US and international equivalent), it needs to be preserved as accurately as possible.

Rather than try to appeal to an international council just to replace a protected building, this kind of architecture is based on keeping one important aspect of the site the same: how it is constructed.

Any changes we make are properly documented and approved beforehand, including those that need listed building consent. This is not just important for university students, but anybody who needs to know what has changed since the building underwent that work.

Is Historic Building Conservation Common?

This kind of conservation is fairly popular and has even become its own course at some universities, aiming to build skills in students who want to know more about historical architecture.
These often have English language requirements, and the application process (along with funding opportunities) are about what you would expect for universities. The English language requirements mean that some people may not get to study certain buildings before they collapse or rot away.

Our work means that we can preserve buildings for the foreseeable future. If somebody needs to pass English language requirements and raise tuition fees to study a course based around a specific building, this conservation means that it will still be standing when they are fluent in the English language.

What Now?

If you need any kind of preservation work, then our experts are always on standby for a new project. With so many historical sites all across the UK, there are many that need bespoke conservation, repair, immanence and inspection work done, especially those that are old and starting to fall apart.

Get in touch with us and tell us what kind of work you need. We aim to be flexible enough to accommodate every client and every single space that we work with, so the more you can tell us, the easier it becomes to meet your needs or requirements.

FIND OUT MORE

Other Architect Services We Offer

We cover Wotherton (Shropshire)

Get in touch

We aim to get back to you in 1 working day.


Skip to

Gallery

Conservation Architects in Wotherton 0 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 1 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 2 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 3 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 4 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 5 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 6 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 7 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 8 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 9 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 10 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 11 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 12 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 13 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 14 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 15 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 16 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 17 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 18 Conservation Architects in Wotherton 19
Other locations available for conservation architects in wotherton
Picklescott Whettleton Overdale Little Brampton Angelbank Rosehill Castle Hill Brockton Oswestry / Croesoswallt Lee Brockhurst Oakengates Eyton Clive Weston Butlersbank Stanley Green Catstree Old Woodhouses Newnes The Yeld Minton Vron Gate Hope Park Standford Bridge Hopshort Hollyhurst Lower Forge Hayton's Bent Rushmoor Tankerville Hope Pennerley Stableford Prees Heath Ellerdine Alderton Corfton Bache West Felton Walton Mount Pleasant Booleybank Ludstone Defford Upper Cound Ightfield Heath Quatford Copthorne Badger Prees Green Argoed Upper Longwood Asterton Dawley Uppington Lilyhurst Bulthy Oaks Ridgwardine Beobridge Gilberries Pant Kenley Eyton Lower Dinchope Heathcote Priest Weston Heathgates Glynmorlas Rhoswiel Hook-a-gate Grafton Little Dawley Dovaston Frodesley Lane Little Common Little Worthen Burwarton Cockshutt Chesterton Trefonen Wern Caynham Newington Ashford Bowdler Bronygarth Worfield Eaton Lawley Common Stretton Westwood Weston Heath Coptiviney Nordley Sutton Maddock Harnage Edge Moors Bank Medlicott Old Marton Longdon on Tern Chatford Moreton Corbet Rhyd-y-cwm Hungryhatton Ireland's Cross Great Lyth Ploxgreen Harlescott Clee St Margaret Bushmoor Chetton Honnington Howle Sutton Llanllwyd Wigwig Ruckley Leaton Breaden Heath Bluebell Enchmarsh Bratton New Woodhouses Adeney Farlow Nefod Marton Bradney The Hem Woodside Cheney Longville Upper Farmcote Palms Hill Upper College Heath Hill Marchamley Crackleybank Romsley Barnsley Brownheath Stanton Lacy Little Drayton Vernolds Common Gretton Shawbury Tilley Green Ladyoak Beambridge Clungunford Sugdon Battlefield Muckley Cross Chemistry Homer Stanwardine in the Fields Westley Sodylt Bank Rockgreen Hopton Wafers Whixall Black Marsh Wroxeter Smythemoor Sheinton Kingsnordley Beckjay Hill Houses Tetchill Mytton Sytch Lane Halesfield Edgton Grindle Lower Frankton Dallicot Lawley Bank Barrow Whitton Osbaston Rindleford Ash Parva Preston Brockhurst Pentre-newydd Holdgate Aston Botterell Newdale Hungerford Pentirvin Puleston Presthope Willstone The Four Alls Old Coppice Buntingsdale Estate Hobarris Tweedale Haughton Hinton Nedge Hill Yorton Hopstone Norton Callaughton Llawnt Cherrington Llwyn Hoptongate Hatton Hindford Hinkshay Lyneal Wood Walkmills Horton Alberbury Halford Llynclys Obley Draycott Nib Heath Craig-llwyn Spring Gdns Bridges Preston upon the Weald Moors Ightfield Coalbrookdale Nether Skyborry Hortonwood Abcott Llanfair Waterdine Edstaston Brockton Tilstock Brompton The Groves Pont-Faen Chavel Linley Stockton Neen Sollars Wrockwardine Roman Bank Churchmoor Rough Rudge Heath Morville Heath Summerhill Prees Higher Heath Pentre Rhiews Snailbeach Deuxhill Bryn Stockton Bromlow Rockhill Cross Lane Head Hoptonbank East Wall Hatton Grange Eardiston Little Bolas Lawley Balmer Heath Kinnerley Charlton Eyton on Severn Mardu Ragdon Gravelsbank Wolverley Hardwick Betton Strange Catherton Kenwick Park Oteley Long Oak Aston Munslow Haston Yeaton Weston Heath Melverley Green Gobowen Brockton Bearstone Baveney Wood Mose Webscott Eaton Mascott Clun Iron Mills Montford Bridge New Invention Walford Morton Mill Bettws-y-Crwyn Meole Brace Norbury Cwm Head Preesgweene More Comley Coreley Stoney Stretton Stanmore Stoneylane Exfords Green Westbury Skyborry Green Wellington Cruckmeole St Martin's Moor Wall under Heywood Welshampton Hodnet Wootton Kynnersley Pen-y-Coed Pen y Foel Wootton Criftins Cluddley Woolston Quina Brook Roughton Twmpath Weston Red Lake Acton Round Sibdon Carwood Marshbrook Crumpsbrook Round Oak Weston Sutton Broome Ludlow Adderley Woodcote Little Wytheford Cramer Gutter Snittongate Aston Castle Fields Newport Weston Coundlane Greenfields Kempton Conquermoor Heath Preston Montford Pulverbatch Lyneal Mill Maesbury Marsh Melverley Woodlane Osbaston Stanley Ketley Bank Waterloo Pentre-coed Asterley Kingsland Sheet Broome Moretonwood Bowbrook High Hatton Causewaywood Spunhill Lower Allscott Hopton Castle Madeleywood Newton Hartlebury Whittytree Crickmery Easthopewood Harton Shelton Nant y Caws Leegomery Gronwen Posenhall Rhydycroesau Peaton Allscott Upper Netchwood Cornbrook Little Plealey Ackleton Hanwood Bank Preston Newstreet Lane Hampton Broncroft Hazler The Lye Newtown Ternhill Shipton Old Park Tong Norton Hadley Castle Little Ryton Calcott Hinstock Neenton Lipley Llwyn-y-go Basford Pen-y-bryn Great Ryton Steel Heath Berwick Wharf Wrockwardine Wood Newcastle Cwm Chirk Bank Astley Coleham Madeley Shelve Nantmawr Condover Dobson's Bridge Brookside Ryebank Cross Houses Wheathall Woundale Prees Wood Pulley Eyton Lilleshall Albrighton Rhewl Coalport Morton Gravelhill Baschurch Cound Gledrid Loughton Waters Upton Croesau Bach Montford Oldington Brookhampton Bulkeley Hall Noneley Clunbury Wilcott Stiperstones Lostford Purlogue Marton Boreton Lushcott Linley Brook Hollinswood Anchor Chetwynd Ball Radmoor Lightmoor Coppicegate Shorthill Marsh Green Waymills Coalmoor Colebatch Longnor Park Shirlett Malinslee Wrentnall Heathlane Littlegain Ketley Fauls Coed y Go Muckley Long Common Overley Pickstock Willey Wixhill Redhill Lower Hordley Felton Butler Porthill Titterhill Acton Burnell Garmston Brynore Diddlebury Dhustone Ollerton Lane Etsell Donnington Ruthall Belle Vue English Frankton Old Shorthill Wootton Marchamley Wood Boningale Redwith Kenstone Bilmarsh Wollerton Acton Scott Nills Hill Swan Hill Sutton Netherton Turleygreen Uckington Upper Wigginton Lyneal Alcaston Little Brockton Poynton Green Snitton Bankshead Little Ness Ollerton Pentre-cefn Upper Hengoed Tong Middlehope Bagginswood Plealey Shootrough Argoed Shawbirch Crickheath Wharf Hollinwood Stockton Norton Tuckhill Crowsnest Cefn Einion Wykey Church Aston Daywall Plaish Broadstone Knockin Munslow Little Wenlock Westhope Wotherton Church Preen Gatacre Park Knowbury Grindley Brook Elson Bentlawnt Whitcot Town Centre Crosslanes Booley Overton Stokegorse Ale Oak Ford Perthy Butlane Head Stottesdon Preeshenlle Cardington Bourton Westwood Rhyn Whittington Soudley Hanwood Ponthen Lythbank Priorslee Radbrook Styche Hall Upper Aston Oreton Middleton Ash Magna Plowden Catteralslane Poynton Stanford Barkers Green Tyn-y-coed Halfway House Dunnsheath Aston Square Woolston Winsley The Corner Frankwell Lower Beobridge Withington Sleap Papermill Bank Donnington Wood Vauxhall Lea Doddington Cotonwood Pontesford Broughall Wollerton Wood Coton Hill The Humbers Redhill Danesford Linleygreen Eaton Constantine Henbarns Peatonstrand Bromfield Doseley Folley New Works Edgeley Maesbrook Long Lane Paddolgreen Merrington Rodington Ironbridge Foxwood Nesscliffe Rhosygadfa Weston Lower Chorley Churchbank Haughton Pedlar's Rest Darliston Upper Battlefield Broseley Lower Hopstone Bromdon Lower Ridge Tilsop Clunton Little Stretton Pentre-clawdd Newtown Hinwood Cherry Orchard Peplow Wentnor Vennington Monkmoor Renshaw Wood Sambrook Pentre Newbridge Bicton Elbridge Higher Ridge Leigh Shackerley Cold Hatton Heath Wollaston Lubberland Nobold The Wood Birdsgreen Milson Pipe Gate Meadowley Welsh End Yorton Heath Ashbrook Street Dinas Ashfields Meadowtown Grinshill Chapel Lawn Apley Forge Neen Savage Alkington Donnington Wilcott Marsh Babbinswood Rowe Nant-y-gollen Longden Westonwharf Much Wenlock Longden Common Moston Heath Cleedownton Edgebolton Jackfield Twitchen Sutton Hill Platt Lane Stocktonwood Broad Lanes Burlton Leamoor Common Henlle Middleton Maesbury Radlith Wood Lane Hamperley The Leath Knowlegate Kynaston Horsehay Greenhill Bank Colemere Longnor Craignant Astley Abbotts Treflach Burlington Springfield Oldfield Soudley Worldsend Gravel Hole Spring Village Cleobury Mortimer Grindleforge Silvington Whatmore Lady Halton Bings Heath Morville Heath Lanes Brooklands Little Lyth Wombridge Stowe Lower Hayton Town Park Dorrington Woofferton Creamore Bank Prees Lower Heath Bryn-y-cochin Dudleston Grove Farley Tugford Winnington Green Leebotwood Lyde Rosehill Bache Mill Sundorne Snedshill Willaston Lea Cross Chirbury Muckleton Woolstaston Kingslow Stapeley Cobscot Wyke The Grove Gadlas Ellerdine Heath Buttonoak Leaton Heath Horsebridge Low Town Hadley Woore Crickheath Rodway Ebreywood Hillend Greenfields Forton Whitcott Keysett Blists Hill Shotatton The Grove Chetwynd Aston Spoonley Lower Ledwyche Wooton Bridgnorth Roden Alveley Rodington Heath Stoke Heath Brandhill Weston Rhyn Wistanstow Ifton Heath Woodhill Atcham Crossgreen Batchcott Bolas Heath Trench Sutton Hartsgreen Cantlop Stapleton Worthen Blackmore Acton Reynald Hengoed Hilltop Turfmoor Park Hall Upper Millichope Tasley Inwood Crowgreaves Lower Netchwood Burcote Bache Uffington Leighton Longford Shakeford Isombridge Pentiken Wyken Twyford Binweston Hopesgate Burwood Crosslanes The Bog Eaton upon Tern Prees Birtley Lighteach Edgmond Bitterley Claverley Lower Faintree Bourton Church Pulverbatch Forton Heath Bagley Marsh Wistanswick Cardeston Acton Lowe Upper Treverward Shawbank St Martins Ruewood Chelmarsh Northwood Little Worth Broomfields Nox Atterley Middleton Baggot Spoonleygate Craven Arms Cheswell Marche Sleap Hifnal Upper Hayton Emstrey Harmer Hill Henley Tilley Gravenhunger Moss Dudleston Wigmarsh Morda Admaston Grimpo Pave Lane Rushton Dryton New Ifton Porth-y-waen Little Soudley Arscott Aston Pigott Brockton Dothill Farden Moreton Say Felhampton Stitt Whitehaven Westoncommon Dawley Bank Beambridge Battle Field The Wyke The Down Wernlas Minsterley Whittingslow Patton Ensdon Mondaytown Sansaw Heath Priors Halton Cleehill Swancote Brunslow Aston Eyre Bishop's Castle Betchcott Benthall Little Minsterley Newton Onibury Tibberton Hampton Beech Bucknell Ashford Carbonell Heathton Meeson Heath Buttonbridge Walcot Cold Hatton Kinlet Stoke on Tern Burford Heathbrook Farmcote Oldbury Monkhopton Shelderton Hopton Eaton Charlton Hill Lydbury North Ditton Priors Eardington Preston Gubbals Newton on the Hill Lydham Tarts Hill Hopesay Pontesbury Hill Upper Affcot Pontesbury Knockin Heath Highley Shipley Rowton Burley Nash Mainstone Bedstone Pool Bank Hillwicket Leaton Knolls Yockleton Charlcotte The Sydnall High Ercall Higford Wallhill Middleton Ludford Lower Down Milford Sheriffhales Myndtown Plasau Albrighton Cheswardine Spring Gardens Blackoe Longford Wagbeach Ticklerton Hodnetheath Newton Hopton Cangeford Mickley Gravels Lower Hopton Wern ddu Kemberton Colemore Green Easthope Norton Upton Magna Linley Spurtree Ditherington Somerwood Harley Pentre Hodre Coundmoor Brandwood Hope Bowdler Steeraway Pentre Seifton Aston Meeson Stanwardine in the Wood Norton in Hales Crudgington Stafford Park Ford Heath Quabbs Lodgebank Bryn Hints Pepperstreet Pitchford Hillside Dorrington Commonwood Smethcott Long Meadowend Kinton Shrewsbury Shifnal Rushbury Quatt Boraston Prescott Brownhills Walcot Brookrow Cleestanton Loppington Stokesay Billingsley Cunnery Hallonsford Kingswood Edgmond Marsh Reabrook Hadnall Calverhall Broad Oak Hordley Betton Eudon Burnell Edgerley Chelmick Cabin Great Bolas Wem Duxmoor Telford Fenn Green Rednal Wettles Hampton Loade Horderley Hollywaste Upper Dinchope Muxton Garden Village Dudleston Heath Cross Houses Knowlesands Hallon Ellesmere Weston Lullingfields Wall Bank Morton Common Stanton Long Treverward Ridgway Bomere Heath Derrington Lane End Lockleywood Eyton upon the Weald Moors Balmer Wrickton Coundarbour Aston on Clun Sidbury Cressage Sytch Ho Green Petton Sandford Whitchurch Hughley Hawgreen Stanbatch Welsh Frankton Sandford Longford Turning Llanyblodwel Kenwick Wattlesborough Heath Sutton Hall Totterton Stoke St Milborough Chipnall The Coalpits Myddle Hilton Bicton Choulton Rowton Haughton Saltershill Lightwood Broadoak Old Woods Berrington Lower Monkhall Bicton Heath Frodesley Glazeley Rowley Mynd Habberley Cruckton Randlay All Stretton Longslow Longville in the Dale Ratlinghope Ruyton-XI-Towns Aldon Annscroft Strefford Buildwas Shoot Hill Myddlewood Broughton Great Ness Aston Rogers Tong Forge Goldstone Cross Lanes Culmington Little Mosterley Cross Overs Great Wytheford Churchtown Hoptonheath Pant-glas Lynchgate High Heath Aqueduct Rhos Newton Shrawardine Malehurst Woodseaves Underton Pentreheyling Ellerton Bromley Haygate Walford Heath Betton Abbots Stanton upon Hine Heath Hortonlane Hemford Lea Pinstones Queen's Head Besford Wood Hampton Bank New Marton Farley Upper Astley Eudon George Cleobury North Corfton Child's Ercall The Rock St George's Trench Lock Gorsey Bank Leaton Tedsmore Middleton Scriven Upper Ludstone Bouldon Walton Bayston Hill Duddlewick Beckbury Lawley Greete Stirchley Mitnell The Hobbins Three Ashes Stretton Heath The Waterwheel Boraston Dale Cotwall Acton Pigott Cleeton St Mary Mill Green Chadwell Brockton Valeswood Haughton Gwern y brenin Horton Prescott Allscott Sleapford Abdon Underdale Lee High Town Hurst Cockshutford Market Drayton Abbey Green Hope Bagot Whiston Cross Purslow Dallicott Selattyn Woodside Stoneacton Knowle Gosford Weirbrook Upton Cressett Church Stretton Ryton Rorrington Bagley Bletchley Besford Sascott Aston Lynn Walkmill Arleston Handless Crosemere Cleemarsh Middleton Priors Polesgate Fitz Upper Forge