Heritage and Conservation brochure

HERITAGE &
CONSERVATION
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this booklet is to introduce you to Pearce
Bottomley Architects’ heritage and conservation portfolio,
not just in terms of our services and examples of built
projects but also what inspires the Practice. This is an
introduction to our approach, processes and ideas.
Should you have any queries regarding anything in this
booklet, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Pearce Bottomley Architects
Roman ridge
Main Street
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3AW
0113 2812000
pbp@pbarchitects.co.uk
www.pbarchitects.co.uk
@PBarchitects
PearceBottomleyArchitects
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Stonemasons at St Barnabas Church, Weeton
Farmstead, Nidderdale
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Pearce Bottomley Architects
Pearce Bottomley Architects is a multi-award winning
architectural practice creating a sense of place for people.
As an RIBA Chartered Practice, formed in 1958 with a
history traceable to 1888, we deliver projects using a
range of procurement methods across the RIBA work
stages including traditional, design and build contracts and
partnering agreements.
At the heart of all our work are people: medical staff and
their patients, school children and staff, congregations, the
people who live in the homes we build, those who have
no home at all. In order for this wide range of people to
benefit from the design process, we believe that it is crucial
to involve them in the design process.
By promoting a close working relationship with our clients
and the end-users throughout the design, delivery and
post-completion stages the architecture, in whatever form
it takes, becomes relevant, meaningful and long term.
Architectural Design
Our core service is based on the RIBA Plan of Work from
inception to completion on a wide range of building
types, on projects large and small and on both new build
and existing buildings. We undertake site inspections,
condition surveys and detailed analysis of existing buildings
to determine repairs and maintenance strategies for many
types of property.
CDM Coordination
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
2015 require certain types of building projects to be
notified to the Health and Safety Executive and necessitate
the need for a CDM Coordinator to be appointed. Our
team are Corporate Members of the Association for Project
Safety.
Project Management
We can act as the single point of supervision for a building
project, overseeing the construction, management,
coordination, fit out and furnishing of a scheme. We have
Members of the Association of Project Managers within
the Practice.
Public Consultation and Engagement
We can act as independent facilitators bringing stakeholders
together to explore ways in which a community or facility
can develop. We have worked successfully with a range
of stakeholders including housing estates, schools and
community centres, high streets and health facilities. By
using a range of proven tools and methodologies – as well
as considerable enthusiasm – we help make the connection
between the design and the people for whom we are
designing.
Design Review and Advisory Services
Design review is an independent and impartial evaluation
process that offers feedback and observations of schemes
but does not seek to redesign them. Members of our
team sit on the Regional Design Review Panel supporting
decision makers across the Yorkshire region in their pursuit
of high quality buildings and spaces. We also offer an
advisory service to a range of clients (including community
groups, local authorities and commercial clients) acting as
an independent reviewer.
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Leadworkers at a private residence, West Yorkshire
Expertise in HERITAGE environments
Designing for heritage and conservation
We believe that heritage is more than just material remains,
but rather a central part of our identity both as individuals
and as part of a wider community. As AABC registered
architects, we will work closely with you as custodians
of heritage environments to conserve, develop and, in
many cases, reconsider uses to ensure their continued
contribution to modern society.
Building surveying
We have extensive experience of surveying all grades of
listed buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments. We
carry out condition surveys across all building types, ages
and style. We also carry out Quinquennial Inspections
for over 200 churches under the Inspection of Churches
Measure 1955, and have been doing so for over 30 years.
Repair and conservation
As part of our building surveying service, we prioritise the
necessary repair and conservation work required within
a Schedule of Condition in order to help clients plan and
allocate appropriate funds for future maintenance. We
take an academic approach to repair and conservation
programmes using practical experience and the application
of current research.
Conservation Plans and Assessments of Significance
We understand that having a deeper awareness of your
historic building is crucial to its future. We are able to
provide Heritage Statements, Assessments of Significance
and Conservation Management Plans for both listed
buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments. We have
a long standing relationship with a team of archaeologists
and specialist engineers to ensure that there is a thorough
understanding of your heritage asset.
Planning and consents
Whether a church or a listed barn, understanding planning
policy and legislation can be a minefield. We have the
experience and knowledge of the planning system to get
the best result for your heritage building and, over the
years, we have developed close working relationships with
Local Authorities and heritage organisations.
Sustainability
It is often thought that reducing a historic building’s
carbon footprint is difficult to achieve. However we have
successfully installed photovoltaics and ground source heat
pumps to listed churches, externally insulated heritage
buildings and where possible increase levels of insulation
to above those required by the Building Regulations.
We are members of the Green Register of Construction
Professionals.
Funding advice
We undertake works supported by grants including Grants
for Places of Worship, England (Heritage Lottery Fund);
Repair Grants for Places of Worship (English Heritage);
Heritage Grants (Heritage Lottery Fund) and High Level
Stewardship (Natural England). Our experience enables us
to work with you to explore ways in which a scheme can
evolve in order to access other funding. In particular we
understand the amount and quality of work that funding
bodies require as well as appreciating the time it takes to
have applications approved.
New life for old buildings
We have extensive experience of bringing derelict heritage
buildings back to life through careful restoration of elements
that have degraded, and surgically removing parts that
inhibit future uses. We are aware of the careful balance
between the two, but if carefully and sympathetically
done, we are able to give a decaying historic building a
new lease of life. We believe that the design of a building
and a client’s strategic vision should be brought together
simultaneously, the resulting solution is then deliverable,
innovative and meaningful. This in turn can only be done
by collaborating with all your stakeholders, and it would
be our wish to include all of them in the decision making
process.
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St Mark’s Church, Harrogate
RESIDENTIAL
FARMSTEAD, NIDDERDALE
CLIENT: Private Client
CONTRACTOR: Keith Seed
We recognise the privilege of owning a historic home and the
responsibility of its upkeep and alteration. Our policy is to
develop ideas with clients, advising on how to achieve results
with the minimum of disturbance to the historic fabric. The
path to realisation can be difficult with some Local Authority
conservation teams, but we aim to involve people early on in
the process to smooth the path to completion.
Early involvement with the Conservation Officer and
explanatory meetings on site enabled the conversion of a
large open roof space at a late eighteenth century Grade
II listed former mill owners house, Birkenshaw. Partitions
were woven around the vast oak roof trusses to provide two
additional bedrooms with associated bathrooms.
An extension to a Grade II listed Victorian villa, Harrogate by
the prominent architect John Tweedale RIBA was designed
using details in the style of the original design. The extension
respects the form and asymmetry of the side elevation of the
1892 town house, providing a conservatory and music room
above a gym. Minimal disturbance to the original features
and the use of sympathetic materials ensured acceptance by
the Local Authority.
This scheme comprises the conversion, refurbishment and
extension of a complex of Grade II listed farm buildings
including a early seventeenth century farmhouse and
eighteenth century barns. The farmstead is located in an
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Spaces have been carefully altered to reflect the needs of
a modern family, with the living areas and a large kitchen
extending into the adjacent former cart shed. The main
house is linked to the cart shed via a new glazed insertion
and a first floor was reinstated to the rear off-shot in order
to create an en suite bathroom to the master bedroom.
The previously unused attic storey of the main house was
converted to provide guest accommodation. Permission
was obtained for the construction of the new garage
which encloses the new stone sett courtyard.
The work also included extensive fabric repairs to the
historic buildings, with the repointing of the elevations
and the complete re-roofing of both structures with the
original stone slates. The property utilises an extensive
photovoltaic array and a rainwater harvesting system
and, where the listing allowed, the insulation levels of the
buildings fabric were increased substantially.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE, nr HARROGATE
CLIENT: Private Client
CONTRACTOR: Emsley Building Contractors
This project involved the refurbishment, extension and
landscaping of a substantial Modernist private residence
outside Harrogate.
The house, which was completed in 1938 to the design
of the prominent architect John C Proctor FRIBA, had
suffered from previous inappropriate extensions to the
house and alterations to the approach and landscaping.
By repositioning the main entrance to the rear of the
property, as the original design, we were able to reorientate the layout of the house to take advantage of the
extensive south facing terrace and gardens.
A key aspect of the scheme was to transform a previously
dark and underwhelming corridor into a triple height
entrance hall that opens out onto an impressive new
staircase.
Former garages were converted to a kitchen and day room,
a master suite was added above the swimming pool and a
third floor was added to the main house.
Crucially, a great deal of care was taken to restore and
conserve original features wherever possible.
COUNTRY ESTATES AND HOTELS
THE GREAT BARN, BOLTON ABBEY
CLIENT: Chatsworth Settlement Trustees
We have, for many years, worked with the custodians of
estates, farms and rural enterprises to provide heritage
building advice, masterplans for new farmsteads, and
solutions for redundant buildings.
We have long standing relationships with the Parlington
Estate, Aberford and Grimston Park Estate, Tadcaster.
At Parlington, we have worked on a number of buildings, most
recently Parlington Hall Cottages with a programme of energy
measures including external insulation and conservation
work to the Grade II* listed triumphal arch dating back to
1783. We have provided a comprehensive review of one
of the farmsteads to investigate more sustainable uses for
the redundant agricultural buildings including some listed
structures with an eye to commercial use.
The work carried out to date at Grimston includes a number
of condition surveys and refurbishments schemes.
We have also worked with Rudding Park, Harrogate
including the refurbishment of the Gardeners’ Cottage and
masterplanning the luxury lodges in the Grade II listed park.
We are currently working with the Bolton Abbey Estate to
bring the redundant Grade II* listed Great Barn at Bolton
Priory back to life.
Dating back to the late Medieval period, the Great Barn
is a marvellous and rare example of its type in the Dales
and is in the Scheduled Ancient Monument of the Priory
Barnyard. It is unusual for such a building to have survived
in the north of England. The oak frames date back to the
1520s and the external stone walls were added in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
We are working closely with the Yorkshire Dales National
Park, the Bolton Abbey Estate and English Heritage to
explore potential long term sustainable uses for the
building that do not necessarily comply with planning
policy but would ensure a future for this historically
important building.
The options all include showing off the timber structure
by carefully removing some of the internal eighteenth
and nineteenth interventions that compromise both the
integrity of the original structure and the use of space.
All new structures inserted will be flexible, so that the
building can continue to evolve and respond to changing
needs.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARYS CHURCH, WHITBY
CLIENT: PCC of the Parish Church of St Mary’s
We work with a wide range of Christian Churches which
include Anglican. Roman Catholic, Methodist, Quaker,
Chinese, Romanian Orthodox and Serbian Orthodox.
We fully appreciate that the Christian faith is characterised
by diverse social lives and close social ties. The way in which
churches reach out to their congregations has changed over
the years and the buildings which house such institutions
need to evolve and develop to reflect this.
We have a long history of re-ordering and extending churches
in order to meet these changing needs, whether it is modest
interventions such as improving access for all like the work
carried out at the St. Mary’s Church in Winthorpe (Grade
I listed) or major refurbishments that re-establishes the
church in the heart of the community such as at the church
of St Francis of Assisi, Morley.
We have been working with the Grade I listed Parish
Church of St Mary in Whitby for over 15 years, carrying
out Quinquennial Inspections, specifying and managing
re-roofing work and heating replacements as well as
repair work to many of the windows.
Founded in circa 1110, the church has a very fine and
incredibly rare interior that has been largely unaltered
since 1695.
Recently we have been working with a team of specialist
ground engineers to understand the cause of the erosion
to the churchyard and crucially find a solution that would
not detract from the very prominent clifftop location of
the church. Stainless steel pins, geotextile fabrics and
subsoil drainage have been used and the view saved.
We also restored the famous 199 steps, known as the
Church Stairs and Donkey Road, which have such an iconic
place in Whitby’s mythology. These steps are Grade I listed
with their first recorded mention being in 1370 although
the steps are now largely eighteenth century.
SCHEDULED ANCIENT
MONUMENTS
OXYGRAINS PACKHORSE BRIDGE
We regularly work on projects that involve Scheduled
Ancient Monuments in various capacities varying from
condition surveys, Conservation Management Plans,
Assessments of Significance, CDM services and restoration
work.
We were commissioned by Yorkshire Water, through
Natural England, to prepare a Conservation Management
Plan and Statement of Significance for the Oxygrains
Packhorse Bridge Scheduled Ancient Monument on
Rishworth Common.
We work with a team of archaeologists to help establish
evidential, historical, artistic and communal value of
heritage assets and how this value can help determine their
future. We feel it is important to consult local community
groups and historians to ensure we consider the wider
issues and also to assess local concerns and interests.
Oxygrains Old Bridge is a single span stone bridge,
approximately 2m wide, built during the seventeenth
century to carry cloth from Yorkshire to Lancashire.
We are currently providing specialised heritage CDM
services for the emergency repair work to the Grade I
listed Furness Abbey in Cumbria which is also a Scheduled
Ancient Monument. We form part of the team that is
working to stop the remains of the Cistercian Abbey,
established in 1127, from sinking into the ground as the
original oak ground beams have rotted away. We have also
given specialised heritage CDM services to Sheriff Hutton
Castle (Grade II* listed) and at Harewood Castle (Grade I
listed and a Scheduled Ancient Monument).
CLIENT: Yorkshire Water
VALUE: £7K
CONTRACTOR: Lloyd and Smith Ltd
Working closely with ArcHeritage, we developed the Plan
in two ways: to understand the relationship between the
packhorse trails and the wider context: and to develop
recommendations on the future conservation and repairs
of the historic structure.
As a result of the Management Plan and subsequent
conservation work, the bridge is no longer on the Heritage
At Risk register.
PADLEY HALL AND CHAPEL
CULTURAL BUILDINGS
CLIENT: Diocese of Hallam Trustee
VALUE: £40K
CONTRACTOR: Stone Technical Services
Working with ArcHeritage as with the Oxygrain Packhorse
Bridge, we developed a Conservation Management Plan
for the Grade II* listed ruins of Padley Hall, a Scheduled
Ancient Monument under the ownership of the Diocese
of Hallam in the Peak District National Park.
The remains of Padley Hall are important as manor houses
of this quality are rare. Padley Hall is also important as
the monument is a site of pilgrimage in memory of the
Padley Martyrs who were convicted of treason in 1588.
The Conservation Management Plan included a robust
condition survey and priced schedule of defects.
Repairs were undertaken, resulting in the monument
being removed from the Heritage At Risk register. The
Conservation Plan also formed the basis of long term
Conservation and Management Policies that have enabled
the Diocese to continue to manage and monitor the
conservation of this historic structure.
Whether we are undertaking a stone-by-stone approach to
an existing cultural asset or designing new contemporary
facilities, we will work with you to create an enriched
visitor experience. Our experience of grant applications
enables us to explore ways in which a scheme can evolve
in order to access other funding streams.
This was the case at the Grade I listed St James’ Minster
Church in Grimsby where the initial brief was to provide
a new choir rehearsal room. However by embedding
the scheme deeper into the community, not only did the
centre become an asset for the local neighbourhood, but it
unlocked five different funding streams to bring the project
to fruition including grants from English Heritage.
At the Abbey Visitor Centre, Whitby (the ground beneath is
a Scheduled Ancient Monument), we worked with English
Heritage to refurbish the abbey lodge. The conversion of
the ground floor of the lodge for retail use, ticket office,
orientation and information point re-establishes the
entrance to the Whitby Abbey site from the north. As part
of the work a new feature stone plinth was commissioned
for the replica Borghese statue that was once housed in
the courtyard of Cholmley House.
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Washburn Heritage Centre, Fewston
WASHBURN HERITAGE CENTRE, FEWSTON
CLIENT: Washburn Heritage Project Group
VALUE: £500K
CONTRACTOR: RN Wooler & Co. Ltd
This award winning heritage centre is an extension to the
Grade II* listed Church of St Micheal and St Lawrence. The
body of the church was re-built in 1697 after a fire which
destroyed all but the fourteenth century tower.
The church was already a vital part of the community but
needed to diversify in order to reach out to visitors.
The heritage centre is located to the north west of the
church and connects to the tower on the line of the later
Hearse House, which was demolished as part of the
works. This connection creates a lobby, providing a clear
break between the new and the old. Housed within this
new extension is a multi-purpose conference space with
exhibitions, presentation areas and a popular cafe.
The centre can now offer talks, guided walks with lunch,
workshops, lambing visits, concerts, solstice walks, coffee
mornings and other events. The Centre and the Washburn
Branch of the WEA (Workers’ Educational Association)
also put on a variety of courses.
Shortlisted ‘Community Benefit’ RICS pro-Yorkshire Awards - 2013
Winner Bronze Award - RIBA Northern Networks Awards - 2011
ST PETER’S CHURCH, HARROGATE
CLIENT: St Peter’s PCC
VALUE: £1.65 million
CONTRACTOR: William Anelay Ltd
The work carried out at St Peter’s comprises the second
phase of the church development which sought to improve
and extend the church’s role in the community. Through
a careful re-ordering of the existing interior, the church
is now able to offer new ways of worship alongside their
traditional service and in particular is able to expand their
already extensive musical programme. The works also
replaced the north east vestries with a new three floor
extension which provides the Church with a community
hall, a range of meeting rooms, new facilities and a
commercial kitchen.
The insertion of the kitchen has enabled St Peter’s to
work with the wider community by offering a daily hot
breakfast for the homeless.
The extension is linked to the existing church via a glass
roof ambulatory around the apse to a new glazed street
entrance at the south east corner. This not only ties the
two parts of the building together but also creates a new
contemporary street frontage.
The creation of a new entrance also enabled the church
to be flexible, allowing community access at one end
without compromising the west end for ceremonial use,
weddings and funerals.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
THE FRIARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, RICHMOND, NORTH
YORKSHIRE
CLIENT: Primary Medical Property
VALUE: £2 million
CONTRACTOR: Robert R Roberts
Our experience of working with heritage environments
extends beyond what are considered ‘typical’ heritage assets
to listed public buildings that have to - or are required to adapt to very contemporary needs.
These public buildings include a number of healthcare
buildings ranging from GP practices such as Sherburn
Medical Practice, Sherburn in Elmet (Grade II listed) to larger
buildings like the Friary Community Hospital, Richmond
(Grade II listed).
We also have considerable experience of working with
schools that are housed within listed buildings but require
some careful adaptation to enable them to meet the needs
of twenty-first century education and safeguarding needs.
Our clients include Meanwood CE Primary School (Grade II
listed), Ripley Endowed CE Primary School (Grade II listed
and falls under the auspices of the Ripley Castle Estate) and
Harewood CE Primary School (Grade II listed and falls under
the auspices of the Harewood Estate).
The Friary Community Hospital was one of the first
PFI projects of its type in the UK and comprises the
refurbishment and extension to a Grade II listed former
boarding school with a history dating back to the 1600s.
However, the building had been derelict for some years
before becoming a community hospital and GP surgery.
The project therefore became a threefold design challenge:
how to restore a historic building; how to convert a listed
building sympathetically to an entirely different use; and
how to ensure that the scheme meets the expectations of
a 21st century medical profession.
The restored building is designed to aid the healthcare
professionals at the hospital in their objective to provide
a multi-disciplinary approach. It provides a 18 bed ward,
facilities for eight separate GP Practices, therapy rooms
for dietetics, speech therapy, chiropody, physiotherapy
and occupational therapy as well as facilities for a number
of clinics including surgical, orthopaedic, medicine,
rheumatology, paediatrics, mental health, family planning
and audiology. The Friary also has its own Chapel of rest.
ST GEORGE’S CRYPT, LEEDS
CLIENT: St. George’s Crypt
VALUE: £1 million
CONTRACTOR: Baum Management
This multi-award winning project for the homeless is an
extension and extensive refurbishment of St George’s
Crypt, an annex to the Grade II listed St George’s Church
in the centre of Leeds. As well as the sensitive design
approach to an important heritage building, the scheme
was an exploration of how architecture can influence
the way an organisation is run and the impact it has on
users.
The building has been an enormous success, with the
charity noting that the openness of the design and quality
of finish has been instrumental in improving the selfesteem and trust of the clients. Graffiti and vandalism
have significantly reduced and, for the first time, clients
were able to be given some privacy. St George’s Crypt has
been able to extend services to the homeless of Leeds by
offering health checks, training and support.
Highly Commended ‘Community Benefit’ – RICS Pro-Yorkshire Awards
2012
Winner ‘Altered Building’ – Leeds Architecture Awards – 2011
Winner ‘Landscape’– Leeds Architecture Awards – 2011
Runner-up - EASA Presidents’ Awards 2011.
Pearce Bottomley Architects
Roman Ridge
Main Street
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3AW
0113 2812000
pbp@pbarchitects.co.uk
www.pbarchitects.co.uk
PearceBottomleyArchitects
@PBarchitects