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Blind Veterans UK Phase II

17 Jan, by Chris McGrory in

The practice has recently completed a scheme to provide Blind Veterans UK with four flats and a house to be used in conjunction with their main building at Plas Medoc, Llandudno. The charity provides help to blind ex services personnel through respite care, support and…

The Story

12 Sep, by Chris McGrory in

Repairs to Decorative Plasterwork Years of water penetration and outbreaks of dry rot meant areas of original ceiling required substantial repair. The Georgian Dining Room ceiling required areas of rotted supporting frame and the rotted ends of structural beams to be cut back and extended…

Greenbank Hall & Gatehouse

25 Feb, by Chris McGrory in

Owen Ellis Architects have completed the restoration of Greenbank Hall and Gatehouse on the outskirts of Chester. The house dates from 1820 and the gatehouse from 1920, both are Grade II listed and had fallen into disrepair since being vacated by West Cheshire College. The…

Blind Veterans UK

07 Jan, by owenellis in

This refurbishment of the Grade II Listed former Lady Forrester Convalescent Home and new build scheme provides facilities for training, respite care and vacation accommodation for ex services personnel with varying degrees of sight loss and other disabilities. The facility provides 60 rooms to care…

Deane Road

07 Jan, by owenellis in

The site on Deane Road in Kensington was purchased as a formal burial ground in 1835, when it would have stood in open countryside on the outskirts of the City. The entrance was marked by a huge entrance wall in the Greek Revival Style complete…

Hanchurch Manor

07 Jan, by owenellis in

The former use of the Grade II Listed buildings as a boutique hotel ceased in 2011 when the business went into receivership. It has now been purchased by a family who intend to refurbish and alter the buildings to provide three dwellings for use by…

North Western Hall

07 Jan, by owenellis in

The North Western Hotel was completed in 1867 to the designs of Alfred Waterhouse as the major hotel serving Lime Street Station. Following the second world war the building fell into disuse and consequently suffered extensive damage through years of neglect. The complex project to…