Barking’s eighteenth-century workhouse stone plaque restored

Cliveden Conservation has successfully restored a rare surviving fragment of Barking’s eighteenth-century workhouse. The large Portland stone plaque was officially unveiled on Abbey Green on Wednesday 17 June, offering a powerful reminder of how London once...

Grade II* Burton Mausoleum reopens to the public

The Grade II* Burton Mausoleum, a spectacular Victorian mausoleum located in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church in Mortlake, will reopen to the public for the first time in more than seventy years this April. This reopening follows a major...

Words of praise from St Olave Hart Street

Members of Cliveden Conservation were invited to an informal reception at St Olave Hart Street to mark the successful conservation and installation of the Capponi ledger stone on 27th November 2025.  Piero Capponi, a Florentine patrician exiled for plotting against...

Hot Mixed Lime Training Day 1st October 2025

We are delighted to be partnering with Stone Federation to deliver a Lime Training Day, 1st October 2025 at Reading Abbey Ruins, Abbey St, Reading RG1 3BA. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about using hot mixed lime mortar and get hands-on experience at the...

Conservation of the Burton Mausoleum begins this summer

Restoration work to the Grade II* Burton Mausoleum in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church in Mortlake, London, will commence in July 2025. Habitats & Heritage has appointed Cliveden Conservation, Martin Ashley Architects and Conisbee...