Conservation of the Cumberland Memorial
The appearance of the Cumberland Memorial has been transformed through conservation treatment
Stonework at Exeter College Library, Oxford
The scope of works included the repair of masonry to the main elevations of the library, including replacement carvings.
Conservation of Pugin’s Decorative Scheme
Cliveden Conservation carried out conservation of the lower half of the wall paintings and the altar of the Drummond chapel.
Restoring the lost murals of Gabriel Pippet
Cliveden Conservation has uncovered and restored the lost murals of Gabriel Pippet in the sanctuary.
Waddesdon Manor Bespoke Winter Covers
Bespoke winter covers were required to protect the carved marble figures of the Fountain of Pluto and Proserpine.
Repair and restoration of Swaffham Assembly Rooms
Exterior restoration work, including urgent roof repairs was required to the listed building.
Listed Farmhouse, Pinner
Exterior restoration and conservation work of a Grade II listed late 16th century timber-framed farmhouse.
Structural repairs and conservation to Odiham Castle ruins
Hampshire County Council invited Cliveden Conservation to carry out vital structural repairs and conservation to the ruins following a successful phase of work in 2019.
Stone and brick work at St Andrew’s Church, Bradfield College
Cliveden Conservation was subcontracted to carry out internal and external stonework to the church.
Stonework at St John the Baptist, Granborough
Cliveden Conservation was appointed to undertake stonework to the medieval church tower as principal contractor.
Repairs to Hatfield Forest Shell House
Hatfield Forest National Trust appointed Cliveden Conservation to carry out the repairs to the timber structure, laths and lime render, and where possible salvage original decorative materials.
Ankerwycke Priory, conservation of ruins
The conservation of Ankerwycke Priory is a result of a two-year collaboration between Cliveden Conservation, the National Trust and Historic England.
Restoration of fire-damaged All Saints Church Fleet
Cliveden Conservation was appointed as the specialist subcontractor to Buxton Building Contractors as part of a major restoration project of the church.
Brompton Cemetery
The Royal Parks commissioned Cliveden Conservation to conserve eight historic listed tombs within Brompton Cemetery which varied in construction and material
Reading Town Monuments
A series of High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) funded monument cleaning and conservation projects.
Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens, Reading
Conservation program of cleaning and repairs to the cast iron Maiwand Lion statue and plinth.
Chapter House, Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
A project to bring back Chapter House into use as a multi-functional meeting and event space required specialist conservation skills in a number of areas.
Fountain of Love, Cliveden National Trust
We carry out condition surveys and conservation treatments on behalf of the National Trust to help preserve and protect the Fountain of Love at Cliveden.
Elizabeth Tower
Sir Robert McAlpine awarded Cliveden Conservation the contract to restore Elizabeth Tower, London, back to its original 1850’s Charles Barry colour scheme.
Carved Head to Commemorate Reading Abbey’s Anniversary
Cliveden Conservation was commissioned to create the carving of Abbot Hugh Faringdon, the last Abbot of Reading.
All Saints Church, Boyne Hill: Conservation of the Victorian Tiled Floor
Cliveden Conservation carried out the sensitive repair of the floor in accordance with Street’s original design.
Durham Cathedral: the Deans Plaque
Space on the plaque had run out for names of future Deans and Bishops. To extend the plaque, our stone conservators carved new border sections from White Alabaster, to replicate the original historic stone.
Wells Cathedral ‘West Front’
The aim of the project was to design and refine a methodology to be used across the rest of the West Front for future conservation projects.
Windsor Parish Church of St John the Baptist
Cleaning and repair of the Topham Foot monument, a beautifully carved bust created by Peeter Gaspar Scheemakers the Younger.
Conservation of 18th century wall paintings
Condition assessment of wall painting scheme by the Swedish artist Elias Martin in the Drawing Room at Sunbury Court.
Reinstallation of the Fordington Mosaic at Dorset Museum
Dorset Museum appointed Cliveden Conservation to lift a precious Romano-British pavement mosaic from its floor position and redisplay it vertically in the newly designed atrium.
Conservation of an early 17th century lime plaster ceiling
Cliveden Conservation was invited by building surveyors Crowther Overton-Hart to survey and carry out the repair of an early 17th century lime plaster ceiling
Conservation of Harley Street terrace house hand-modelled stucco ceiling
In early 2018 Buxton Building Contractors Ltd were granted the contract for the refurbishment of the Grade 2 listed terraced house at 17 Harley Street, Marylebone, by The Howard de Walden Estate.
Biddulph Grange, National Trust
The James Bateman Geological Gallery (1862) at Biddulph Grange contains a selection of fossils and geological strata.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Cliveden Conservation has continued its involvement with Willesden Jewish Cemetery.
Church of St John, Hackney, London
Cliveden Conservation was commissioned by Hackney Church to undertake the remedial treatment and reinstallation of memorials and brass plaques.
Stowe National Trust: Nine Muses
Stowe National Trust’s aims to reinstate the lost temples and monuments that once dressed the landscaped gardens like pieces of a theatre set.
Blickling Estate National Trust
Blickling Hall is an imposing 17th century Jacobean stately home in the custody of the National Trust
Mussenden Temple County Londonderry
Cliveden Conservation was appointed by the National Trust to repair the limestone floor of the Mussenden Temple located in the stunning surroundings of Downhill Demesne near Castlerock in county Londonderry.
Conservation of a Norman Capital
St John the Baptist Church in Stone near Aylesbury was built around AD1135 and is renowned for having one of the finest Norman fonts in the country
The Church of St Peter and St Paul
Cliveden Conservation was honoured to be commissioned to conserve four of its medieval tombs, two effigies of knights, a wall monument and a white marble seventeenth-century urn.
Robert Adam Ceiling
One of the finest surviving Robert Adam ceilings and an important English carpet can be found in the neo-classical Saloon at Saltram House.
Chester Cathedral Wall Mosaic
The wall mosaic on the east wall of the St Erasmus Chapel, designed by JR Clayton and executed by A Salviati, was installed as a memorial to Thomas Brassey and his wife in 1879.
Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village
Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village in Surrey commissioned Cliveden Conservation to create a bespoke winter cover to protect the ornamental nineteenth-century terracotta well head (Grade II listed) designed by Mary Watts.
St Mary Magdalene Church, Paddington, London
The St Mary Magdalene development combines a restored Grade 1 Listed heritage jewel with a modern purpose-built Living Heritage Centre – London’s newest community and cultural venue.
Cromer War Memorial Norfolk
Cromer War Memorial, originally designed by WD Caröe in 1919, had suffered severe wind-driven, seaward weather conditions over the years.
Mount Stewart, National Trust
Mount Stewart, which is cared for by the National Trust, is one of Ireland’s most treasured tourist attractions.
Replica Statues for Stowe
With the original statues of Stowe now scattered due to the great auctions of Stowe House in 1921 and 1922, the National Trust has been seeking the return of originals or gain permission to have faithful replicas cast.
The Campbell Family Mausoleum
The Campbell Family Mausoleum (Grade II* listed building), St Mary’s RC Cemetery in Kensal Green was erected in 1904 to the designs of the architect Charles Henry Bourne Quennell and is a high-quality example of an Edwardian mausoleum in a striking neo-Byzantine style.
Replica Sculpted Lions
The Bath Workshop was commissioned to replicate the missing lions using their expert stone carving skills.
Ballymena and District’s War Memorial
While working on behalf of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, WW1 Research Ireland discovered that names were missing from Ballymena and District’s War Memorial.
The Roman Baths, City of Bath World Heritage Site
The Roman Baths, at the heart of the City of Bath World Heritage Site, consists of the well preserved remains of one of the greatest sacred spas of the ancient world.
Medieval Pavement in Oxford is saved as a piece of Architectural Art
During the initial stages of the construction of the new Westgate Oxford shopping centre, excavations revealed extensive remains of the medieval Greyfriars friary (AD 1244-1538), including a decorative tile pavement.
Conservation treatment of Thomas Hardy altarpiece
Cleaning and repair of a forgotten treasure which had been hidden for nearly a century.
Reading Abbey Ruins
Reading Borough Council launched its ‘Reading Abbey Revealed’ project with the aim of conserving the scheduled and listed remains and re-opening them to the public by spring 2018.
Repair of Venus and Cupid statue
The marble statue had suffered serious damage during a fire and was feared to be irreparable
St Albans Cathedral
In 2015, a two-year programme of repairs to the West Front commenced to repair and protect the medieval stonework of the west porches, the surrounding 19th century masonry, the grand oak doors and the First World War memorial window.
Temple of Bacchus
Painshill Park Trust is committed to researching and restoring Painshill 18th Century landscape garden as near as possible to the concept of its creator, the Hon. Charles Hamilton.
Recreating the Gothic Cross National Trust, Stowe
The Roman Baths, at the heart of the City of Bath World Heritage Site, consists of the well preserved remains of one of the greatest sacred spas of the ancient world.
Corpus Christi College Chapel, Oxford
Cliveden Conservation was appointed by Kingerlee Ltd ( Principal contractor) and Gray Baynes + Shew (Architects) to carry out specialist conservation work to Corpus Christi College Chapel Oxford, as part of a major refurbishment project.
Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
The team from the Houghton workshop in Norfolk were the conservators behind the fantastic mosaic floor conservation in the cathedral presbytery which consisted of replacement tesserae and substrate stabilisation.
St Mary’s Church Spire, Datchet, Berkshire
St Mary’s Church which is situated in the quaint village of Datchet has been the focus of a local fundraising campaign to save its steeple for several years.
Wimpole Gothic Tower Folly, National Trust, Cambridgeshire
The Gothic Tower, designed to look like a picturesque medieval ruin, is based on a sketch by the architect Sanderson Miller in 1749 for his patron, Lord Hardwicke, the owner of Wimpole