HISTORIC & LISTED BUILDINGS

Project: Springfield Hospital, London

Client: City & Country

Barwin are delighted to have been appointed on three seperate phases of works at Springfield Hospital, converting the existing building into luxury 1, 2 and 3 bedroom flats.

The hospital opened as the Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 1840. The original building was a grand symmetrical red brick Tudor-style composition enclosing a large courtyard, built to the designs of Edward Lapidge, the county surveyor. A purpose-built chapel was added in 1881. It came under the management of Middlesex County Council in 1888 and was renamed the Wandsworth Asylum.

During the First World War it became the Springfield War Hospital and after the war, it became the Springfield Mental Hospital A new infirmary block to treat mentally ill patients who were also physically ill opened in July 1932.

Scope of works:

• Stone repairs to Cornice, Quoins, String, Roll Mould, Copings
• Stone Indent Repairs
• Reforming Stone Cornices
• Brick repairs & Replacements
• Taking down and re-building Gables & Crenelations
• Re-pointing facades
• Cleaning to facades (Doff, Chemical and TORC)
• Installing new stone to Windows & Doors including, Mullions, Transoms, Cills, Heads, Thresholds
• Re-building Garden Walls
• New Internal & External brickwork (Bricking up door openings, Enlarging Windows, Forming Door Openings)

Project: Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Ascot

Client: Zenith

The house is thought to have been built by James Wyatt, almost certainly for James William Steuart, a farmer, in around 1787. It was acquired by Sir Charles Decimus Crosley, a former Sheriff of London from the Steuart family in 1859. It then passed to Sir James Thompson Mackenzie, 1st Baronet in 1883, to Major William James Joicey, the .then serving High Sheriff of Durham, in 1890 and to Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, an industrialist, in 1930.

Northcote House accommodated the Civil Defence College from 1950 until it closed in 1968. The Civil Service College was then established in the building in June 1970. The ill-fated Sunningdale Agreement on power-sharing in Northern Ireland was signed in Northcote House on 9 December 1973.

The Civil Service College evolved to become the National School of Government, which provided training, organisational development and consultancy courses for UK civil servants and private individual learners until its closure in March 2012. In March 2015, the College of Policing opened an office in the Albert Day building. Sunningdale Park was then sold to Audley Retirement and Berkeley Homes in December 2016.

Scope of works:

• Brick repair and consolidation
• Restoration and replacement of stucco
• Specialist restoration of details and decoration

Project: 23 – 24 Henrietta, London

Principle Contractor: Knight Harwood

23-24 Henrietta Street is a Grade II Listed Victorian red brick building located close to the Piazza in the centre of Covent Garden. It was designed by Spencer Chadwick in 1885-86. This four storey office building has been redeveloped into a mixed use retail and residential units. The development contains five new luxury apartments.

Barwin were appointed to carry out external refurbishment and cleaning of the building facade. DOFF steam cleaning system was used to clean the brickwork at the front and rear façades to remove moss algae and general surface dirt. All the openings, airbricks and ventilators in the external walls were tape sealed to prevent water entry into the interior of the property or into any appliances connected to the exterior walls. The defective brickwork was cut out by means of hand tools and replaced with new brickwork to match existing. The defective pointing was removed, repointed and finished in style to match existing profile and colour.

Scope of works:

• DOFF system cleaning
• Removal and replacement of defective brickwork, brick matching
• Brickwork repointing
• Stone repairs using reconstituted mortar

Project: Buckingham Gates, London

Client: The Royal Parks

Barwin have just completed restoration of the Grade II Listed Buckingham Gates, as well as gate lodge, gate piers and railings, located at the junction of Birdcage Walk and Buckingham Palace rond point approach. Barwin began the restoration of the Buckingham Gates in February. 

• Removal of vehicle gates to a secure location; grit blasting to remove coatings; gate repairs; redecoration to Hempel paint specification and reinstalling the gates
• Grit blasting of the pedestrian gates on site to remove coatings; metal and stone repairs, redecoration to Hempel paint specification
• DOFF & TORC cleaning of Portland stone piers and Buckingham Gate lodge
• Supply and fix approximately 60 indent stone repairs
• Rake out and repoint all joints in lime mortar
• Removal, reinstalling and restoration of damaged shields and embellishments
• Removal, restoration and reinstatement of 4 large lanterns, including gold leaf gilding and bronze patination
• Redecoration of the lodge
• Remove existing roof and new roof reinstatement

Project: Loxford House, Higbury Park, London

Client: Mount Anvil

Loxford House, a mansion built in the mid-19th century, was once the residence of the Dent family, renowned as glove makers. It is an excellent example of Regency style architecture with an elegant white stuccoed facade.

Loxford House was recently restored to its original glory and converted into luxury refurbished homes. The focal point of Loxford House is a delightful clock tower.

Barwin cleaned and then overcoated the original stonework which was defective and aesthetically unpleasant, using a reconstituted stone mortar. This was skilfully applied and finished by hand to replicate the detail and profile of the original stone.

Awards:

• NHBC Award 2013

Project: Gilston Park House, Gilston, Essex

Client: City & Country Construction

Gilston Park House is an outstanding Victorian Country House designed by Phillip Hardwick, the building was originally constructed in 1852 in a Tudor style with Gothic touches, subsequently altered and extended in 1903 and now converted into private homes.

Barwin completed external stone restoration of the façade, nebulous stone cleaning and restoration of the stonework and pointing using natural stone and restoration mortars.

The restrictions as a result of the Grade II* Listing made the task that much harder and the result was very satisfying.

Awards:

• What House? Awards, Gold Award for Best Renovation.

Project: Bentley Priory, Stanmore

Client: City & Country 

Bentley Priory includes a Grade II listed 18th Century Mansion House, adjoining historic buildings and Italian Gardens. Originally built in 1766, Bentley Priory was extended in 1788 by Sir John Soane for John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn. The priory was the final home of the Dowager Queen Adelaide, queen consort of William IV, before her death there in 1849. It subsequently served as a hotel and girls’ school before being acquired by the Royal Air Force in 1926. Bentley Priory was a working RAF base until 2008. The site has been developed by City & Country into the new homes and museum.

Barwin completed extensive masonry repairs to this Grade II listed building. We also carried out stucco restoration, lime wash, external decoration, decorative coatings and DOFF system cleaning of the external facades. 

Project: Hans Place, Chelsea, London

Client: Cadogan Estates

Barwin were appointed by Chorus Interiors to undertake façade restoration of these two six storey adjoining 1870s town houses, which were converted into six luxury  apartments. The properties are Grade  II Listed “Queen Anne” style  buildings. Hans Place now represents one of the most sought after residential addresses in Chelsea.

Works consisted of red brick façade repairs and repointing, replacement of defective red sandstone elements and redecoration of stone features. 

Project: Springfield House, Reading

Client: Springfield Management Association

Barwin were appointed by Sedgman Noble architects on behalf of Springfield Management Association to undertake external restoration and redecoration to this Grade II listed residential property in Reading. Barwin restored this late Georgian  property that has fallen in disrepair to its former glory. The main  challenge was to carry out works with minimal disruption to the tenants. Barwin have appointed dedicated Resident Liaison Officers who held tenant meetings every two weeks whilst fairly invasive works are being carried out in their homes.

Scope of works:

• Removal of existing coatings
• Restoration of stucco facades and chimney stack
• Rebuilding of ornamental string course
• Window refurbishment
• Redecoration
• Flat roofing
• Slate and lead repairs
• Timber care and spliced in replacement trim 

Project: Balls Park, Hertford

Client: City & Country Construction Ltd 

Luxurious residential development set among 63 acres of picturesque Grade II listed parkland. Balls Park is one of the most important surviving mid- 17th century houses in Hertfordshire, designed in the so-called Artisan Mannerist style.

In respect to the grand heritage of the house, Barwin carried out stone replacement and restoration, brick matching and replacement, reconstituted stone repair and specialist lime pointing to both the brick and stonework. The external facades were cleaned using DOFF system.

Awards:

• 2012 What House? Awards, Gold – Best Renovation
• 2012 Evening Standard Awards, Best Apartment over £1m- WW1
• 2012 Evening Standard Awards, Highly Commended for Best Restoration

Project: Cleveland Row, London

Client: Ellmer Construction 

Cleveland Row is an Edwardian Building Grade I listed, designed by architect Frank Verity in 1905. The building has been refurbished and converted into residential apartments by The Crown Estates.

 Barwin were appointed to carry out façade repairs, alterations and cleaning.

Project: Old Deanery, London

Client: Sykes and Sons 

We were instructed to carry out works with Sykes and Sons at the Old Deanery, This is a Grade I Listed building built in 1672. Barwin specialise in working with listed buildings and take great pleasure in working on such prestigious projects such as this.

Scope of Works:

• Heli-bars, Heli-beams & Cem-tie repairs to Front, Rear & Side Elevations both internally & externally.
• Brick repairs & replacements to Front, Rear & Side Facades
• Landing & Treads – We removed the existing steps and reinstated new black Basalt treads and risers to the     main entrance to match the existing and repaired some of the existing by means of lifting the marble tiles to the landing and forming a new sub-base and related the tiles. We also had to consolidate the arched façade by means of using slate packers and stainless steel threaded dowels. This was then rendered in lime.
• Lay new Paving slabs on pedestal support system to side elevation
• Cill repairs
• Courtyard Works – The biggest element of work involved on this project was the front entrance courtyard, where we had to take up the Purbeck stone, granite setts and cobbles and relay them to meet DDA requirements as well as the new the lift access. We did this by recording all the Purbeck stone taken up by means of marking up scaled drawings and photographing each sett numbered and dimensioned and retained these records for the architect. These were then cleaned and set aside. We then excavated the courtyard by approx. 300mm and in some cases more and laid a new (GSB type 1) sub-base which was levelled. Once we had preparing the surface, we reinstated the stone setts on a lime mortar bed inclusive of adding new manhole covers and infilling the lift pit with pinkish/grey granite setts. This had to be done methodically and put back as it was.