Featured News - Museums sector
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May 17, 2012
A former care home in Brighton has been converted into 10 flats for adults of all ages with physical disabilities. The conversion is seen as breaking new ground in social care, where such... more...
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Apr 2, 2012
Originally owned by the Palmer family, of Huntley & Palmers biscuit fame, the land and buildings at Reading's London Road were gifted to the University of Reading at the turn of the twentieth... more...
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Dec 1, 2011
Cities have to constantly change and adapt to survive. Fortunately, architects and property owners with vision are capitalising on this, increasingly finding new and innovative ways to keep our... more...
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Oct 20, 2011
An ideal location, especially if you are a rail enthusiast with a fascination for quirky architecture, can be found at one of London's latest apartment conversions. Originally part of St. Pancras... more...
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Sep 6, 2011
Some 5 miles from Tenterden is the picturesque village of Biddenden in the heart of Kent. Once the centre of the Wealden iron industry it is probably better known now for its Biddenden's Cider or... more...
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Sep 6, 2011
Overlooking London's Regents Park, this historic terrace of magnificient Grade I Listed Regency properties - formerly the headquarters of British Land - has been fully restored and converted back... more...
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Sep 6, 2011
Following his family's naval tradition Sir William Holburne (1793-1874) was just eleven years of age when, as a midshipman, he took part in the Battle of Trafalgar. After the untimely death of his... more...
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Feb 28, 2011
Reflecting the very latest in hospital design, the £226 million, 513 single bed roomed New Tunbridge Wells Hospital built in Pembury in Kent has been designed to address key issues,... more...
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Feb 1, 2011
St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London, recently unveiled its £8m state-of-the-art 16-bed Critical Care Unit which is dedicated to... more...
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Dec 16, 2010
Described as "one of the most spacious and well designed hotels Bloomsbury has to offer", the newly restored Radisson Edwardian "Kenilworth Hotel", previously known as The... more...
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Dec 15, 2010
Located on Parliament Square, opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to Westminster Abbey and the Treasury Building, is the UK's first Supreme Court.
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Dec 6, 2010
St. Paul’s Church in Hatfield Road, St. Albans, which celebrates its centenary this year, has recently undergone a major modernisation programme to the church and its adjacent halls.
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Oct 5, 2010
Selectaglaze has moved office and factory premises. The company has been associated with the cathedral city of St. Albans for nearly 40 years and this move, to purpose designed premises, allows... more...
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Sep 28, 2010
In 1972 a Victorian terrace originally consisting of 8 separate houses was purchased by the London Borough of Islington and converted into a hostel for the homeless. Following the recent closure... more...
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Jun 20, 2010
A Library is traditionally a collection of books embodying knowledge and ideas and many fine buildings have been constructed over centuries to reflect the importance of such collections. Today... more...
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May 24, 2010
The UK has a rich and varied architectural history but regrettably many such buildings are eventually deemed surplus to requirement and allowed to fall into disrepair. Fortunately some are saved... more...
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May 18, 2010
The UK has a rich and varied architectural history in evidence throughout the country. Unfortunately, many such buildings are deemed surplus to requirement and allowed to fall into disrepair. But... more...
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Mar 16, 2010
Opened this January, The Arch London is the capital’s latest hotel and is the culmination of a three year development which has seen a terrace of seven Georgian Grade II listed townhouses... more...
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Mar 11, 2010
Based on a medieval church in Salonica, St. George’s in London’s Tufnell Park dates back to 1861. Like many places of worship, St. George’s has had an interesting and varied... more...
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Mar 11, 2010
Works at London’s Barts Hospital have reached the half-way stage of an ambitious 10 year plan. Many of the existing buildings are being sensitively refurbished with specific focus on... more...
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Mar 10, 2010
Noise containment is a contentious issue particularly in inner city locations where more and more properties are being converted to residential usage. Owners of bars, clubs and pubs find... more...
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Oct 10, 2009
Keeping historic buildings in active use can be a massive undertaking and one of the biggest headaches is often caused by the most defining feature and character of a property - its windows... more...
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Aug 5, 2009
Wolverton Park in Buckinghamshire, once the home of the Royal Train has been developed by Places for People to provide 300 houses and apartments. Seventy-seven of these new homes have been... more...
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Jul 13, 2009
The UK has a rich and varied architectural history. Unfortunately, many such buildings are deemed surplus to requirement and allowed to fall into disrepair. But this doesn’t have to be... more...
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Jun 9, 2009
This Summer will see one of London’s Grade II* listed churches reborn as part of a state-of-the-art performance centre. more...
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Apr 19, 2009
Ramsgate Library has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes five years after fire gutted the impressive 104 year old Grade II landmark building on the Kent coast. more...
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