Barnwell Priory

Completed Projects

Completed Projects
Restoration
All Saints Church
Barnwell Priory
Cranmer's Tower, Lambeth Palace
Ickworth House
The Church of St. Michael & All Angels
Willian Church
Roofing
The skills of C.E.L's masons can be admired in this transformation of previous inappropriate repairs that have both conserved and consolidated the structural integrity of this historic building.

Project Overview

Client: Donald Insall Associates/Cambridge City Council

Location: Barnwell Priory, Cambridge

Architect: Mark Wilkinson of Donald Insall Associates

Materials: Masonry

Description: C.E.L worked closely with both architects and structural engineers, Cameron Taylor, to conserve and consolidate the crumbling medieval masonry of this historic building.

Barnwell Priory, Cambridge

Barnwell Priory, Cambridge

Working under the auspices of Mark Wilkinson of Donald Insall Associates, C.E.L's brief was to undertake conservation and consolidation of the friable medieval masonry of this historic building.

Previous inappropriate repairs also had to be removed and new conservation detailing was required to ensure the fabric was allowed to breathe, as originally intended. Due to the age of the structure, the traditional use of an inner masonry wall, with an outer masonry wall filled with rubble had to be reproduced, while keeping the building stable for the masons to work in. This was achieved with guidance from structural engineers, Cameron Taylor.