A unique late 18th century church building and centre, St Nicholas Church standards at the southern entrance of the oldest part of Warwick. The present building was completed in 1785, replacing a decaying mediaeval church. Norman & Underwood were contracted to replace the church pinnacles, repair the south elevation masonry, remove and install new sand more »
Conservation Case Studies
Stoneywell Stables
Stoneywell Stables were used as a stable and laundry room for Stoneywell House, built as a summer home by Arts and Crafts architect-designer Ernest Gimson for his brother at Stoneywell in Leicestershire and now owned by the National Trust. Norman & Underwood were required to refurbish the stables into the National Trust’s new visitor centre more »
St Edburgs Church, Bicester
Dating back to the early 17th century, St Edburg’s is a grade one listed church in the heart of Bicester, Oxfordshire. Norman & Underwood Conservation were appointed to undertake works to the west tower area which consisted of removing the existing flooring and hardwood panelling, as well as creating a new frontage, and installing limecrete more »
Southwark Cathedral, London
Norman and Underwood Ltd completed an 8 month major conservation project at Southwark Cathedral in April 2014. The works involved primarily re-roofing and stone masonry/render works under the provision of a temporary roof enclosure to the South Aisle, North Transept, Harvard Chapel and North Choir Aisle. The works included over 20 tonnes of sand cast more »
St Peter’s & St Paul’s church, Watford
St Peter’s & St Paul’s Church in Watford is a grade 1 listed building and is mainly built of ironstone and red sandstone. More Information Norman & Underwood used all their experience and skills to transport stones from the ground to the workface, stones weighing over 490kgs; these were part of the replacement tracery
St Botolphs Church, Warwickshire
St Botolphs Church is a grade 1 listed Parish Church located in the town of Newbold on Avon and dates back to the fifteenth century. The church is built the site of an earlier church and is mainly constructed of red sand stone with limestone and blue Lias. The Church consists of a Chancel, Nave, more »
Chillington Cottage, Staffordshire
Chillington is a village in Staffordshire, England which is home to the cottage Norman & Underwood have provided restoration work. The cottage is currently being rented out to families for long term rent. Norman & Underwood had all the required skills to undertake the whole of the works on site using traditional methods More Information more »
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Holy Cross, Daventry
Holy Cross is the main parish church in Daventry, Northamptonshire and was built sometime between 1752 and 1758. The foundation stone for the present Church building was laid on 8 April 1752 and the Church took 6 years to complete and the only addition to the original church was the central porch which was added more »
All Saints Church, Oxfordshire
This Grade 1 listed church in North Moreton dates from the 13th Century and is constructed from limestone, flint and oak. It is best known for the stained glass window in the St Nicholas or Stapleton chapel, which is among the earliest and finest in the country. The contract comprised structural repairs to the timber more »