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As well as adapting old buildings, Robinson Thorne Architects have worked specifically on projects to repair and conserve the fabric of important historic buildings, often in consultation with English Heritage, the National Trust and Conservation officers.
Projects have included complex masonry repairs as at Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk and Magdalen College, Oxford. In Tottenham, a fine Georgian brick house has been repaired, and at Standen, works include complete re-roofing, and the repair of the Conservatory.
At Somerleyton Hall near Lowestoft, Suffolk, a long running phased programme of masonry repair and renewal, grant aided by English Heritage, has allowed the replacement of crumbling Caen stone balustrades and carved panels on both the main house and the adjoining Loggia and Winter Garden. Much of this work has been carried out by masonry contractor Woods of Norwich and the high quality of the work was recognised with a Natural Stone Award in 2002.
