Spains Hall is a beautiful Grade I Listed country house circa 1570, incorporating a timber framed medieval house C1400-50.The house was in need of substantial restoration and repair, as very little work had been carried out on the house for decades.
Restoration overview
The house was altered to add new facilities allowing the house to open to the public for the first time for business and hospitality use, including weddings and functions. The value of the project was approximately £1,500,000.
The sympathetic restoration, repair and alterations began in August 2008, during which many hidden original features were enhanced and brought back to their former glory.The rooms altered included the Great Hall, the porch, the large drawing room and dining room, the vestibule, the south staircase lobby and the tapestry bedroom and en-suite. New w/c facilities were added including a new w/c for disabled and elderly people and with baby-changing facilities. Features include the jib door, the Tudor well in the floor and the restored flamboyant Victorian wallpapers.
The refurbishment of Spains Hall was awarded the RICS 2012 National Grand Finalist Award for Building Conservation
The scope of the project
Great Hall
Within the Great Hall repairs were made to the primary beams and the supporting brick walls were strengthened. Where possible, carvings were cut from the decayed beam and fitted onto the new sections.
Where carvings could not be salvaged, Bakers’ in-house joinery workshop hand carved replica carvings. New oak floor joists were introduced, plank flooring installed and substantial wall panel repairs were made within the Great Hall, the large drawing room and the vestibule.
A new kitchen was installed with large French doors and a fanlight. New bathrooms and en-suites were also installed.
New mechanical systems, heating, plumbing, electrical power and lighting were sensitively installed as well as Audio Visual systems with speakers hidden within the wall panelling.
Tapestry Bedroom
The tapestry bedroom and en-suite were fully restored, to be used by the Bride and Groom for wedding functions.
Entrance Hall
A large roof light was installed within the roof of the entrance hall to gain additional light. The small staircase was replaced with a large Georgian style sweeping timber staircase, to create a dramatic and welcoming entrance hall.
The rear entrance was also remodelled to include a new large panelled entrance door and long side sash windows to let more natural light in.
External Walls
The external walls were re-pointed where the pointing had failed. Windows were restored which included stained glass repairs. Roof tile repairs and lead repairs were also carried out. The garden walls were also repaired, and a new opening formed with an arch leading into the formal gardens.
Restoration of Spains Hall
Restoration overview
The house was altered to add new facilities allowing the house to open to the public for the first time for business and hospitality use, including weddings and functions. The value of the project was approximately £1,500,000.
The sympathetic restoration, repair and alterations began in August 2008, during which many hidden original features were enhanced and brought back to their former glory.The rooms altered included the Great Hall, the porch, the large drawing room and dining room, the vestibule, the south staircase lobby and the tapestry bedroom and en-suite. New w/c facilities were added including a new w/c for disabled and elderly people and with baby-changing facilities. Features include the jib door, the Tudor well in the floor and the restored flamboyant Victorian wallpapers.
The refurbishment of Spains Hall was awarded the RICS 2012 National Grand Finalist Award for Building Conservation
The scope of the project
Great Hall
Within the Great Hall repairs were made to the primary beams and the supporting brick walls were strengthened. Where possible, carvings were cut from the decayed beam and fitted onto the new sections.
Where carvings could not be salvaged, Bakers’ in-house joinery workshop hand carved replica carvings. New oak floor joists were introduced, plank flooring installed and substantial wall panel repairs were made within the Great Hall, the large drawing room and the vestibule.
A new kitchen was installed with large French doors and a fanlight. New bathrooms and en-suites were also installed.
New mechanical systems, heating, plumbing, electrical power and lighting were sensitively installed as well as Audio Visual systems with speakers hidden within the wall panelling.
Tapestry Bedroom
The tapestry bedroom and en-suite were fully restored, to be used by the Bride and Groom for wedding functions.
Entrance Hall
A large roof light was installed within the roof of the entrance hall to gain additional light. The small staircase was replaced with a large Georgian style sweeping timber staircase, to create a dramatic and welcoming entrance hall.
The rear entrance was also remodelled to include a new large panelled entrance door and long side sash windows to let more natural light in.
External Walls
The external walls were re-pointed where the pointing had failed. Windows were restored which included stained glass repairs. Roof tile repairs and lead repairs were also carried out. The garden walls were also repaired, and a new opening formed with an arch leading into the formal gardens.
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