Historic Houses & Churches

Arranging regular on-site visits can ensure small damages and losses are reinstated or consolidated quickly. This ensures those pieces do not get lost or damaged further in a 'bit box' and also allows the conservator to identify the cause of the deterioration and to then prevent further losses.

We can be a flexible and professional addition to your collection care strategy and team.

In addition to his furniture related qualifications/experience, Bill has a Master Degree in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and we are also able to manage or collaborate on larger conservation projects.

There are many benefits of this method:

• Reduced transportation costs by minimising the need to move some objects to and from a  workshop.
• Conservation work is completed more regularly preventing further loss, for example, when a piece of veneer becomes detached the chances are more will follow if not dealt with promptly and new losses may not be found.
• Having a regular booking also allows us to plan ahead and offer a competitive price for regular clients and build a valued partnership.
• We get to know your collection and can support with preventative conservation and condition reporting and monitoring.
• Easier consultation on-site during projects to reduce administration and increase efficiency. Decision making is much easier when stakeholders are together in front of the object.
• Houses that have on-site accommodation available can utilise this to further reduce the costs of daily transport and accommodation allowing more budget to be directed to your collection.

Arranging a regular schedule of, for example, one conservator for 1 day per month or a team each quarter allows easier budget planning. We can set up a schedule to suit your requirements and review it regularly.

Risk to the collection can be reduced in a number of ways:

• Working on-site reduces the risk of damage by changes to environmental conditions or during transportation.
• Earlier intervention with a regular planned visits.
• By planning into the annual budget there is not a situation where work is needed but no work budgeted for.
• Support with condition reporting and preventative measures.
• This also means you know when we are coming and this can be scheduled when it suits you to ensure it does not clash with other events and projects.

• You have regularly planned conservation work completed by experienced and qualified conservators who will risk assess beforehand and work safely to protect your collection.
• There are occasions when you need to book a conservator and cannot find one that is available and waste your valuable time searching. However if you have regular bookings you have the confidence that a visit is already booked in.

• There are opportunities to complete appropriate conservation work in front of the public, subject to risk assessment. This can really engage the public with your collection.
• The public also then see the work you are putting into your collection either via conservation in action or interpretation signage before and after work completed.