Glossop Town Hall is a Grade II Listed building in the heart of the town. Working closely with High Peak Borough Council, we led the sensitive building fabric restoration work to secure the iconic building for future generations and enable it to be brought back into community use.

Dating back to 1838 and constructed in the Classical style, Glossop Town Hall had lain largely vacant for several years and had fallen into disrepair. We were appointed by the Council to undertake the role of Lead Consultant to help secure funding, develop proposals for and oversee a series of repair and restoration works across the Grade II listed building.

Following the appointment of the specialist team to work alongside us, we led a series of onsite surveys and design reviews. This informed our understanding of the issues with the fabric, how the building could be repaired whilst remaining operational and what further specialist input was required to guide our approach.

On completion of the specialist reports, we co-ordinated our restoration proposals with careful consideration of the budget and programme to ensure viability. We led both the successful planning submission and conservation consent through our inhouse consultants.

The complex nature of the building and its use dictated how the design was developed. We continually consulted the specialist reports recommendations and the existing historic detailing, to design a sympathetic restoration of the building. Throughout the design phase, we maintained constant dialogue with the conservation officer and building control teams to ensure issues were managed and all risks were mitigated and agreed prior to construction.

We co-ordinated a range of sub-consultants specialising in asbestos treatment and removal, damp and rot treatment, horology and historic paint, to stabilise the building. The need to safely remove asbestos led to a phased approach to the replacement of the roof and its structure

In addition to restoration of the roof, the clock and clock tower and rendering to various elevations, we also arranged for surveys and castings of the original plaster ceilings and ornate mouldings to be taken to enable their faithful restoration in future phases of work.

The completion of these restoration works has halted further deterioration of the Town Hall and secured its future. The Council have subsequently revealed their proposals for the building with the aim for it to become a new cultural and social hub for the town.