Triskele Conservation specialises in the maintenance, repair and sympathetic refurbishment of historic buildings and monuments.
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A clavicle in the cloister
human remains hold up work under London’s tallest spire.
Saint Mary Abbots, Kensington: Nerves are on edge when human remains are found hidden under the cloister of this Gilbert Scott masterpiece. Do we call in the Archaeologists or the Met? Read on to find out.
The Man in the Van
Gloucester Crescent, Camden: Tools, plaster, action! Renovating Alan Bennet’s house in Camden called for much more than a man in a van.
Triskele strikes gold at Chelsea
Korean herb drying tower at Chelsea: Jihae Hwang’s magical garden: A letter from a million years past, won gold at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. At the heart of the garden, inspired by Korea’s most famous mountain, is a 5m tall herb drying tower. With thousands of visitors expected to pass through the tower’s mystical interior, safety was paramount. Asked to assess the structural integrity of a building held together with mud and wooden pegs, Triskele Conservation’s Conor Meehan went above and beyond.
The Hill has Eyes
The Old Hall Highgate: One of the highest residences in London, the windows of this Georgian masterpiece look out across the city to the North Downs.
The Battle of the Bulge
The Shepherd’s Cottage, Highgate: When a touch of middle age spread in a brick gable, turned into a worrying bulge. It was the personal trainers from Triskele Conservation who were called in to get this 400 year old cottage back into shape.
Starry Starry Nights
Van Gogh’s House, Brixton: The restoration of 87 Hackford Road needed bold strokes and a little madness as we embraced the details and quirks that make this historic building such an important part of art history.
After the Arson’s Over
The Acid House, Stockwell: In the end it was fire, the last of several initiated by the house’s resident arsonist, that prompted the council to rehouse its residents elsewhere and to bring a close to a wild period during which the property was known to locals as The Acid House.
Pond Square Gem
All’s well that ends well. This Georgian jewel, one of the oldest houses on Highgate’s Pond Square, was long overdue for refurbishment when new owners, Charles and Luce, called in the team from Triskele Conservation. Extensive works included the crafting of new internal panelling to match fragments remaining of the original interior; new shutters and repairs to ancient joinery. With barely room to swing a cat, Triskele designed and built a fold out kitchen, to maximise storage space, and an artist’s studio. A great example of how the character of the existing building can be retained whilst delivering a beautiful functional space.
The Artist’s Colony
The Tower House, Kensington: One of the first residential properties in London to be electrified. Works called for keyhole surgery to the electrical plan so as to comply with building regulations without altering the existing vintage system.
Tall tales from the Tower
The Union Chapel, Islington: This Grade 1 listed Gothic chapel puts Triskele’s team to the test as they are set the challenge of replacing ageing services in the tower and improving accessibility to its labyrinthine vaults.