Astleham Manor Cottages
Offices, Meeting Room and Library

Location:

Astleham, Shepperton, Middlesex

Date:

1994-1998

Client:

Chiltern Open Air Museum

Having undertaken research and analysed the building, I discovered this was formerly a medieval hall house that had been moved previously in 1913 to make way for a reservoir. In the 1990s it was threatened again by quarrying. I project managed the acquisition, re-location and re-building at the Museum. Once completed, the old Portacabin offices at the other end of the site became redundant.

  • Negotiated with Spelthorne Council & Thames Water for re-location of building to COAM.
  • Negotiated £100,000 from Thames Water
  • Negotiated £97,200 from HLF
  • Commissioned survey from R. Jerram
  • Contracted dismantling team (Wedlaw Ltd.)
  • Commissioned reconstruction drawing from Bryan Anders
  • Researched property: article in Friends Newsletter
  • Talk to Shepperton Local History Society -1997
  • Supervised Services Engineer re. re-erection, service and office layout drawings
  • Applied for planning permission and negotiated building regs. re office usage
  • Contracted Knight-Leigh Ltd for groundworks
  • Supervised relocation of Museum Offices to Astleham: August 1998
  • Contracted security firm to install museum system