It is with some trepidation that we approach the dark, cold autumnal days that always, without fail, dictates its’s time to get the Bosch Zamo out and set off to survey a redundant farm building or three nestling into the hillside as if they were planted. Every year I expect it to be different but we still find ourselves outside on these bright, cold days frantically trying to record everything before the light goes. Only then do we realise that this is the best time of year, between half term and the Christmas panic. The light is perfect, there’s little […]
Monthly archives: November 2021
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Two new potential commissions both in Dorset and yet neither have any planning history, one listed next to a scheduled monument, one unlisted and in Sydling St Nicholas Conservation Area. It is always fascinating to meet the owners who may have lived in their listed homes for their entire lives or just acquired a building which has been converted to residential use. There is never a lack of enquiries from clients whose needs are very specific, no two are the same as no two buildings have the same characteristics. Every single one provides a fascinating insight into the past.