Our involvement with the building started early in 2016 when we were commissioned to undertake an appraisal to inform potential alterations. Our detailed Statement of Significance at the start of the process has informed the current scheme and we have gone on to prepare a detailed Heritage Impact Assessment and work closely with the new owners (Sanguine), the architects (Edge), Historic England and the local authority to secure the most sensitive scheme - a great new use for this Grade II* gem, which has been vacant for some time.
See article below:
http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chesters-old-palace-gets-green-13572086
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| "The dog seeing its reflection" - one of Aesop's fables in the exquisite 1754 Drawing Room plasterwork |
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| The initials of Bishop Peploe's daughter (Mary Peploe) and the family crest on a lead rainwater hopper of c.1741 - note the 'human eye shedding drops of tears' on the stag's head |
