A CHARMING GRADE II * LISTED TUDOR BUILDING IS BROUGHT UP TO 21ST CENTURY STANDARDS
Whitehall Museum is a 500 year old Grade II * Listed Tudor building which has received a well needed £ 1.6 million refurbishment and restoration.
The building located in Cheam received a grant from the Heritage lottery fund and contributions from the Local Council and the Friends of Whitehall Charity to carry out works which included tackling damp issues, improving thermal performance, removing 20th century fixtures and restoring some of the original features.
Whitehall was built c. 1482 – 1520, thought to have been for a yeoman farmer, when Cheam would have been a rural community of around 300 people. The construction is timber frame with wattle and daub but has received additions and alterations in each of the following five centuries, so influences from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras can be seen. The unimposing building, with its white weatherboards and jettied upper story( both front and back which was unusual of its time) also has Royal connections. It is said that Whitehall was once called“ The Council House”, owing to its use by Queen Elizabeth I for holding an impromptu council meeting for signing papers while on a hunting expedition from Nonsuch Palace.
Curl La Tourelle Architects had the task of addressing many issues including, general structural renovations and thermal improvements to the windows. The architects specified the installation of secondary glazing to make the improvement required without damaging the architectural features.
R. Durtnell & Sons Ltd, specialists in the sensitive restoration and refurbishment of heritage buildings, was appointed as main contractor, who approached Selectaglaze to carry out the secondary glazing works. A bespoke, seamless treatment was agreed and the window reveal preparations began.
In total, 15 units were installed from the light weight range and 2 fire retardant units. Tapered and splayed timber grounds were used to take up the irregularities of the building structure which were scribed on site. Once these were in place the secondary glazing was installed which was sympathetically designed to suit the original windows.
Established in 1966 and granted a Royal Warrant in 2004, Selectaglaze is the leading specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of secondary glazing. In addition to a free technical advisory service, Selectaglaze also offers its BIID approved CPD on the design, application and test standards for secondary glazing. Selectaglaze will be exhibiting at London Build 2018 in Olympia, London at Stand G36 on the 23rd-24th October.
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