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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