The Rowans Hospice opened in October 1994 as a bespoke-designed, independent hospice for the provision of palliative in-patient and day care for life limiting illnesses. The hospice serves the city of Portsmouth and surrounding south east Hampshire, and the building is also used to support patients’ families and as a base for education.
The 2021 Sussex Heritage Trust Awards ceremony took place on 15 September at Pangdean Old Barn, Pyecombe.Huge congratulations to Jane Jones-Warner, who was announced as the 2021 Sussex Heritage Trust Person of the Year.
Emergency repairs were needed to the north nave roof slope at All Saints Church Buncton where three sections of Horsham stone had slipped and were resting on the cast iron gutter.
The quinquennial inspection and report prepared in 2015 at grade I listed Holy Trinity Church, Rudgwick identified a number of areas of stonework requiring repair. Much of the pointing had been carried out in phases of hard cement pointing which had caused damage to the soft sandstone.
We are currently involved with works to this cottage on top of the Brendon Hills, Somerset where cement render has been removed to the south elevation and east and west gables and replaced with three coat lime plaster.
Working with Batcheller Monkhouse, we have assisted with the development of a scheme for two new barns within the South Downs National Park. One replaces a current structure and the second is located on a new site, providing accommodation for calves.
This stunning rose made from scrap metal including fridges and ovens, the creation of landscape gardener Jamie Cullimore, will soon be installed as the centre piece of the water feature in the newly developed courtyard garden of The Rowans Hospice.
Another of our projects has been presented with their Sussex Heritage Trust Award, this time in the Small Scale Residential category, in recognition of the sensitive conservation and internal alterations.
Chairman of the Sussex Heritage Trust, Simon Knight, visited West Dean College on Monday 7 December 2020 to present CEO Alex Barron and the team with their Public & Community Award, in recognition of the work involving extensive conservation and repair of the roof to the House.
We have just handed over the second stage of the ward refurbishment at the Rowans Hospice, delivering a further eight en suite bedrooms for patients. This stage has also included the refurbishment of a specialist bathroom, as well as creation of additional storage, meeting spaces and snugs for use by the ward staff and relatives.
