The Oratory House Birmingham

The Oratory, located in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, was founded in 1849 by St John Henry Newman. The living quarters of the community is called the Oratory House and served as Newman’s home from 1852 – 1890, apart from four years that he spent in Ireland. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract to […]

Techcrete Wolverhampton

Project Summary Cavity barriers Insulation Client: Techcrete Architect: – Duration: – Completion: June 2021 Value: £89k Share: Share on email Share on twitter Share on linkedin Related Projects View Full Portfolio

The Magazine Leicester

Originally the main gate of the Newarke religious quarters, the Magazine was later used as munition storage during the English civil war, acquiring its current title ‘The Magazine’. In 1894, The Drill Hall was added onto the west elevation, and it was used as a military building until the hall was demolished in the 1960s. […]

Croxley House Care Home Rickmansworth

Croxley House is located on the outskirts of Croxley Green, approximately three miles from Watford, Hertfordshire. A key visual feature of Croxley Green is the green itself which has long held annual fairs. Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract for the construction of new purpose built single storey care block within the adjacent walled […]

Elizabethan House Plymouth

The house was built just before 1600, home to merchants and businessmen who wanted to work and sleep by the bustling harbour. In the Victorian period, the property housed up to 58 people at a time before being rescued from demolition and opened as a historic house museum in 1930. Project Summary Messenger was awarded […]

Private Dwelling Northamptonshire

Project Summary Messenger was awarded the contract to construct a new extension inclusive of basement, tanking and waterproofing, conservatory and alterations to the existing house, inclusive of removal of existing fittings, surface finishings and appointments, electrical and mechanical installations. The contract works also include internal and external structural alterations/re-profiling, new services installations and the upgrade […]

Grove Cottage Hampshire

Project Summary Messenger was invited to attend site following the collapse of a well at the insured property. Investigations proved the collapse was due to the existing well and the surrounding substrata becoming overwhelmed due to recent heavy rainfall. Messenger was instructed to make safe the hole and to divert the existing stormwater away from […]

Mount Pleasant Farringdon

Project Summary General fire stopping Client: Bouygues Architect: – Duration: – Completion: October 2020 Value: £83k Share: Share on email Share on twitter Share on linkedin Related Projects View Full Portfolio

Nottingham Castle

Situated on a high rock, Nottingham Castle commands spectacular views over the city. In the Middle Ages, it was a major royal fortress and occasional royal residence. The Duke of Newcastle built a mansion on the site after it had been largely demolished in 1649. Today, the castle is open as an art gallery and […]

Ickworth House Suffolk

Ickworth House with its classical Rotunda, East and West Wings forms the centrepiece of the Ickworth estate. It reflects its former owners, the Hervey Family’s tenacious spirit and has been preserved by the custodianship and influence of unconventional men and women over successive generations. Project Summary Ickworth is embarking on a major conservation project to […]