HelloWe are award winning architects with extensive experience in a wide ranging portfolio of health, education, commercial and conservation work in urban, country and historic settings with offices in Castle Eden, County Durham and design studios in the North Yorks Moors.
Latest Projects
Restoration of Guisborough Town Hall6th January 2022
The Grade II Town Hall has experienced a rapid decline in condition since it was vacated in 2013 and despite previous repairs the worrying signs of water ingress, rotting timber and failing masonry were showing again. This degradation was also having an impact on the wider conservation area and was diluting the significance of the […]
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, Skinningrove, Cleveland6th January 2022
After a long gestation period and some not inconsiderable problems in the ground to resolve, the project to provide new accommodation for visitors and schools for the Museum is on site. It’s a fantastic project which will not only bring about new facilities but an upgrade of the existing Museum. The Museum is an unique […]
Heugh Battery Condition Report19th July 2021
BBA have recently been commissioned to report on the condition of the Heugh Battery Museum, Hartlepool and what a privilege it has been. There has been a battery here since 1860 providing home security from hostile ships and whilst it has been adapted several times, its present form is much as it was when it […]
Restoration of the Albert Memorial, Saltburn, Cleveland12th June 2021
BBA flythrough of the concept sketch repairs We’re working with Redcar and Cleveland District Council to restore the Albert Memorial in the Valley Gardens in Saltburn. The Memorial has surprising beginnings. It is the relocated portico from the first Barnard Castle railway station, built in 1854. The railway soon had two stations and the first […]
Latest News
Tender Opportunity, The Old Co-op Buildings, Plawsworth Road, Sacriston, Durham21st April 2021
Sacriston Enterprise Workshops CIC are seeking construction tenders for the interior fit out of Unit C within the old Co-op buildings. Contact Emma Pattinson, Director, SEW CIC by email at sacristonenterpriseworkshops@gmail.com for the tender papers. The tender papers will be issued by Emma on Wednesday 12th May 2021 and are to be returned to Emma […]
Hylton Castle National Award5th February 2021
Following The Hylton Castle Project win of the regional Conservation and Regeneration Award at the Constructing Excellence North East Awards last year, it was eligible to go forward to the national awards held this January 2022. And wouldn’t you know it- it won! So the project has won not just the regional CE award but […]
Historic England Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund29th January 2021
BBA have been working with Saltburn Community and Arts Association, Cleveland, to obtain emergency funding from the Historic England Covid-19 Heritage at Risk Fund. The building has some eligible repair needs and we assisted the client in specifying repairs and obtaining tenders for the work. It is such a worthy fund and we are grateful […]
Award for Hylton Castle10th October 2020
We are really pleased to announce that The Hylton Castle Project has won the Conservation and Regeneration Award at the CENE 2020 Awards. We are very grateful to CENE, the Judges, the headline sponsor CDM and award Sponsor, SES Engineering, for this award. The award acknowledges the long term vision (and staying power) of the […]
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