Building Restoration
RIBA North West Conservation Award- The Restoration of Wythenshawe Hall
Five years following the heart-breaking arson attack in March 2016, Wythenshawe Hall has now been awarded the RIBA North West Conservation Award in recognition of the huge conservation project carried out to preserve this 16th-century property. The history of this Grade II* listed building dates to the 1540s as the original home to one of Cheshire […]
New Features on Our Website
As part of the exciting launch of Farcroft Restoration Group’s new website, we have added over forty new pages of content to fully showcase the complete range of our restoration services. Please read on to learn more about these services. Farcroft Restoration Group can project manage complete works of building restoration alongside their renowned highly […]
Triumph or Travesty? The Controversial Restoration of the Sistine Chapel
The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel together make up one of the most significant works of art in the world. Their conservation-restoration between 1980 and 1994 was one of the most significant conservation-restorations of the 20th century, and perhaps ever. But it was not without its controversies. To say that the work divided opinion among […]
The Restoration of Huysmans at Wrest Park
At the Farcroft Group, we are passionate about the need to preserve and protect our cultural heritage through the conservation and careful restoration of historic and important works of art. We are not alone in our drive to see the country’s most beautiful and notable artworks brought back to their best; across the country there are […]
The History of Longleat House
As English stately homes go, Longleat House in Wiltshire is about the most remarkable you could hope to find. At various points in its history it has enjoyed great prosperity or been rescued from near-oblivion; it has played host to queens and princes as well as hundreds of exotic wild animals; and its interior and […]
Englands Best-Loved Stately Homes
England is known across the world for its vast collection of architecturally-stunning stately homes and manor houses, almost all set in acres of formal gardens and rolling English countryside, and many housing vast collections of artworks, sculptures and other important items, both on public and private view. At the Farcroft Group we are privileged to […]
Oil Painting Retouching During Restoration
Several issues can cause oil paint loss from the surface of a painting. Paintings can be thought of as a series of layers, and artists work to ensure that the layers are compatible with each other, and stay in place for the long term. Archival and museum quality materials are those that are designed to […]
Early Clock Towers and Turret Clocks: The Tower of the Winds in Athens
Clock towers, with their integral turret clocks, are common pieces of public architecture commonly seen in squares or near cathedrals and other public meeting places. They were designed, from their earliest iterations, to give the public the information they needed. Early clock towers gave meteorological information, movement of the sun and moon, astrological information, and […]
The History Of Conservation
Art conservation is the fine, scientific discipline of conserving artwork, furniture, china and much more. The central aim is to preserve the original piece down to the finest detail. Any improvements to the appearance come second. The process of conservation may include repair, cleaning, re-shaping and so on. To give you a better understanding of […]
