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host volunteer training and workshops; the council aims
to increase the number of employed conservators to three.
Through this ambitious initiative, the Council aims to
offer these specialist conservation services to other
heritage buildings in the borough while maintaining a
resource of local knowledge as a long-term legacy of the
project.
Construction project team list
Client: Rochdale Borough Council
Technical and client-side project management:
Rochdale Development Agency
Lead consultant and conservation architect:
Donald Insall Associates
Landscape architect: Gillespies
Main contractor: H.H. Smith & Sons
Cost Manager: Frank Whittle Partnership
M&E Engineer: Max Fordham
Structural and civil engineer: Price & Myers
Public realm civil engineers: Buro Happold
Exhibition design: Redman Design
Specialist conservation: Hirst Conservation
Specialist cleaning and restoration: Lancashire
Conservation Studios
Stained glass cleaning and repairs: The York Glaziers
Trust
Above, Conservation works were undertaken to the highly
significant Mayor’s Reception Room.
Above, The Exchange is the hub of the public part of the building.
Architecture | Conservation | Award-winning Design
Research and Analysis | Historic Building Reports | Repairs
Creative Reuse | Feasibility Studies | Options Appraisals
Specialist Consents Advice | Historic Interiors
CDM Advisor | Heritage Management
www.donaldinsallassociates.co.uk
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