Courtyard garden with stone paving and water feature in a heritage property

Heritage Conversion · 2022

Courtyard on the Ridge

A forgotten courtyard returned to the centre of domestic life.

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About the Project

A Grade II listed farmstead on the Shropshire ridge had accumulated two centuries of agricultural additions that had gradually enclosed and forgotten the original courtyard. Our work stripped back the later accretions, restored the courtyard to its original proportions, and reintroduced it as the heart of the house — a room without a roof, connecting kitchen, sitting room, and garden in a single gesture.

Project Details

Client
Private
Location
Shropshire
Area
540 m²
Year
2022
Status
Completed
Contractor
Shropshire Heritage Builders
Conservation Officer
Historic England
Landscape
Arne Maynard Garden Design

Photography

Drawings

Existing and proposed ground floor plan showing courtyard restoration

Existing & Proposed Plan — 1:100

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