Fire damage restoration to offices, Holland House, Spalding

Described as architecturally the ‘best in the town’, in ‘The Buildings of England’ by Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, Holland House is Grade II Listed. It was built in 1768 for John Richards, designed by the architect, William Sands junior. This imposing house of 3 storeys, on the High Street and facing the River Welland, consists of red-brown stock brickwork in Flemish bond with painted stone and plaster dressings. The house passed from private ownership to the Crown and was in use as an Unemployment Benefit Office until the 16th January 1993, when it was extensively damaged by arson.

As a consequence of salt water used to fight the fire and water ingress from the loss of the roof, the building became very damp. A temporary roof was erected and Acanthus Clews were appointed to supervise the restoration work due to expertise in this type of work. With specialist knowledge we were able to restore the building whilst it was still damp and allow a long term drying out process, without affecting the fabric. All client targets were achieved and the restoration reinstated original detail lost in earlier 20th century alterations.

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