Purcell (architects)

Purcell (formerly Purcell Miller Tritton) is a limited liability partnership of architects, designers and historic building consultants.

History

Founded in 1947, Purcell has worked on notable public and private buildings in the United Kingdom and beyond, including the National Gallery, London,[1] Westminster Abbey, St George's Hall, Liverpool,[2] Norwich Castle, Kew Palace, Stowe House, Canterbury Cathedral,[1] Ely Cathedral,[1] St Paul's Cathedral,[3] Shaw House, Berkshire,[3] the Reform Club,[1] the former homes of Lewis Carroll[3] and Elizabeth Gaskell[4] and Robert Falcon Scott's Hut in the Antarctic.[5]

In 2002 the firm completed a restoration of the church of St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, after it was badly damaged in the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing by the Provisional IRA.[6]

In 2005 they were awarded the annual prize for "Best Church Restoration" by the Georgian Group for their 2004 restoration of Christ Church, Spitalfields.[7] They have received numerous other awards as well.[8]

The London Sunday Times ranked the company at number 58 in their list of the 100 "Best Green Companies" of the United Kingdom in 2010.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Shattered City church set to rise from ashes". The Independent. 1997-08-02.
  2. ↑ "People’s memories really add to the value of their St George’s Hall". Liverpool Daily Post. 2008-10-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Sunday Times Best Green Companies 2010". The Sunday Times. 2010.
  4. ↑ "Purcell Miller Tritton's brush with TV's Cranford". Architects' Journal. 2010-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Conservation’s Antarctic role". Building. 2006-09-01.
  6. ↑ Giles Worsley (2002-11-13). "Resurrection of St Ethelburga's". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ↑ "Georgian Thrives in 2005". Country Life. 2005-11-02.
  8. ↑ Who we are (awards), Purcell UK

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