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This year’s summer Working Party in Kent was one of our biggest ever. 98 volunteers, specialists and staff gathered to help repair our Old House Project, and neighbouring Boxley Abbey.

During the autumn the Old House Project (OHP) moved into its next major phase. With roof and chimney repairs complete, land cleared and a new entrance created, we have begun to implement the major works permitted by our main planning and listed building consents. These works have been overseen by our architects Mal Fryer and George Hodgson (both SPAB Scholars), supported by various consultants including structural engineer Ed Morton, sustainability adviser Paul Mallion of Kent based Conker Conservation, and mechanical and electrical services engineers PCS Consulting Services.

2022 SPAB Scholar Serena Gildea explores both successes and challenges facing historic buildings and traditional crafts across the island.

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the private category, the achievement to rescue and repair this Grade II barn on a limited budget is remarkable.

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the private category, this is an outstanding example of how a community of residents and owners have tirelessly worked together over eight years to improve the condition of their much-loved tenement.

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the private category, over the last two years this Grade II listed Tudor farmhouse has been lovingly saved from near collapse by its owners.

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the private category, this dilapidated mid-Victorian villa has been lovingly saved by its dedicated owners and the project team over ten years. 

Shortlisted for our Best Loved Award, the Endeavour has always served local young people. Almost a century after it was built by the local Scouts Group, the local community has banded together to campaign for its repair. 

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the public category, the Old Town Hall has been painstakingly cared for by its community for a century.  

Shortlisted for our new Best Loved Award in the public category, efforts to rescue of one of England's largest country houses is an extraordinary story.