Wychbury Monument Skillshare

Event details

Tuesday 9 May, 14.00-15.00

This month's member skillshare looks at managing the costs of your heritage project. It will be led by member, Chris Mills, an experienced quantity surveyor.

Chris will use the repairs to the Wychbury Monument on the Hagley Hall estate as a case study and will explore the practicalities around contract administration and cost control.

About the speaker: Chris Mills is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 50 years’ experience. He retired in 2022.

Chris has an interest in heritage projects both in a professional capacity and personally, being a member of SPAB, National Trust and Listed Property Owners Club. He has lived in Grade II listed houses in Wrotham for over 20 years.

The projects that Chris has been involved with include:

• Numerous projects in The Natural History Museum, Kensington (Grade I)
• Hardwick Hall Derbyshire – renovation of duck decoy and ice house (Grade I)
• Hagley Hall – renovation of exterior of the Palladian style house, replacement of the mansard roof, rebuilding of the Wychbury obelisk monument, renovation of the historic landscape including the Rotunda and Palladian bridge (Grade I)
• Houses in London – renovation and refurbishment of large houses in Egerton Crescent, Ladbroke Gardens, Pembridge Crescent, Carlton Hill, Campden Hill Square, Abbey Gardens and others (Grade II)

About the skill-share: Run by members for members, these short and informal online sessions are a great way to learn from the expertise and experience of your fellow historic building enthusiasts. We are really grateful to everyone who has volunteered to lead a session so far. If you are interested in leading a session please get in touch with our membership team: membership[at]spab.org.uk

These sessions are only available to SPAB members, so you will need to log in to the website in order to register. Please get in touch if you don't have a log in set up yet.

Joining the session: Please note that this is an online session and will be held via Zoom. Once you register, you'll be sent instructions on how to join about 24 hours before the event.

Accessibility: please contact the SPAB before booking to discuss any special access requirements.