Wake Morley Architects Limited

09/11/2026

Before your plans reach the council, there are some important decisions to work through.

Here’s a look at how we approach those early stages.

Thinking about extending, renovating or building? Get in touch to discuss your ideas.

📞 01484 681755
✉️ [email protected]
🔗 www.wakemorleyarchitects.com
📍 1 Dunford Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2DP

07/11/2026

What could a new lido mean for the community around Valentines Park? ☀️🌊

Tomorrow is , so we thought it was a good time to revisit our proposals for a new lido in Valentines Park, Ilford, developed for the London Borough of Redbridge.

The ambition was to bring outdoor swimming back to the park, creating somewhere people could keep active and spend time together.

The scheme received planning permission, and we hope there will be an opportunity to see it progress.

Do you remember the original lido? We’d love to hear your memories and hopes for its future.

To discuss the proposals or a leisure project of your own, get in touch.

📞 01484 681755
✉️ [email protected]
📍 1 Dunford Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2DP

09/10/2026

Behind every Wake Morley project is a team bringing experience across architecture, technical design, planning, construction and project delivery.

Some have been with the practice for well over a decade, while others represent the next generation of Wake Morley.

What they share is the same approach: understand the project properly, solve the problems in front of them and design something that works in the real world.

You’ll be seeing much more of the team over the coming months as we introduce the people behind the projects, one by one. ⚫🏠

05/10/2026

A good design starts with understanding the brief, but it doesn’t stop there.

Here's how we worked closely with the client to develop their initial ideas, then coordinated with structural, mechanical and electrical engineers to turn the concept into something practical and buildable.

From early sketches through to detailed 3D design, the aim is always the same: create a solution that works for the client, the site and the contractors delivering it.

That collaborative approach is a big part of how we work at Wake Morley. 🤝

22/09/2026

There’s a lot of Wake Morley history in this photo.

Adam Morley has been with the practice since 2007, but his working relationship with Gary Wake goes back even further, to when Adam was just 17.

Tim Hemingway joined Wake Morley in 2010, and in June 2024 became a Director alongside Adam when Gary stepped back from the business. Gary may technically be retired these days, but he still regularly dips back into the studio and continues to work on selected projects.

Between them, there’s decades of architectural experience, a huge amount of local knowledge and probably rather a lot of buildings they can drive past and say, “we worked on that.”

It’s also part of what makes Wake Morley what it is today: an established practice with long-standing relationships, but a team still very much involved in the day-to-day details of each project.

Looking for an architect local to Holmfirth, who is capable of delivering projects nationally? Get in touch today: https://www.wakemorleyarchitects.com/

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https://www.wakemorleyarchitects.com/
📍 Based in Holmfirth: 1 Dunford Rd, Holmfirth HD9 2DP
Call us: 01484 681755
Email: [email protected]

21/09/2026

20/09/2026

An architect can become involved much earlier, and stay involved much longer, than many people realise.

At Wake Morley, our work can include:

• Early ideas and feasibility
• Architectural design
• Planning applications
• Technical design
• Conservation and refurbishment
• Project management
• Support throughout construction

And importantly, you don’t necessarily have to use every service.
Some clients come to us with little more than an idea and need support from the very beginning. Others already have part of the process underway and require help at a particular stage.

Our role is to understand the project first, then establish where we can add the most value.

From the first sketch to the finished building, we can be involved as much or as little as the project requires.

Thinking about a project but unsure where to begin? That’s a perfectly good point to speak to us.

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If you’re looking for an architectural partner for your development, please get in touch:
https://www.wakemorleyarchitects.com/
📍 Based in Holmfirth: 1 Dunford Rd, Holmfirth HD9 2DP
Call us: 01484 681755
Email: [email protected]

18/09/2026

You might have walked past our studio in Holmfirth hundreds of times without really knowing what happens inside. 😲

So, a proper introduction.
We’re Wake Morley Architects.

We’ve been designing residential, commercial and specialist projects since 2007, with work ranging from homes around the Pennines to major schemes across the UK.

But one of the reasons we’re showing up more here is simple: we want more people locally to know that we’re here.

Whether you’re planning an extension, building a new home, developing a site or starting something much larger, come and have a conversation with us. 🏠

Over to Adam to explain a little more. 👋

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If you’re looking for an architectural partner for your development, please get in touch:
https://www.wakemorleyarchitects.com/
📍 Based in Holmfirth: 1 Dunford Rd, Holmfirth HD9 2DP
Call us: 01484 681755
Email: [email protected]

17/09/2026

From a former poultry farm to six individually designed homes overlooking the Holme Valley.

Dunsley Farm, just outside Holmfirth on Cartworth Moor, is now complete.

The site already had planning permission for six large detached properties when it was acquired by our long-standing client, Anthony Dearnley Homes. As the development progressed, we worked closely with Anthony to revisit elements of the approved designs and make further planning applications where changes were needed.

A big part of that work was responding properly to the site itself, particularly the changing contours and the incredible views across the valley.

The finished development combines natural stone walling and roofing with substantial contemporary homes designed around their setting.

And it was great to see the scheme recognised too, winning at the regional LABC awards before going on to finish runner-up at the national awards in London.

A brilliant local project to have been involved with from design development through to completion.

📍 Cartworth Moor, Holmfirth
🏡 Six detached homes
🤝 Anthony Dearnley Homes
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If you’re looking for an architectural partner for your development, please get in touch:

https://www.wakemorleyarchitects.com/
📍 Based in Holmfirth: 1 Dunford Rd, Holmfirth HD9 2DP
Call us: 01484 681755
Email: [email protected]

16/09/2026

Hello Huddersfield 👋
We’re Wake Morley Architects, a RIBA registered architectural practice based in the centre of Holmfirth.

We’ve been designing buildings since 2007, working with homeowners, developers and construction businesses on projects across Yorkshire and much further afield. From private homes and conversions to large commercial, leisure and mixed-use developments, no two projects look quite the same.

Our approach is simple: every project gets the level of support it needs.
That might mean helping to turn an early idea into a design and planning application, or working alongside you all the way through technical design, construction and completion.

Over the next few months, we’ll be sharing much more of the work happening behind the doors of our Holmfirth studio, including some projects you may already recognise locally.

If you’ve got a residential, commercial or specialist project in mind, we’d be happy to have a conversation.