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Historical and Heritage Property Restorations

01/05/2026

Knocking up our harling mortar ready to slap on

30/04/2026

Here is our restoration of a dilapidated chimney stack on this grade II listed home in Dorchester, Dorset.

Works consisted of removal of failed flaunching, rebuild of brick corbel, installation of new flaunching using an NHL5 based mortar, repoint using an NHL3.5 based mortar and removal of damaged lead flashing, replacing like for like.

29/04/2026

First day over at Woodfalls, Wiltshire on this 17th Century, Grade II listed cob cottage. Starting with the removal of, old, failed render back to the original substrate where we are now carefully monitoring moisture contents before we make a start with applying its new 3 coat, non-hydraulic lime putty mortar render system! Stay tuned!

19/04/2026

A great morning yesterday at Kingston Maurward House for their Heritage & Harmony Day Event. It was great meeting all who we spoke to!

27/03/2026

Last month we had the pleasure to do public speaking at the Grade II* listed Tolpuddle Old Chapel, Dorset, which was an event granted by Historic England in order to explore how Listed and Historic private property owners might gain advice and access to appropriate practitioners and materials to look after their buildings.

This gave us the pleasure of also meeting highly reputable business owners in historical building restoration, conservation officers, material suppliers and surveyors.

Many thanks to the old chapel trust to getting us involved.

Our next event we will be attending is the Heritage & Harmony Day which will be held at Kingston Maurward College, Dorset on Saturday 18th April 2026, starting at 09:30am, where our team will be doing practical demonstrations in what we do as a company around heritage building restoration.

I have put a link below to the site where you can book your place to attend the event, where it would be great to meet some new faces whether you are a listed property owner, specialise in the protection of heritage buildings, like us and conservation officer etc.

We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-harmony-learning-from-the-past-to-create-the-future-tickets-1983445856951

27/02/2026

Sadly, as a family, last month we lost my father Malcolm to a battle with cancer. The man that taught me all I know in the heritage restoration world and guided me to the current position I am at today as a very proud business owner and craftsman.

Dad grafted day in day out for 50 years in this trade and built a reputation I would dream to achieve in my years to come. Losing dad has had a huge effect on the lives of everyone that knew him, not just mine. But these last few weeks of him being gone has lit a fire in me to surpass all expectations for this wonderful business he took immense pride in with me.

Please keep a look out in the near future for our upcoming plans to keep growing Shape Conservation to where it deserves to be.

All of our achievements will be won with you in my heart dad.

Thankyou for everything

15/03/2025

The Shape Team!

* Aiden Whitfield (Director) - Founder and Director of Shape Conservation with 15 years experience in Period Property Restoration
* Malcolm Whitfield - with nearly 50 years experience working with lime mortars and plasters Malcolm has earned a highly respectable reputation over his many years and is a highly valued member of our team
* Ben Williams - 15 years experience in the building trade, with an extremely vast range of skills in and around the protection of vernacular buildings

06/01/2025

NEW PROJECT AWARDED!
Shape Conservation will be undertaking restorative works on the grounds of Kingston Lacy Estate in the next few weeks. Stay Tuned!

12/12/2024

Completion over at the beautiful Roman Village of Alcester, Warwickshire in this 17C Grade II Timber framed property. Undertaking new wattle and daub works and inglenook repairs, the effort and attention to detail was well worth bringing this room and living room feature back to life

09/11/2024

Completion over at Bere Regis, Dorset.
This whopper was a challenge, with major cob repairs required. Finishing with a traditional 3 coat lime putty based mortar and plaster application internally and a a haired base coat + unpaired float coat to finish externally

03/11/2024

NEW PROJECT AWARDED!!
Shape Conservation will be undertaking repairs within this timber framed, 17th Century, Grade II Listed property in the beautiful town of Alcester, Warwickshire.
Starting in one of the property’s bedrooms where we will be removing and like for like replacing 17C wattle and daub panel infills and sawn oak lath walls with traditional lime putty based mortars and plasters.
Once completed we will be bringing back to life the living room inglenook fireplace with a new lime mortar and plaster design, sympathetic clean up of exposed brick and redesign of the flooring using current tiles in situ

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Wimborne Minster

Telephone

+447711783859

Website

http://www.shapeconservation.com/

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