Honouring Memory: Restoring War Memorials for Future Generations

As Remembrance Sunday approaches, we reflect on the courage and sacrifice of those who served.

Radley House Partnership have been privileged to care for a range of war memorials, including the Over Wallop War Memorial, the Stoneham War Shrine, the Muslim Burial Ground in Woking, the Lych Gate at All Saints Church in Dibden Purlieu, and the Winchester College War Cloister.

Our work has focused on the careful restoration and repair of these structures, preserving both their craftsmanship and their solemn purpose. Each memorial, whether a cloister, shrine, or humble gate, serves as a quiet reminder of the individuals and communities they honour.

In tending to these spaces, we are mindful that our role extends beyond architecture: it is to help maintain a lasting connection to memory and gratitude. May these restored memorials continue to offer a place for reflection and remembrance, standing as enduring symbols of courage and sacrifice.

Middle Tower and Causeway, HM Tower of London

Exciting times at the Tower!  Our conservation team at Radley House are involved in many interesting projects at the Tower of London.  Most recently we have commenced a major programme of repairs and restoration for Middle Tower and the Causeway, which form part of the main west entrance.  The scaffolding and site hording in the picture below was erected during the summer prior to the arrival of new stone, which required petrological analysis to ascertain a correct match and comprehensive scheduling.  The focus of the works are the masonry repairs. However, there are also associated timber and metalwork repairs. Further updates to come.  

Bow Brook Farm, Bramley, Hampshire

We are excited to have received outline permission for 50 new homes within the village of Bramley, Hampshire. The scheme is to be designed as a sympathetic extension to the village, reflecting its rural setting. It will provide a policy compliant mix of affordable and market homes. The proposals were developed for Metis Homes, with Radley House Partnership as Architect and lead consultant.

The wider design team consisted of Nova Planning Limited, i-Transport, DM Mason Engineering, Urban Edge Environmental Consulting ltd, Clarke Saunders Acoustics, Savills, Barrie Draper, Aqua Callidus Consulting, DFL-uk and Luminate.

Radley House Welcomes Dean Cosens!

We are pleased to welcome a new architect into our midst.  Dean, an alumni of Portsmouth University’s School of Architecture and aficionado of all things concrete - as the picture below illustrates - joins us as a recently qualified architect with a wealth of experience in the commercial, residential and conservation sectors and will be a valuable addition to our team.

Winchester Sports Centre Development, River Park, Winchester

Working with local charity Sport Winchester, we are pleased to unveil our concept for a “sporting hub” to replace the now redundant River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester. 

The design is intended to link into Winchester’s unique urban grain through a flowing, open arrangement of spaces and use of traditional materials, such as stone and flint.  To achieve this, a lightweight steel frame and massive stone/flint colonnades mesh with each other creating an interconnected series of internal and external public spaces.  This is, in part, inspired by nearby ruins, such as Hyde Abbey Gate and Wolvsey Castle, where modern structures have been introduced to support parts of these ruins, sometimes temporarily, occasionally permanently.  The steel frame of the concept carries out a similar purpose, but in a contemporary way, and allows for both large uninterrupted courts and a layered facade to capture key views and effortlessly link to the playing fields of the recreation grounds beyond.

The facilities would complement the recently completed Bar End Leisure Centre and provide additional, high quality, sports facilities for local Winchester based sports clubs to fill a shortfall that has existed for many years.

The early concept designs are intended to provide a talking point to inform future discussions about the use of River Park.

For further information about Sport Winchesters aims, please click on the link below. 

Replacement Dwelling, Littleton, Hampshire

Detailed planning application submitted for a replacement bungalow in the village of Littleton, nr Winchester. The replacement dwelling has been designed in an Edwardian style to reflect better examples of traditional detached buildings in the local area.

Housing Development, Medstead, Hampshire

Detailed planning application submitted for the erection of two self-build detached dwellings on land defined as Countryside in Medstead.  The houses were designed as a pair to reflect traditional agricultural forms, in a contemporary manor.

Extension and refurbishment of a Winchester property

Works are progressing well on an existing property in Bereweeke, Winchester, that Radley House Partnership are overseeing. The works include a substantial whole house refurbishment, two storey side extension and rear kitchen extension, all designed by Radley House.

The external fabric of the building is to be fully upgraded, to increase the energy efficiency of this 1960’s building, which will also include the integration of sustainable technologies.

Concept Housing Development, Hampshire

Conceptual perspective of a contemporary housing development located within a former lime quarry, in the South Downs.

It is to be a landscape led scheme, to promote biodiversity within an ecologically austere site.

Dwellings have been designed to replicate the formation of the rock face with materials to complement the unique character of the limestone within the quarry.

These are to be combined with other materials of an agricultural aesthetic, such as metal and timber cladding.

Concept Housing Development, Test Valley, Hampshire

Artist impression of a prospective new housing development in the heart of the Test Valley. The site is located within the outskirts of a village and is architecturally inspired by the farmsteads located within the surrounding countryside.

The scheme is to include both high quality market and affordable housing and includes a shared community garden.

The White Tower, HM Tower of London

2025 poppies return to the Tower as part of a display organised by Historic Royal Palaces commemorating 80 years since the end of WW2.  Looking lovely pictured outside the White Tower during a recent site visit by Radley House Partnership.

Woods Lane, Cliddesden, Hampshire

The Radley House Partnership designed development for 3 houses in the village of Cliddesden, Hampshire, is nearing completion.  The project was carried out for a local developer on a brownfield site and is within a sensitive conservation area, which has informed the overall layout and architectural appearance of the buildings.  See below for the latest site photos

New Aircraft Museum

Exciting feasibility concept designs for a new contemporary museum building, located at a historic former aerodrome.

The architectural form of the building draws influence from the early canvas Bessonneau field hangers that were once located on the site, during World War One.

Internally the large, glazed façades draw the airfield and wider countryside into the exhibition space, to provide a contextual backdrop for the exhibited historic aircraft.

New Housing Development, Hampshire

We are pleased to kick start the year with Planning Approval for a Radley House designed housing development, at the former Ashfield Tyre Depot, Romsey.

This new scheme was approved at committee earlier this week.

Using a traditional style of architecture, the proposals will deliver 29 family homes on a redundant brown field site, located within the countryside.

Factory Site, Shedfield, Hampshire

Recently submitted planning application for the replacement of a single storey commercial unit with a traditional detached house in a residential area of Shedfield.  The design is reflective of local vernacular buildings and provides for the continuation of the developed road frontage.