Heritage & Historic

Jerwood Centre for The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, Cumbria

The Jerwood Centre building is technically advanced but it has been designed to fit naturally into a sensitive Lake District environment using traditional materials.  The concept design was prepared by Benson & Forsyth with Napper acting as executive architects.

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A new visitors centre at the “gateway” to the central section of the Roman Wall together with restoration work to the Clayton Museum and the adjacent fort.

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The design, in addition to radical remodelling within the existing fabric, involved removing substaintial unsightly additions and providing new suites and service accommodation, some of which was around a newly created internal courtyard.

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Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne

Napper carried out the restoration of the historic Grade I listed ‘Merchant Adventurers Court’ in the Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Freemen of Newcastle.  The works comprised intricate plaster repairs to the ornate ceiling (dated 1620, although this is open to debate as it is suggested it may be a copy by John Dobson in 1825) and high level trionfi reliefs, repairs to the 1636 chimneypiece, new lighting installation and decoration to the ceiling, reliefs, oak wall panelling and eared entrance doorway.

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Exchange Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne

This important Quayside building was functionally and economically obsolete and was in an advanced state of disrepair with several floors having collapsed within themselves and the basement subject to flooding.  The design has provided the building with a new lease of life as a 139 bed hotel together with two independent bar/restaurants and basement car parking.

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Church of the Holy Name, Newcastle upon Tyne

As part of the church’s centenary celebrations we were commissioned to incorporate a new sanctuary cross, remodelling of the baptismal font and pulpit, a piety shop, disabled toilet, entrance porch alterations and general redecoration.

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Alnwick Castle, Northumberland

Napper Architects were commissioned by Northumberland Estates to masterplan, design & co-ordinate a package of small projects within the castle demise aimed at offering the visitor a number of new attractions, thereby improving the interpretation of the castle’s history and overall visitor experience. In addition to a number of new live, interactive and multi-media exhibits, improved facilities include a new shop, fast food, restaurant, banqueting hall, conference & events spaces. The final phase including the refurbishment of the original Anthony Salvin Great Hall was completed in January 2008.

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Church of Our Lady & St Cuthbert, Prudhoe, Northumberland

This Grade 2 listed church set in its own walled grounds required significant restoration.  The work was completed to coincide with the churchs centenary in 2005.

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Morpeth Town Hall, Morpeth

Napper Architects have completed the £550,000 remodelling of the 1714 Sir John Vanbrugh designed Morpeth Town Hall for The Greater Morpeth Development Trust.

The works bring new life to the building, returning the historic Butter Market from public toilets to its original glory as a new multi-use space, refurbishment of the Corn Market, Ballroom, Council Chamber, Mayor’s Parlour and Robing Room, and the sympathetic incorporation of new kitchen, toilets, DDA lift and heating, lighting and data services throughout.

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Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne

Napper Architects were commissioned to undertake the largest expansion in its 170 year history. The Theatre Royal development has greatly increased the size of the building with an additional 1400m² developed with the former bank building on Market Street. Within this space a new  public realm has been created to house a new Box Office, Bistro, Restaurant, Education space and links back to the existing listed foyer and auditorium.