The Vyne
Award Winning
Award Winning
Location: Basingstoke
Client: The National Trust
Architect: Nick Cox Architects
Value: £3.75M
Awards:
2019 RICS Awards – South East Conservation Award
The Vyne is a Grade I listed Tudor mansion originally built around 1488 by William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, Lord Chamberlain to Henry VIII.
The house was later remodelled during the mid-17th century and passed to the National Trust in 1956. Following severe storms in January 2014, significant damage to the roof structure prompted a major conservation project to protect the historic fabric.
Storm damage revealed extensive deterioration across the roofscape, including unstable chimneys, failing brick parapets and widespread leaks that threatened the building’s historic timber structure. Investigations concluded that a complete roof replacement was required for the first time in the building’s history. The project also needed to address conservation challenges such as working at height on complex roof forms, integrating modern fire protection measures and accommodating protected wildlife within certain roof areas.
The project successfully secured the long-term stability of the historic roof and protected the building’s significant heritage fabric.
Brick parapets were rebuilt or repaired using traditional lime mortars, and extensive repairs were carried out to the ornate chimneys. The public viewing platform proved highly successful, attracting around 140,000 visitors during construction. The quality of the conservation work was recognised with the RICS South East Award for Conservation 2019.
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