Seeking architect in Gloucestershire

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I've pretty well finished designing our new garage. Version umptyump. Double plus small workshop, tiled roof plus catslide.
Well, I say 'double' but only for a Series Landy and a TR6, both about 5ft wide and 12ft long. I'm struggling to convince myself I could fit a C2 Corvette in there, there's one on eBay I'm bidding on, but I know there'd be no room to walk around it grrr.
Anyway, it will deliberately be just inside the 30 sq m limit that prevents interference from BC - not that there's room to make the actual garage portion wider anyway - but of course there are still the Planning and LBC hurdles to surmount.
When we had our previous house extended, I did the design myself then employed an architect to produce the planning and working drawings, and I would like to do the same again. Probably even to make the planning application, although I'd go and see the CO myself.

I don't want to end up with something that looks new. Therefore, I need an architect with the right Period sensibilities. So, to come to the point at last, I could find an architect with Yellow Pages and a pin, but can anyone recommend someone please?

Ivor

 

[DJH]

There was an architect I did some work for from Moreton in the Marsh many years ago but I can't for the life of me think of his name but the address might help. I had to make and cast a large plaque to be fixed to Wytchwood (?) School in Oxford. I'v got a picture somewhere...

Doug

PS There are other architects of course

 

[oxalto]

There was an architect I did some work for from Moreton in the Marsh many years ago but I can't for the life of me think of his name but the address might help. I had to make and cast a large plaque to be fixed to Wytchwood (?) School in Oxford. I'v got a picture somewhere...

Doug

PS There are other architects of course

It's Wychwood School, Doug! I used to teach there until a year and a half ago and went back to visit on Friday! Which plaque was it?

 

[DJH]

It's Wychwood School, Doug! I used to teach there until a year and a half ago and went back to visit on Friday! Which plaque was it?

It was two lead plaques about 2' 6" x 2' and I think they went on a link corridor between two buildings although I didn't visit the school at all but just delivered the to the architects office. In fact I've just remembered that I met him at Gordano services for him to approve the modeling before it was cast. I was given a drawing of the embroidered breast pocket badge from the school uniform and after enlarging it on a photocopier until it was slightly larger than the finished plaque size I pasted it on a sheet of ply and built up the relief with Plasticine. When that was done I took a cast using plaster of Paris and from this negative I took another cast to give me the pattern in positive which I then cast a lead plague in lead.

I've got some pictures of the process somewhere. I'll try and post them tomorrow but it was over 20 years ago I think.

Doug

 

[oxalto]

Doug - I know your work well! It's still there of course and was indeed to show the building of a new linking section between two old buildings. These are typical High Victorian villa type houses in North Oxford, once with extensive gardens and stables, all of which have now been turned into school buildings and sports areas etc, but still retaining the character and charm of the original houses. It is a very small secondary school with only around 150 pupils! I will look more closely next time I'm back - I'll see if I can get some photos.

 

[DJH]

Thanks for that. I'll dig out the pictures I have somewhere here, scan them and post sometime soon.

Doug

 

[DJH]

I found a picture of the plaque taken just after I had cast it and before it went through the secret aging process. I can't get to grips with the new scanner Santa brought me as I'm having trouble with the brightness and cropping the darn edges of the photo carrier Grr... with thousands of photos and even more slides and negatives I hope I make old bones...



Doug

PS I can't find the pictures of the plaque being modeled and cast at the moment.