Brunswick House - Conservation Funded by Advertising

Brunswick House, for years decayed, squatted and neglected, is to be carefully restored by LASSCO. Already the scaffolding has been erected, fire alarms have been installed, work has started on the shutters, windows and doors, panelled rooms and staircases will be reinstated, plasterwork restored, flooring refurbished and the boundary wall rebuilt and the garden replanted. The brickwork pointing, at present in hard concrete, will be replaced with lime mortar, allowing the brickwork to breathe. The unique Coade Stone porch will be meticulously cleaned.

In an enlightened decision by Lambeth Council, planning consent has been granted for the installation of advertising hoardings on the scaffolding. The substantial income from these hoardings will be entirely devoted to the restoration, which is scheduled to take two years.

Under the watchful eye of English Heritage and supervised by the internationally renowned conservation architects, Giles Quarme & Associates, the restoration will be scrupulously correct in every detail.

When the scaffolding comes down it will reveal this fine riverside mansion in all its 18th century glory - a sparkling adornment to London's townscape.

Regular updates will be posted on this newspage by Project Manager and House Steward, Stefan Lorett (projects@lassco.co.uk), who will be pleased to show interested parties and groups around the House by appointment.

LASSCO will, of course, remain open for business at the House as usual.