Category Restoration Progress

The restoration of the walls using traditional techniques continues. Check out the gallery of daub throwing in action.

We’re saving a historic building with material that’s already served it for more than 600 years. The Cockpit in Eton is on the Heritage at Risk Register. Here, our team is reusing its historic daub, throwing it by hand onto…

The historic heart of Eton High Street continues its return to its former glory.

The roof restoration is now fully complete, preserving the integrity of the historic frame and weatherproofing the structure for decades to come. With that milestone behind us, our attention now turns to the timber-framed walls, which will be conserved using…

We are currently insulating the outer walls using wood fibre, a natural, sustainable material made from wood chips or leftover sawmill fibers.

We’re proud to share the next phase of our ongoing conservation work at The Cockpit in Eton, a rare and historically significant timber-framed structure that we’re carefully restoring with full respect for its architectural legacy. Featured here is a sample…