The Grange
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The south elevation after restoration
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Restoration of a Grade I listed building designed and lived in by Augustus Pugin
The Grange, as restored, is a result of extensive reconstruction and replacement of stonework. The parapet of the tower was entirely rebuilt, as were the chimney stacks. Other stonework was retained and repaired wherever possible, but much was beyond repair.
As part of the project, the roof was returned to its original, double-ridged profile (lost in 1904), with bargeboards firmly attached by reinstated ‘tusk tenons’ in the Pugin manner.
Furniture of suitable character was assembled by Landmark’s furnishing team. Internal decor was reinstated, using machine-printed wallpaper featuring Pugin’s motto, ‘En Avant’, and black martlet emblem. Doors were replicated to the original pattern by John Hardman Studios, which manufactured the long-lost originals.
The library shelving was reinstated and the painted ceiling in this room restored, serving as a model for the restoration of the damaged ceilings to the sitting room and dining room. Pugin’s private chapel has been maintained as a ‘quiet space’. The altar was removed to the Pugin Chantry in St Augustine’s in 1930 and a timber replica was made.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2004
- Completed: Jul 2006
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £2M
- Tender date: 1996
- Address: St Augustine's Rd, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9PA, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Donald Insall Associates, Thomas Ford & Partners
- Project architects: Augustus Pugin, John Macgregor
- Client: The Landmark Trust
- Building analysis: Paul Drury Partnership
- Archaeology: Canterbury Archaeological Trust
- Project manager: Robertson & Dawson
- Quantity surveyor: Bare Leaning & Bare
- Structural engineer: The Morton Partnership
- Main contractor: R J Barwick Construction Services
- Stonework: PAYE Stonework and Restoration
Suppliers
- Stained glass: The Stained Glass Workship
- Wallpaper: Cole & Son
- Wallpaper: Watts of Westminester
- Carpets: Ulster Carpets
- Door furniture, brass shields: John Hardman Studios
- Landscaping & Furnishing Team: Landmark Furnishing Team