4 Mill Lane, Board of Graduate Studies,
Cambridge University. (1886)   

Client: Cambridge University

Masonry Consultant: David Eusden

Main Contractor: Buildmark Construction

Brick maker: Bulmer Brick and Tile Co. Ltd.

Master Carver: Simon Smith



Best Craftsmanship Award - Winner
Restoration of External Fabric
Board of Graduate Studies, Cambridge

This building is a fine example of late Victorian brickwork, displaying many decorative features, including rubbed and gauged enrichments.

For this project, we recorded and dismantled the existing gables, chimneys and parapets, salvaging as much as possible for re-use.

We re-produced elements which could not be saved and then re-built to match the quality of the original.

Inappropriate repairs had accelerated decay
Cutting and rubbing on site in the workshop
New and salvaged mouldings
Carving the volutes
West gable completed
South chimney