Welcome to Recclesia
Recclesia is a multi-disciplined historic building conservation specialist and consultancy with recognised in-house skills and expertise in masonry conservation, stained glass conservation, and metalwork conservation.
Our highly skilled, experienced, and qualified team specialises in the conservation and repair of historic and listed buildings, churches, ancient sites and ruins. Acting as Principal Contractor or as a specialist sub-contractor, Recclesia works across the UK and internationally on specialist projects with leading conservation architects, conservation organisations, leading contractors, museums, and historic building owners.
Our particular collection of in house skills make us a unique company in the UK. Our collaborative and holistic approach to conservation leads to creativity and innovation between key conservation disciplines.
Jamie Moore | Managing Director
- MSc Historic Building Conservation
- BA (Hons) History
- NVQ Level 6 Conservation Site Management
What We Do
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Failsworth War Memorial // Good to revisit our work from 2022 here today, despite a bit of impact damage prompting the inspection. This was one of those rare occasions when we had to make the call to replace rather than conserve the original stone shaft, which was in unsalvagable condition having already collapsed and been rebuilt once before.
Every lovely little detail was mapped out and reproduced by our masons and conservators, including remaking the jolly ceramic tiles which twist and twirl their way around the stonework. The figurative metalwork was retained, repaired and regilded, then reinstated atop her new home.
Her injured wing is now in safe keeping at the #Recclesia workshop and will be repaired and returned to her soon.
#Failsworth #Manchester #stone #conservation #masonry #skills #conservator #warmemorial
While our team prepare for a range of #masonry #conservation repairs to the exterior of St Mary’s Church in Nantwich, we couldn’t help snapping this shot of one of the fabulous timber rib vaulted ceilings! #thesymmetryabove
We’ve completed a range of conservation works at St Mary’s over the years, but the architecture never fails to inspire us. #buildingconservation #masonryconservation
Last week our @historicengland stained glass trainee started with us in our Manchester stained glass studio - a perfect opportunity to help preserve stained glass skills for the future. As part of her welcome week, she came down to Chester to see our other studio and meet the rest of the team, so we took the opportunity to invited her to #ChesterRows where we have been carrying out a range of works for @cheshirewestandchestercouncil and Historic England, alongside @insallarch & @ramboll_uk.
Here she is being shown round the historic #ChesterRows by our Conservation Manager @leebilson and site supervisor @sheridan1985 - along with Manchester lead @carlottacammelli and 3d glass design specialist @katewaddicorglass - we walked the rows looking at newly installed stallboards and conservation works, along the city walls down to the amphitheatre and Dee House… it wouldn’t have been a trip to Chester without popping into @chester_cathedral too, to look at some #TrenaCox windows too!
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#stainedglass #training #skillstraining #conservationtraining #ontheconservationroad #heritageskills #skillsforthefuture #chester #buildingconservation #stainedglassconservation @heritagecrafts
Short: #throwbackthursday to our work to the spectacularly located Castell Dinas Brân - we’ve carried out a range of complex masonry conservation works on the castle over the years, but most recently our masonry team worked to preserve the remains of the former gatehouse.
Long: Perched high on a prominent hilltop between #llangollen and World’s End sit the remains of Castell Dinas Brân. The visible ruins were probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a Prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort. The project at Dinas Bran presented both logistical challenges and very much tested our technical capabilities. Not only was the site at the top of a mountainous hill, the work which actually had to be carried out once we were up there would have been complex enough at ground level. Add to this the historic and ecological sensitivity of the site, our team really had our work cut out! But the team excelled as always!
#buildingconservation #builtheritage #conservation #masonry #masonrycontractor #masonryconservation #conservationspecialist #visitwales @castlesofinsta @visitwales
Epic photo by @davidedwardsphotographer
Chester is thriving in the sun today -as our teams continue to work on conservation works to the unique Rows with @insallarch, to assisting @charles_thomas2020 with their fire detection installations, and soon they’ll be working on major structural works to the grade I listed St Peter’s church… we can’t get enough of #Chester!
#buildingconservation #maincontractor #principalcontractor #builthertige #chesterrows #heritagecontractor #masonrycontractor #heritage #cheshirelife @cheshirelifemag #visitchester @visitchesterandcheshire
Meanwhile our Plas Alltran project with @btp_architects is coming on leaps and bounds - lots still to do but it’s great to see it coming back to life after decades of dereliction, playing host to only fires, pigeons and decay.
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#buildingconservation #conservationrestoration #renovation #victorian #victorianarchitecture #builtheritage #welshheritage #welshcontractor #workinprogress #projectprogress #conservation #masonry #masonrycontractor #masonryconservation #timberconservation #socialhousing #socialhousingproject