A new lease of life for Monmouth House
Photo Credit: Will Pryce for Country Life Working through Joanna Wood, the Interior Designer, Atkey and Company are proud to have created the period architectural joinery employed in the recent refurbishment of Monmouth House, Hyde Park Gate. Situated on a...
Hampshire House – Video
With multiple phase of work evident from the 17th Century onwards, Hampshire House required Atkey and Company to design period timber doors, architraves and skirtings to suit each area.Video run time: 2minsHampshire House is a 15,000 ft sq. house incorporating...
The Newt in Somerset – Video
Atkey and Company's sympathetic reinstatement of period timber doors and mouldings at The Newt, Somerset.Video run time: 1min 20secsThe Newt is a destination hotel located in beautiful parklands in the Somerset countryside near the town of Bruton. Originally a 17th...
Award-winning Victorian elegance
It’s always gratifying to be involved in award-winning schemes, so we are delighted that a recent project for which we created bespoke period joinery has just won the Residential House Over £1m category of the SBID International Design Awards. Cause for a celebration?...
Architecture of the Regency Period – Inspiration From Many Sources
Architects from the Regency period experimented with a wide range of styles, including Egyptian, Indo-Chinese and heavy Greek. The Regency Period in British history, and associated art and architecture, gained its name from the nine-year period, 1811 - 1820, when the...
Belgravia – An Architectural History
Probably London’s most desirable address, Belgravia is celebrated today for its outstanding architectural, historical and social interest. Belgravia is a late Georgian estate of terraces, crescents and squares situated between Knightsbridge and Victoria. The area...
Richard Norman Shaw – Architect
The Scottish born architect Richard Norman Shaw was the son of an Irish father and a Scots mother. A pupil of William Burn from 1849, he later travelled (1854–6) and published Architectural Sketches from the Continent (1858). Shaw joined Salvin's office in 1856 before...
Thomas Cubitt – Master Builder
Thomas Cubitt (1788–1855), born Buxton, Norfolk, was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England. The son of a Norfolk carpenter, he journeyed to India as ship’s...
George Basevi – Architect
George Basevi was an architect and surveyor active in the early- to mid-19th century. He was a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society. A pupil of Sir John Soane, his designs included...
Cottage Orné Style of Architecture
Cottage orné, translated as decorated cottage, dates back to a movement of 'rustic' stylised cottages of the late 18th and early 19th century To be considered an authentic cottage orné, the cottage must conform to a certain set of stylistic guidelines which...