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Who We Work With - Heritage

Our Work in the Heritage Sector

The University of Lincoln is one of the UK’s leading centres for heritage expertise, research, and hands-on practical support for a range of conservation and restoration projects. The technical expertise of our accredited conservators, researchers, and historians, paired with our first-class laboratories enable the University of Lincoln to work on some of the UK’s most iconic buildings and heritage projects across the four corners of the UK and beyond.

Our Expertise in the Heritage Sector

Our expertise with architectural paint research helps many of our UK wide clients to rediscover the decorative history of many iconic UK buildings and structures. We have accredited paintings conservators. We help conserve historic interiors including historic materials analysis, and objects conservation. Our academics also offer extensive services related to digital and creative heritage such as 3D scanning and replication, digital archiving, and the creation of heritage archives and networks. We have provided historical advisors for film, television, and set design, facilitated historic re-enactments for heritage festivals and events, and offered insight into climate change and its impact on the historic built environment.

Our Clients

Over recent years our clients have included English Heritage, The National Trust, The National Army Museum, The National Museum for the Royal Navy, Historic Royal Palaces, Landmark Trust, Historic Environment Scotland, churches, numerous local authorities, preservation trusts, leading architectural firms, and building contractors.

Case Studies

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Rediscovering our decorative past

Lincoln Conservation

Lincoln Conservation is one of the UK’s leading centres for research and conservation of interior and exterior decorative schemes and has helped to reinstate many iconic buildings, historic interiors, royal palaces, maritime heritage, military vehicles, historic artefacts, easel paintings, and historic paint analysis.

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Elizabeth Tower, Big Ben

Lincoln Conservation were commissioned to undertake architectural paint research to define the original colour scheme for the iconic clock face of Big Ben. The team’s contribution to the redecoration of the famous clock-face featured in numerous news stories including Channel 4’s programme Big Ben: Restoring the World-Famous Clock.

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Buxton Crescent Spa Hotel - The Blue Room

Lincoln Conservation in collaboration with the University’s Designblok team undertook the challenge to digitally record and remanufacture the late 19th-century ceiling panels at the Grade I listed Buxton Crescent, following the original design and materials as closely as possible.

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Maritime Vessels

Lincoln Conservation have been commissioned numerous times by the NMRN to carry out a programme of research and analysis of the historic paint schemes and other materials for several iconic warships including HMS Victory, HMS Trincomalee, HMS Caroline, HMS Warrior and other maritime vessels.

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National Trust - Invisible Worlds at Alderley Edge

Invisible Worlds is an exciting new digital installation project for the National Trust at Alderley Edge. The project is a collaboration between an interdisciplinary team of researchers including the University of Lincoln’s heritage and creative app development teams.

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Stone Deterioration in Heritage Structures

The team are working with the Diocese of Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, and Historic England to standardise measurements of bioreceptivity (how likely surface growth is to develop on stones) and biodeterioration, as well as investigating eco-friendly alternatives to the chemical biocides currently used on stone to control biological growth.

The International Bomber Command Centre

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, we are proud co-developers of The International Bomber Command Centre's Digital Archive, which collects the personal stories of those caught in the bombing during World War 2, both military and civilian, on both sides of the conflict.

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