Conservation & Heritage Issue 50 Winter 2025/Spring 2026 - Flipbook - Page 119
Technical Recovery
and Conservation:
The Tr ansformation of The
Jewry Wall Museum
The transformation of the Grade II-Listed Vaughan College into the refurbished and
extended Jewry Wall Museum required a fine balance; preserving a mid-20th-century
Brutalist structure whilst sensitively integrating it with the ancient Roman Jewry Wall.
maber’s role extended beyond design as they delivered a technical recovery strategy to save
a project that faced significant challenges.
Situated adjacent to the Jewry Wall Scheduled Ancient
Monument, which is one of Britain’s largest surviving sections
of Roman Masonry, the project demanded interventions
that were respectful to 2000 year old heritage while meeting
strict conservation standards required for the 1960s college
building.
Technical Advisor to stabilise the project. By implementing
a rigorous traffic light system to get on top of outstanding
works the project was able to get back on track, and maber’s
continued involvement as Design/Technical advisor
provided consistency and conservation expertise throughout
the 3 phases of construction.
Strategic Conservation and Methodology
Developed in close collaboration with Leicester City Council’s
Conservation Officers, the structured methodology provided
the transparency and technical assurance needed to bring
the project back on track.
The journey to the museum’s opening in July 2025 was
heavily impacted by the collapse of two principal contractors,
leaving a building exposed and a programme derailed.
maber stepped in first as Architects to develop the recovery
design package, and subsequently being retained as Design/
Below, exterior of the Jewry Wall Museum,
photography by Ian Harris, Executive Director at maber
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