Ledston Hall

Ledston Hall is a former country house which incorporates a 12th century chapel. The building itself is Grade 1 listed and is set within in over 3,000 acres of Grade II* registered park and garden. Much of the building has been disused for a number of years, although the south wing included some residential space let to tenants.

The project comprises works to repair and conserve the historic building fabric, followed by a conservation phase to redevelop the property into a series of houses and apartments.  A number of the principal rooms will be retained for public access including the chapel and spaces to be used for functions / dining / education facilities.

TGA’s Building Performance team have worked with the Architect and our M&E engineers to develop a new energy strategy for the building incorporating a new, remote energy centre with gas fired CHP supported by boilers.  This arrangement provides thermal energy to the residential properties for hot water and space heating as well as offsetting a proportion of the building’s electrical power consumption, reducing annual CO₂ emissions in excess of the planning authority’s requirements and removing the need to distribute gas, boiler flues and associated ventilation in the historic building.

Each residential unit is served by a local electrical consumer unit fed from a common switchboard as well as a heat interface unit which delivers local hot water and heating services from thermal energy produced by the central plant.

TGA have also developed a new lighting strategy for Ledston Hall which is sympathetic to the historic nature of the building and seeks to preserve and enhance its aesthetic qualities while providing the facilities required by current legislation and expected by prospective tenants.

The lighting strategy is sympathetic to the buildings heritage and features discreet general lighting which is designed to highlight the many historical architectural details.

The existing lighting fixtures that illuminate the 12th century chapel have been repurposed and renovated to provide a subtle and subdued light in keeping with the chapels aesthetic.

Externally, two large antiquated and decommissioned gas lamps welcome visitors and residents alike. These fixtures have been refurbished and brought back into service utilising the very latest LED technology.

Read more about this project on Historic England’s website here – https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/adapting-historic-buildings-energy-carbon-efficiency-advice-note-18/case-study-ledston-hall/