A Grade I-listed Jacobean mansion – one of West London’s lesser-known gems – undergoing extensive restoration to transform the house into an engaging, vibrant visitor destination.

Purcell led the conservation, repair and reinterpretation of Boston Manor House, a Grade I-listed Jacobean mansion situated within West London’s Grand Union Canal and Boston Manor Conservation Area. Once on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, the building has now been sensitively transformed into a community heritage asset, underpinned by forensic research and a conservation philosophy rooted in authenticity.

Working alongside specialist craftspeople and a dedicated client team, the team have carefully blended old and new to create a new, fully immersive visitor attraction.

In 2017, the London Borough of Hounslow appointed Purcell to lead on the development phase of the project as lead consultant and conservation architect. Purcell worked with a dedicated team of funders, including The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England, and specialists to deliver the £6m restoration project. The works have secured the building’s future, removing it from the Heritage at Risk Register and opening it to the public once again.