See what's happening at the Vivat Trust on a week by week basis by following the news stories detailed below.
The Vivat Trust will update these pages with the latest information on how projects are progressing, activities taking place at the Trust's headquarters at Wellbrook Manor and events organised by the Trust.
Vivat's routine inspections and PATS testing visits led to The Summerhouse and The Temple earlier this week. With such beautiful weather it was also an ideal opportunity to take some photos - the summer view from the roof of the Summerhouse was glorious and it was impossible to resist the urge to si...
The Vivat Trust team welcomed Jules Hudson and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) to Wellbrook Manor this afternoon. Jules was being photographed by SPAB for their National Maintenance Week....
The Vivat Trust office and gardens at Wellbrook Manor opened to the public on the 29th & 30th June, as part of the National Gardens Scheme. We were blessed with gorgeous weather and visitors enjoyed tea & homemade cakes in the gardens. Even the Gardener's cat, Luka, got in on the act and pro...
Last week Vivat took the opportunity to have a new set of images taken at Hadlow Tower. With all the final bits of furniture now in place and tweaks to curtains and decoration, we are pleased to show the finished look of this amazing building. The wood burning stove will be installed shortly and we ...
PAYE Stonework and Restoration Ltd carried out all the render and Roman Cement repairs and embellishments at Hadlow Tower. Watch this video to see how the cement is used....
Students at the Traditional Building Company are currently restoring the windows in Welbrook Manor's Victorian greenhouse as part of their traditional carpentry course. The Vivat Trust is delighted to be working with this company and look forward to being involved in more training schemes &...
