Castles & Scheduled Monuments

Castles & Scheduled Monuments
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Stapleton Moat

The 14th Century moated Manor House near Stapleton is a national monument and is comparable to Stokesay Court in its architectural and historical importance. Archaeological speculation suggests, gi...

Shrewsbury Castle and the “traitors gate”

Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed. The castle, directl...

Montgomeryshire war memorial

In 2018 McMillan & Holder were commissioned to undertake considerable repairs to the monument. Including the replacement of large curved ashlar blocks supporting the structure in Portland limes...

Moated site at Leigh Hall

In 2016 McMillan & Holder were commissioned to conserve, preserve and consolidate the moated site. It is considered to be part of the manor of Leigh, probably constructed in the early 14th cent...

Knebworth Castle

Knebworth in the parish of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade I* listed building! Its surrounding park is the medieval St. Mary's Church and the Lytton family mausoleum. On behalf o...

Bishops Castle

I’m 2017 McMillan & Holder were asked to restore a collapsed section of the wall formerly defining the outer North wall of the castle. Pictured below  This was a motte castle, probably origina...

An Englishman’s home is his Castle

We were commissioned to reinstate a folly keep in red sandstone. The process complete with lancet windows, a Romanesque arch, narrow spiral stairs, thick red sandstone rubble, squared and brought t...

Alberbury Cross

This monument dates from the 12th century, and is Grade Il listed. It is situated outside the Church of St Michael and All Angels Shropshire. Standing Crosses were distributed throughout England an...

Acton Reynolds monument

In 2018 this grade 2 listed 19th century monument collapsed during a storm. McMillan & Holder were commissioned to source new sandstone, mason the components and rebuild the monuments. Blocks w...