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12 Wellington Square, Hastings

A young couple had set their heart on a Grade II listed townhouse, formerly used as a solicitor’s office, to be their family home. They knew what they wanted in their new home but needed help with navigating the design, listed building and construction process. They turned to us to provide that help. All photographs by Bruce Hemming.
A view from public gardens, looking through the branches of a mature tree towards a row of Georgian townhouses, with number 12 Wellington Square being central. The view is equal parts green grass and azure blue sky, framing the beautifully proportioned townhouses.

We brought to bear our creative home design and conservation skills to remodel the listed townhouse situated on Wellington Square, Hastings.

Number 12 Wellington Square is one of a terrace of townhouses, constructed as single homes in the mid 19th century, with habitable rooms arranged to cater for the era of day servants and nannies. Our client had modern expectations for what they wanted in their new home, including ensuite bathrooms, open plan spaces to increase visibility between separate rooms and enhanced fire safety. The key challenge we identified was to convince the conservation officer that these elements could be incorporated into a listed property.

We consulted with the conservation officer and demonstrated how the listed building could be sensitively adapted, whilst minimising the negative impact on the listed building. The documents we prepared for the listed building application clearly set out our approach and we achieved planning success for all of the modifications our client requested. 

A tastefully decorated interior view looking at a simply detailed fireplace painted a warm grey, with panelled cupboards one side and open shelves the other side. Mid century furniture is carefully placed in the room.
Interior view of a bathroom, with roll top steel bath painted a luxuriant shade of dark green in front of a warm grey panelled wall. The floor boards are painted the same colour as the walls.
Interior view of a modern kitchen installed in a period style room with mid century dining table and chairs in the centre of the photograph. The view is along the length of the room, looking towards the large sash window to the public gardens outside. Modern light fixtures have been installed on the ceiling and the walls with a vibrant neon light positioned above the tastefully restored fireplace.
Interior view of the heart of the living room, with mid century furniture arranged around a statement period style fire place, painted a subtle lime wash to match the wall.
An interior view looking from the living room through a set of sensitively refurbished period style folding panelled doors to the dining room beyond. Mid century furniture is arranged around a marble topped coffee table in the foreground.
This photograph shows a day-lit dining room, mid century table and chairs in the very middle, with a floor to ceiling window on the wall facing us and statement period style fire-place to one side.
An interior photograph of the master bedroom, complete with queen size four poster bed and drapes, period fireplace on the far wall facing the viewer. A cleverly inserted ensuite is revealed by a subtle door to the side of the bed.
An interior view of the nursery showing captivating turquoise walls, framing the central floor to ceiling window at the back of the room. An oak wood cot is placed to the left of the view, facing a small period style fire place, which is painted the same stark white as the book shelf tucked into the far right of the room.
A dramatic interior photograph showing the view of a period style fireplace painted in the same deep blue as the wall surrounding it, throwing into stark contrast the white painted floor boards and mid century wire seat and enamelled white bed frame.

‘We were unsure of what could and couldn’t be done with our new home, given its listed status and approached John McCart for advice. What was clear was the fact that the years hadn’t been kind to the house and its former use as offices left us with awkward and inappropriate spaces for a family dwelling. John steered us through the design, planning and execution stages in a friendly and professional manner. We are thoroughly please with the end result!’ –  Nicola Mairs

Our clients say...

John certainly helped us achieve it. Since the building has been completed, it has become one of the favourite locations for students

Patrick Hanlon

He could take the building, obtain planning and convert this into the Medical Centre that our practice needed; he did not disappoint..

Dr Craig Namvar

Ronan could navigate the whole process, from writing a conservation specification, taking it through listed building consent, to tendering the scheme and administering the conservation project on site.

Denis Maloney

John steered us through the planning and execution stages in a friendly and professional manner. We are thoroughly pleased with the end result!

Nicola Mairs

John guided us from the first sketch to the installation of the last tile on the wall and his professionalism and building knowledge was exemplary.

Nick Sohail

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