Orange Triangle

About

Architectural and building surveying services in East Anglia and across the UK

Whitworth is an award-winning practice of Chartered Architects and Chartered Building Surveyors based in Fornham St. Genevieve, near historic Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Our offices are also located in Norwich, Norfolk, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Our in-depth knowledge of these local areas serves us well in projects where sensitivity to context is concerned, and allows us to develop, improve and maintain our professional connections.

Our experience in architecture and building surveying

Since 1963, we have established a reputation for high-class architectural and building surveying services. Find out more about our company history. Our team has a combined 252 years’ experience, encompassing a range of expertise and interests, from church re-ordering, to sustainable practices, to barn conversions. Our work involves cottages to castles and from mediaeval to modern. Although we will tackle any building type, much of our work has centred on historic building conservation and heritage consultancy, with staff accredited in Building Conservation with either the RICS, RIBA, or AABC.

Our services

We provide a bespoke and comprehensive service from inception through to completion, offering flexibility over our involvement to align with our clients’ needs. The practice undertakes a wide range of professional work, including condition surveys; defect analysis; design of alterations, extensions and new build; contract administration; planning applications; feasibility studies, etc. We also undertake legal work such as expert witness reports; boundary disputes and party wall matters. Find our complete range of services here.

Whitworth is trading name of The Whitworth Co-Partnership LLP

Recent Projects

Outbuilding Conversion

Housing Architecture

Outbuilding Conversion

In 2023, Whitworth were approach by our client to sympathetically carry out the conversion of an existing 1980s garage, originally built to accommodate the previous owner’s Ferrari, to a new one-bedroom annexe accommodation.

Martello Tower

Conservation Architecture

Martello Tower

Whitworth oversaw the restoration of the historic Martello Tower in Aldeburgh, the largest of its kind from the Napoleonic Wars.

Brick Barn Conversion, Essex

Conservation Architecture

Brick Barn Conversion, Essex

Discover how this Grade II Listed brick barn was transformed into a stunning contemporary home while preserving its history. Featuring an open-plan living-kitchen space, a sleek glazed link to a new living room extension, and a carefully engineered cantilever staircase, the design blends modern style with original features.

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