The Company
After 25 years of practical experience in conservation, David Odgers established the company in 2005 to provide support and advice to architects, surveyors, curators, local authorities, contractors, owners and all those responsible for the repair and maintenance of historic buildings, monuments, sculptures and sites. Since then Odgers Conservation Consultants has become well known for their expertise and for delivering carefully considered, clear and relevant advice.
Who We Are
David Odgers (CV) has a background in Chemistry and trained as a conservator under Professor Baker at Wells Cathedral and other sites. He was a founder member and then Managing Director of Nimbus Conservation Ltd; he left contracting to use his wide ranging knowledge and undoubted enthusiasm to understand, assess and provide solutions to the varied challenges that are faced by historic buildings. He is an Accredited Conservator and lives in Somerset.
Angus Lawrence (CV) joined the company in 2021 after a long career firstly as an archaeologist and then, after training at the City and Guilds of London Art School, as a conservator. After 25 years of practice including working for the Museum of London, the British Museum and some of the most well-regarded conservation companies in the country, he is using his thoughtful approach to conservation to provide effective and pragmatic advice as a consultant. He is an Accredited Conservator and is based in London & Wiltshire.
What We Do
David and Angus are both specialists in stone, plaster and terracotta and provide detailed and practical conservation advice as illustrated in the examples. They also work with a wide range of other professionals including architects, surveyors, curators, structural engineers and conservators of other disciplines. Using their own skills and with appropriate input from others they can contribute to any conservation project up to and including tender stage (equivalent to RIBA stage 4).
Take a look through some of our projects
Condition assessment, technical advice, specifications
For the successful care or repair of any historic building or monument or site, it is essential to understand its construction and materials and to be able to accurately identify the mechanisms of decay. Apart from sourcing available information from archives, this detailed assessment requires precise observation, diligent recording and a wealth of experience.
(Click on any project below for more details)
Investigations and Research
In order to answer questions about the decay of a historic building or monument, it may be necessary to carry out further investigations. These might involve analysis of stone or mortar, environmental recording, time-lapse photography or drill resistance measurement. OCC are able to offer all these as well as working with colleagues in other disciplines to access a wide range of other analytical techniques.
Training and CPD
It is imperative that knowledge and experience built up over a lifetime of work in conservation is shared. This is done either through contributions to existing courses (such as ICCROM stone course or West Dean Building Conservation masterclasses) or by setting up and delivering bespoke courses for architects, surveyors and others tasked with the care of historic buildings.
Dissemination and editing
It is imperative that the knowledge and experience gained during long careers in conservation is recorded and passed on. This continues to be a focus of our work whether by contributing to journals, being involved in the compilation of Technical Advice Notes, being a contributing author to books or editing and peer reviewing the works of other authors. We take seriously our commitment as Accredited Conservators to be fully involved in the profession and to do what we can to ensure that we encourage less experienced conservators in their work.
(Some examples of publications in which there has been involvement as principal author or as editor:)
Contact us
David Odgers FRSA, ACR
[email protected]
07725 658185
Angus Lawrence ACR
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07738 717646
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