Many years of experience and study underpin the conservation and restoration work that Alan undertakes. Trained as both a sculptor and a sculpture conservator, he was for many years Head of Sculpture at Lincoln Cathedral where he led some of the world’s most prestigious conservation projects. 

These included the restoration of its renowned Romanesque frieze and the re-carving of the Dean’s Eye rose window. 

A variety of techniques and methodologies can be employed in this work, ranging from a purist approach to conservation of historic sculpture, to its replication and even the placing of contemporary interpretations into historic environments.

Traditional and state of the art conservation techniques are used to clean, repair and consolidate damaged or unstable historic sculpture. Projects undertaken include:

Restoration of individual sculptures.Pure conservation techniques, including cleaning, consolidation and stabilisation. Larger restoration projects, including repair of architectural features and facade. Full replacement of damaged architectural features. Replacement of missing decorative elements.

Considered and inspirational design is inherent to the sculpture making process. Design is also offered as a stand alone service for large scale projects and also for project visualizations. This can take the form of traditional paper based drawings and plans, 3D computer-aided design files, photo-montage visualizations and scale models and maquettes.

A full setting-out service is also available for precise drawing up of stone architectural features to template stage, ready for fabrication of masonry components. This field of work is backed up by considerable experience and expertise.