Archaeology of Buildings

Clough & Associates Ltd offers a full range of services to enable clients to record and analyse the historic environment efficiently and economically. We offer a fully integrated historic building recording service that covers all aspects of buildings archaeology.

Assessments

At the initial planning and design stage an assessment is often necessary. This will help to eliminate risk, target works more effectively and justify proposals to the planning authorities. We offer various types of assessment:

• Area Assessment: Historic development of an area, with a examination of the buildings, features and their setting
• Building Assessment: Focuses on a specific building, defining its architectural or historic interest
• Landscape Impact Assessment: Assessment of impacts of a proposed scheme on the historic environment.

Building Recording

A detailed archaeological record of a building (or group of buildings, or landscape, or part of a building) is often specified as a condition of
We offer recording using the following methods:

• Archival research
• Measured recording
• Photographic survey
• Historic building fabric and materials analysis and dating
• Monitoring of works
• Archaeological evaluation and excavation below ground archaeology
• Graphics (using CAD and hand illustration)
• 3D Computer Modelling (click here for examples)

Other services

Related services such as development of conservation plans and archaeological surveys are also available.