Of Poems and Pillars

Of Poems and Pillars

by | Jul 6, 2020

Of Poems & Pillars A lecture on the survival of the Gothic and the Victorian imagination A talk given to the Clanfield and Bampton Historical Society, this lecture ranged over a swathe of history, culminating in the great flowering of the Gothic revival in the...
Community Yurts Project

Community Yurts Project

by | Jul 6, 2020

Yurts & Composting WCs An unusual community project. Manifest were commissioned to obtain planning permission for two yurts, to be placed in a remote location in Oxfordshire, to support the work and visitors of a local charity.  Being almost entirely off-grid (the...
Grey Chalk Project

Grey Chalk Project

by | Jul 6, 2020

Grey Chalk Project Resurrection of a historic type of lime. Manifest Design Workshop are delighted to work with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings at their Old House Project in Boxley, Kent.  Working closely with the Society, we have helped to source...
Vestry Hall, City of London

Vestry Hall, City of London

by | Nov 12, 2019

Vestry Hall, City of London Sensitive repair works to a significant historic building. Vestry Hall was designed by well-known architect and architectural historian Sir Bannister Fletcher in the early years of the 20th century.  Now listed at Grade II, it is the home...
Letter-cut Nameplate

Letter-cut Nameplate

by | Nov 12, 2019

Letter-cut Nameplate Letter-cutting in oak for a private dwelling. To make a nameplate for this house, we chose the very finest oak – knot-free with a good vertical grain to withstand the worst of the weather.  We then cut the letters in our clients’...