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Cambridge Archives - Barnes Construction
30 June 2025
Edward Peake’s New Sports Hall Taking Shape as Project Reaches Halfway Point
Ceremonial bricks have been laid at Edward Peake CofE School in Biggleswade to mark the halfway point in the construction of its new sports hall. The works are part of Central Bedfordshire Councils ongoing investment in the Biggleswade area as part of the Three to Two Tier Programme, which saw ...
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20 February 2025
King’s College Projects Shortlisted for CFCI Awards 2025
We are delighted to announce that two of our recently completed projects for Kings College have been shortlisted for the Greater Cambridge Design and Construction Awards 2025. Kings College Chapel was a “once in a lifetime” project, restoring the roof by fixing the timber structure and replacing 91 tonnes of ...
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16 January 2025
Completion reached at Ermine Street Church Academy Extension
In September last year, Barnes Construction’s first project with Cambridgeshire County Council was completed. The project to deliver six new classrooms, associated WC’s, break out space and storage spaces at Ermine Street Church Academy, Alconbury Weald. Working alongside Superstructures, Atkins Réalis, Johns Slater and Haward and R H Partnership Architects, ...
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25 July 2024
Two Barnes Construction projects win RIBA National Awards
Barnes is extremely proud that two of its projects have won prestigious RIBA National Awards.The WongAvery Music Gallery for Trinity Hall, which was designed by Níall McLaughlin Architects, is a complex, logistically challenging construction accessed via a 1.5m stone passage. The basement had to be constructed using adapted plant and ...
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5 December 2023
King’s College Cambridge unveils new solar panels on restored Chapel roof
Historic first for the Grade-I listed Chapel, balancing preservation with photovoltaic power generation King’s College Cambridge has completed work on a year-long conservation of its Chapel roof and has begun installation of 438 new solar panels. Restoration of the Chapel roof had become increasingly urgent once its lead and timbers ...
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22 June 2023
Senior Site Manager at Barnes Construction Wins National Award
Senior Site Manager, Mark Larter, has been presented with the ‘Best Non-residential Site Manager Award at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards held at Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London. Mark, who lives in Ipswich, has worked for Barnes Construction for the last five years, and was instrumental in the ...
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4 April 2023
Honours awarded for the new dining hall project at Homerton College
We are delighted to have picked up several honours at the Greater Cambridge Design & Construction Awards, winning Best Building over £2 million, jointly winning the Craftsmanship Award and picking up a commendation for the David Mackay Award for Engineering and Sustainability. The Dining Hall at Homerton is fast becoming ...
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24 March 2023
Charity Celebrates Handover of New Homes for Local Residents
A Cambridge charity is marking the completion of a £5 million building project to create 15 new energy-efficient almshouses for local residents. Following an 18-month building programme, Girton Town Charity took ownership of Dovehouse Court, where all the homes have been built to stringent Passivhaus standards to achieve maximum energy ...
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7 March 2023
Recently Completed Project at St John’s College
We are delighted to have recently completed the new Community Hub for St John’s College in Cambridge. The project comprised the demolition of the existing 1970s buttery dining room, allowing for the construction of a modern replacement. An area of the Grade-I listed Second Court was refurbished to form a ...
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