Martin William Ashley

Martin William Ashley MVO Dipl Arch RIBA (born 29 April 1952) is a British architect known for restoration of ecclesiastical buildings and royal properties and a specialist in period and listed buildings. He studied a Diploma in Architecture at Kingston Polytechnic and completed a scholarship with Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1976^[1]. He worked for Purcell Miller Tritton and became a partner before setting up his own business, Martin Ashley Architects^[2], in 1994. From 1999 to present, Martin Ashley has held the post of Surveyor of the Fabric St Georges Chaple, Windsor.^[3] In 2011 Martin Ashley was honoured with Member of the Royal Victorian Order ^[4] He is an architect member of Guildford Diocesan Advisory Committee, and lectures on the philosophy and principles of historic building conservation.

Projects

• St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
• Cowdray Ruins^[5]
• Buckingham Palace, Grand Entrance Portico Steps and Carriage Landings
• Buckingham Palace, Quadrangle East Elevation ^[6]
• St James Palace, The Queen's Chapel^[7]
• Dorcester Abbey^{[8] [9]}

Awards

• South East Region 'Building Conservation Award' ^[10]
• Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2010: Restoration of a Georgian building in an urban setting ^[11]
• RICS Awards 2010 Building Conservation Award (commended) ^[12]
• Natural Stone Awards 2008, Repair & Restoration Award: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire ^[13]

References

1. ^ http://www.dancescholarshiptrust.org.uk/scholars/roll-of-honour
2. ^ http://www.martinashleyarchitects.co.uk/
3. ^ http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/supporting-st-georges/why-support-st-georges/the-appeal.html
4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/dec/31/new-year-honours-list-knights
5. ^ http://www.stblaise.co.uk/Private/Cowdray-Ruins,-Midhurst/
6. ^ http://www.georgiangroup.org.uk/docs/awards/winners.php?id=4:48:0:1
7. ^ http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/progrep/progrep.htm
8. ^ http://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/museum3.htm
9. ^ http://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/services3.htm
10. ^ http://www.projectbook.co.uk/blogs/members-news/martin-ashley-architects-wins-building-conservation-award.html
11. ^ http://www.georgiangroup.org.uk/docs/awards/winners.php?id=4:48:0:1
12. ^ http://www.rics.org/site/scripts/documents_info.aspx?categoryID=426&documentID=1101&pageNumber=5
13. ^ http://www.stone-federationgb.org.uk/Images/Content/NSA%20brochure.pdf

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Name	Ashley, Martin William
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Date of birth	29 April 1952
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