Phoenix Furniture Conservation

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Phoenix Furniture Conservation Phoenix Conservation is a family run West Wales business specialising in antique furniture restoration and conservation.

Providing services and consultancy to both the public and private sector. Established in 1990 by Hugh Haley, Phoenix Conservation offer a wide range of antique furniture services to both the private and public sector. Phoenix are members of BAFRA, Icon, British Regional Furniture Society, Conservation Matters in Wales. We enjoy approved contractor status with many Welsh County Councils and have wo

rked on many of Wales' Historic Houses, including;

Yr Ysgwrn Home of 'Y Gadair Ddu' The Black Chair
The Royal Mint, Llantrisant
Edinburgh City Chambers
Plas Newydd, Llangollen
Carmarthen, Swansea & Bangor Museums
National Botanical Garden
Cardiff University
Lloyd George Museum
Royal Welch Fusiliers
Scolton Manor
Beaumaris Old Courthouse & Gaol
Rhythin Records Office
Llanrwst Almshouses Trust
Glyn Vivian Gallery
The Welsh Assembly
The National Museum of Wales
The Lord Mayor of Cardiff

& various National Trust properties:
Baddersley Clinton
Croome Court
Wightwick Manor
Woolsthorpe Manor
Moseley Old Hall
Brockhampton
Berrington Hall
Bodnant Gardens
Newton House
Aberdeunant Farmhouse
Tudor Merchants House
Llanerchaeron Hunting Lodge
Penrhyn Castle
Powis Castle
Plas Newydd
Chirk Castle
Egryn
Plas-yn-Rhiw
Crafllwyn
Erddig
Dudmaston Hall


MUSEUM SERVICES
Collection Care
Conservation Cleaning
Disaster Management

GENERAL SERVICES

French Polishing, particularly the repair of existing finishes. We can put you in touch with specialist polishers for complete re-finishing jobs. Cleaning

Stain removal

Re-colouring

General Repair

Pest control (woodworm etc.) Replace missing parts

Relaying of Leather & Baize

Barometers (Cases)

Longcase Clocks (Cases)

Specialist transportation

Mirrors & Glass

Metalwork

Locks & Keys

14/04/2022

Mae na dipyn o waith cynnal a chadw ar hen gelfi a dyna pam y bu'r cadwraethwr Hugh Haley yma ddoe yn rhoi gofal i'r celfi.

Conservator Hugh Haley visited the Ysgwrn farmhouse yesterday to care for the antique furniture.

Whilst we're only a tiny provincial workshop we've gotten around a bit over the years and rubbed some serious shoulders!...
04/03/2022

Whilst we're only a tiny provincial workshop we've gotten around a bit over the years and rubbed some serious shoulders! This was at the Edinburgh City Chambers where we refurbished the original furniture used for council meetings and I was subsequently invited by the The Lord Provost, The awesome Right Honorable George Grubb to show Princess Anne the results of our work. Yay!!

I often end up slightly dissatisfied with the results of work I do, could have done this or that better,  should have us...
30/01/2021

I often end up slightly dissatisfied with the results of work I do, could have done this or that better, should have used different materials...etc. But every now and again it comes together. The top drawer is a copy of the one below that lost its partner (big house!) and I think I might be quite pleased with it 😅 Metal work by Toby Petersen.

Short film featuring the work we did on the famous Y Gadair Ddu 😊
25/04/2019

Short film featuring the work we did on the famous Y Gadair Ddu 😊

Ffilm yn edrych ar adfer Y Gadair Ddu. Ffilm wedi ei gynhyrchu gan Cwmni Da. A film looking at the restoration of Y Gadair Ddu (The Black Chair). Film produc...

17/10/2018

We are delighted to have been nominated for a Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales' Heritage Angel Awards Wales for our work on Y Gadair Ddu.

Hugh was featured in the BBC 2 Documentary Hedd Wyn: The Lost War Poet (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0916cy4) if you would like to know more about this fascinating project.

We would love it if you could follow the link and vote for Hugh Haley by Nov 4th! http://bit.ly/2QVcSWS

02/09/2016

Wonderful!

Our half term apprentice has made his first bridle joint. Not bad going for an 8 year old! Da iawn.
28/10/2015

Our half term apprentice has made his first bridle joint. Not bad going for an 8 year old! Da iawn.

These are just a few of the places we have been working in this year! Hopefully we'll have time to update some of our ph...
15/04/2015

These are just a few of the places we have been working in this year! Hopefully we'll have time to update some of our photos in the next few days...

16/03/2015
28/01/2015

The Icon Conservation Awards celebrate the highest standards of conservation skills, innovation, research and collections care within the UK arts and heritage sector. The awards programme celebrates the work of over 4,000 professional conservators and excellence from across the heritage sector from…

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Established in 1990 by Hugh Haley, Phoenix Conservation offer a wide range of antique furniture services to both the private and public sector. Phoenix are members of BAFRA, Icon, British Regional Furniture Society, Conservation Matters in Wales and were included on the Conservation Register for over twenty years. We enjoy approved contractor status with many Welsh County Councils and have worked on many of Wales' Historic Houses, including; Carmarthen, Swansea & Bangor Museums National Botanical Garden Cardiff University Lloyd George Museum Royal Welch Fusiliers Scolton Manor Beaumaris Old Courthouse & Gaol Rhythin Records Office Llanrwst Almshouses Trust Glyn Vivian Gallery The Welsh Assembly The National Museum of Wales The Lord Mayor of Cardiff & various National Trust properties: Newton House Aberdeunant Farmhouse Tudor Merchants House Llanerchaeron Hunting Lodge Penrhyn Castle Powis Castle Plas Newydd Chirk Castle Egryn Plas-yn-Rhiw Crafllwyn Erddig Dudmaston Hall MUSEUM SERVICES Collection Care Conservation Cleaning Disaster Management GENERAL SERVICES French Polishing Cleaning Stain removal Re-colouring General Repair Pest control (woodworm etc.) Replace missing parts Relaying of Leather & Baize Barometers Longcase Clocks Lead Glass Lacquerwork Specialist transportation Mirrors & Glass Metalwork Locks & Keys