Registered collective trade mark of Accredited Conservator-RestorersConservation Ltd, incorporating the National Conservation Service

Conservation, advice, research & training

Conservation Ltd provides support and expertise in the conservation and care of archival records, parchment manuscripts and seals, books, paper objects and photographic materials; in museums, libraries, archives, businesses and private collections.

Conservation Ltd works with consultants from other areas including archivists, museum professionals and product and service suppliers to provide a wide range of support from conservation treatment to storage, digitisation to book binding.  Conservation assessment and treatment can be carried out in situ, or in workshops in London for the South East region, Bath for the South West and Lincoln for the Northern region of England.

Following consultation in association with University of the Arts London, Camberwell College, Conservation Ltd is now offering the National Conservation Service, a new initiative aimed at helping collections and businesses without conservator staff to address their preservation and conservation needs and to help them to secure resources for improvement and conservation projects. 

To read more, click on your sector: Business Records or Archives, Libraries & Museums

The Lincoln Magna Carta

Case study: Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta

Conservation Ltd is the consultant adviser to Lincoln Cathedral in the care and conservation of its 1215 Magna Carta of King John, one of the four surviving copies of this iconic document, recently given UNESCO Memory of the World status.  Caring for an 800 year old parchment manuscript of worldwide importance presents unique challenges and requires advanced conservation and management skills.

You can read about Conservation Ltd projects in our Case Studies pages, which set out scientific, historical and technical details of our work and offer an insight into conservation best practice.