Historical research
Architectural history specialist
Conservation plans
Conservation statements
Significance assessment
Heritage audits and assessment
Gazetteers and databases
Conservation area appraisals

Heritage Consultant - Historical Research, Architectural History, Conservation Plans & Assessments

Austin Heritage Consultants are based in Moray, but have wide ranging experience and can provide services anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Heritage projects we have been involved with range from small, individual buildings (such as houses, churches, theatres and industrial buildings) to the investigation of large sites and landscapes (including large country houses, estates and conservation areas).

Jennifer Austin BSc.(Arch.) M.Herit.Cons.(Hons) FSA Scot

Jen has over 10 years experience in the heritage industry in both Australia and the UK. Her work has involved the preparation and production of conservation plans, conservation statements, heritage audits, character appraisals, and the development of site and building gazetteers and databases.
Extensive historical research and analysis play a key role in Jen’s work and as every site is different, she is keen to help her clients with their individual needs.

Studying architecture at the University of Sydney, Jen graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Architecture) in 1998. She continued her studies at the university to receive a Masters degree (with honours) in Heritage Conservation in 2002.

Jen was most recently employed as an Associate and Team Leader of the Architectural History Team at Simpson & Brown Architects in Edinburgh. She joined Simpson & Brown in October 2003 and finished in March 2010. Prior to this, she was employed as a Built Heritage Consultant for Godden Mackay Logan Heritage Consultants and Brian McDonald + Associates Architects, both in Sydney. During the summer of 2003, Jen was a participant in the US/ICOMOS Summer Internship Program with the US National Park Service at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina.

Heritage Project Examples

In the past 10 years, Jen has been involved in the completion of a variety of type and size of projects. Some of these are listed below (with respective employer):

Eaglais na h-Aoidhe (Aoidhe Church), Isle of Lewis
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
St Margaret's Church (former), Oatlands, Glasgow
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Rowallan Castle, East Ayrshire
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Odeon Cinema, Edinburgh
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Perth Theatre, Perth
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Wearmouth-Jarrow Candidate World Heritage Site
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Mount Stuart House and Estate, Isle of Bute
Conservation Plan and Gazetteer of the house and estate
(Simpson & Brown Architects)
Dumfries House and Estate
Conservation Plan and Gazetteer of the house and estate
(Simpson & Brown Architects)
Gateshead Visitor Centre (former St Mary’s Church), Gateshead
Conservation Plan and Gazetteer of Monuments in church and churchyard (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Northumberland Hall, Alnwick
Conservation Statement (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Bishop Auckland Conservation Area
Character Appraisal (Simpson & Brown Architects)

Research, survey and analysis of Hatteras Island Weather Bureau and Bodie Island Lighthouse on the Outer Banks of North Carolina (US National Park Service)
Mungo National Park Conservation Management Plan
(Godden Mackay Logan)
Survey and recommendation for listing of 27 post offices throughout NSW (Godden Mackay Logan)
Burns Birthplace: An International Museum in Alloway
Conservation Plan and Heritage Impact Assessment
(Simpson & Brown Architects)
Clarendon Park, Wiltshire
Conservation Plan and Gazetteer of the estate (Simpson & Brown Architects)
Heron Corn Mill, Cumbria
Conservation Plan (Simpson & Brown Architects)

Interests

Jen has a particular interest in the conservation of materials and in 2003 was awarded a Fellowship by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia to study the manufacture, conservation and use (historical and current) of architectural terracotta and faience in the USA and UK.

Affiliations & Memberships

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Member, UK ICOMOS
Affiliate member, IHBC
Member, Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Member, The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland

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          AUSTIN HERITAGE CONSULTANTS
          West View, Carron, Aberlour
          Banffshire AB38 7QP