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CV & Expertise
GILES QUARME Esq. - BA(Hons) · Dip Arch · Dip Cons (AA) · RIBA · FRSA
Academic and Professional Qualifications
2002 Surveyor to the Fabric of the Former Royal Naval College, Greenwich
2000 Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society 1999 Executive Council Member of the Georgian Group
1999 Member of the English Heritage London Advisory Committee
1996 Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society
1994 Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects
1993-9 Executive Council Member of ICOMOS (UK)
1993 Council Member of the Ancient Monuments Society
1993 Member of The British Academy of Experts
1991-9 Advisory Committee of Save Britain’s Heritage
1986 Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
1984 Post Graduate Diploma in Conservation, Architectural Association
1980 Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
1979 Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture, the University of Westminster
1976 Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Architecture, The University of Westminster
1973 Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Art History, University of East Anglia
Awards
2000 Civic Trust Commendation: Queen Anne Court, Royal Naval College, Greenwich
1996 Spelthorne Design Award: 49 Thames Street, Sunbury-on-Thames
1995 RBK&C Environment Award: The restoration of 14 & 18 St Leonards Terrace, London SW3
1988 Europa Nostra Award: The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building Complex 1987 Civic Trust Commendation: The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, Wandsworth
1985 Civic Trust Commendation: Painted Hall Restoration: Royal Victoria Patriotic Building
Professional Experience
2007 Appointed by the National Trust to restore Hinemihi, Clandon Park
2006 Appointed by the National Trust to advise on the restoration of the Grotto at Claremont and produce Quinquennial inspections of all the garden monuments and buildings
2004 Successfully represented the Crown Estate and the London Borough of Camden at public inquiries
2003 Successfully represented the AMS at the public inquiry against the works at Canaerfon Castle
2000 Invited to the re-opening of the National Gallery of Romania, Bucharest. Elected Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society
1998 Historic advisor to the Foundation for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and appointed to produce the Conservation Plan for the entire complex. Also instructed to restore the exterior of the Queen Anne Quarter
1997 Appointed as Architect responsible for the design of the visitor’s centre to commemorate the life of Diana Princess of Wales at Althorp Park
1997 Historic Building Advisor to Foster & Partners on the British Museum Millennium project
1996 Surveyor for the Royal Naval College, Greenwich
1995 Appointed by the Indian Government to restore the High Commissioner’s London residence
1995 Selected with Schal by the MoD and the Dept of National Heritage to maintain all of their historic buildings and ancient monuments in Greenwich and Woolwich
1995 United Kingdom representative at the European Commission on the allocation of historic building grants throughout Europe
1994 Second trip to Pakistan to advise on listing historic buildings for the Northwest Frontier Province Government sponsored by the British Academy
1994 Sent to Pakistan by the British Council to advise on the restoration of a number of historic buildings for the NWFP Government
1994 Invited to and participated in the Conference on the Reconstruction of Sarajevo.
1993 Invited to India and participated in a limited competition for the extension of Baroda Town Hall and to lecture at Baroda University
1992 Visited Ghana to advise on the repair and restoration of the Trade Forts and Castles
1992 Appointed to the Committee of ‘Save Britain’s Heritage’
1991 The practice was added to the List of Approved Architects for the Department of the Environment, English Heritage and the Diocese of Southwark and London
1990-5 Appointed Consultant Conservation Architect to Westminster City Council to represent it at public inquiries involving the Second World War temporary office permissions on the Grosvenor Estate
1990 Attended conference on listed buildings in the ownership of the National Health Authority
1990 Sent by The British Council to advise on the restoration of the National Gallery of Art, Bucharest, Romania
1989 British Council Delegate to Romania
1987 Invited to Baroda, India, by the Heritage Trust of India and participated in a conference on the Preservation of the Medieval City of Champaner
1987 Dissolved Dickinson, Quarme & Associates partnership
1982-7 Formed Dickinson, Quarme & Associates with John Dickinson
1979-82 Sole Practitioner in association with John Dickinson RIBA, FRSA
I have given advice on listed and historic buildings to a considerable number of public and private companies, for example Ind Coope Retail plc, Guinness plc, Scottish Mutual Assurance, Bass Taverns Ltd, Peat Marwick McLintock, Crest Homes, the Calthorpe Estate, Sainsburys plc, AMEC, Tesco, the John Lewis Partnership, amongst others.
In addition we have advised a number of public authorities and amenity bodies such as The British Council, English Heritage, Westminster City Council, the London Borough of Brent, the London Borough of Camden, The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, South Western Regional Health Authority, The Ancient Monuments Society, Save Britain’s Heritage, The Victorian Society and the Science Museum.
I have acted as an Expert Witness at numerous public inquiries for both the public and private sector.
The practice is included on the Approved Lists of Conservation Architects for: English Heritage, the National Trust, the Department of the Environment, The Crown Estates and the Diocese of both Southwark and London.
I am the inspecting architect for a number of historic churches; the grade I St John the Divine by Street, grade I St Mary Woolnoth by Hawksmore, grade I St Edmund King and Martyr by Wren and Hooke and the grade II Christchurch, Chelsea by Blore and Caroë.