A presentation by Andrew More, Mechanical Services, Historic England, "An historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements". The presentation was given at a session on "Revitalising and Rebuilding" interiors, which was part of a Conference on "Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times", supported by Historic England.

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2. Revitalising and Rebuilding
An historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-
used and expanded to meet modern
heating requirements
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

3. Andrew More
Senior Building Services Engineer
Building Services and Emergency Planning Team
Conservation Department - Planning Group
Historic England
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

4. A brief quiz to prompt discussion to get us going
Consider the following three current vehicles…
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

5. Toyota Prius
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

6. Land Rover
Defender
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

7. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Jeep Wrangler

8. Toyota Prius: petrol/electric hybrid; steel body; large battery
pack and lots of complicated electronics.
Land Rover Defender: diesel engine; steel chassis; mostly
aluminium body; some electronics.
Jeep Wrangler: diesel engine, steel chassis and body; more
electronics than the Land Rover.
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

9. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

10. As they say in exams: Discuss!
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

11. We’ll revisit later the concepts of
‘embedded energy’
and
‘the adaptation and restoration of equipment’
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

12. Death
by
PowerPoint
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

13. Historic England
Planning Group
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

14. Development Management:
Inspectors of Historic Buildings and Areas
Inspectors of Ancient Monuments
Heritage at Risk: Architects and Surveyors
Nine regional offices
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

15. The Parish Church of
St. Michael and All Angels
Cornwood, Devon
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

16. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
The first heating system lay
under a grille in a void now filled
in where the carpet is set into the
floor tiles, but how did it work?

17. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Perkins
Pipe
Coils

18. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Perkins
Pipe
Loops

19. Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers
CIBSE
CIBSE Heritage Group
www.hevac-heritage.org
Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

20. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Relative dimensions of typical Perkins pipework (left)
to 1¼” heavy-gauge steel pipework (right)

21. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Re-painted pipe coil
– to be re-painted
again to better
match the wall

22. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
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23. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements

24. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
£15,000
for five
radiators!

25. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Typical reclaimed radiator
Made by Beeston
Installed by Haden

26. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
New pipework running above
the existing Perkins pipework
Further painting will match
the wall more closely

27. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
New pipework bends to be
Adjusted to match the Perkins
pipework beneath
Painting of new to match
the wall surface

28. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Early box-ended radiator
Ladbroke Grove, London

29. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Unusual low-level radiator
Wrest Park

30. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Pipe loop type radiators
Litherland, Liverpool

31. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Shipdham, Norfolk
1880 by local manufacturer
Cooper and Vincent

32. Parish Church Interiors in Changing Times: an historic ‘Perkins’ heating system re-used and expanded to meet modern heating requirements
Thanks for listening
Photographs by:
Cornwood Church - Churchwardens
Keith Dodds - Exeter DAC Heating Advisor
Focus Multimedia
Andrew More and Geraldine O’Farrell - Historic England
Jeep USA
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