Helen Beecroft  

Helen is an AABC-accredited conservation architect with over 17 years' experience working with historic buildings and heritage assets. An accomplished project lead, she specialises in delivering complex conservation, repair, and adaptation projects, balancing heritage significance with contemporary requirements.

Since joining Purcell in 2014, Helen has worked across a diverse range of sectors within the historic built environment, including residential, cultural, and ecclesiastical projects. Recent commissions include work at Lichfield Cathedral, the Ledston Hall Estate, Hull Maritime projects and Manchester Town Hall.

A notable achievement was the award-winning restoration and conversion of the Grade I-listed Ledston Hall into private residences. The project successfully removed the building from the Heritage at Risk Register and secured listed building consent for the installation of slimline, metal-leaded double-glazed windows, understood to be the first approval of its kind for a Grade I-listed building.

Helen is passionate about finding sustainable new uses for vacant and underused historic buildings, helping to secure their long-term future. She takes a creative, pragmatic, and sensitive approach to the repair and adaptation of heritage assets, enabling them to meet modern standards, improve environmental performance, and remain relevant and valued while preserving their architectural and historic significance.