The Palace site has been occupied since Saxon times, and by the Bishops of London for 1300 years until the site was leased by Hammersmith Council in 1973. The buildings have a complex history with many changes commissioned by successive Bishops. The West Courtyard is Tudor in origin, the East Courtyard Georgian. The Great Hall is late-medieval with a fine roof structure. The eastern end of the building was Gothicised externally in the late 18th Century, but the East Courtyard was classicised in the early 19th Century. The Chapel, a late addition by Butterfield, dates from 1867. The whole of the Site is bounded by an ancient, though infilled, moat reputed to be the largest domestic moat in the country. The principal buildings on the site are: • Fulham Palace - Grade I / Scheduled Ancient Monument • The Chapel - Grade II; • Gothick Lodge and Coachman’s Lodge - Grade II • The Moat Bridge and attached gate piers - Grade II • The Stables - Grade II • The walls of the Walled Garden, the Vinery and Bothies - Grade II The practice’s multidisciplinary team was appointed for Stage E onwards, following an OJEU advertisement and competitive tender. Our project involved the implementation of a £4 million (building cost) HLF-funded project to restore the east wing of the building and certain parts of the west wing including the courtyard. The work included on the ground floor the restoration of Bishop Sherlock’s Dining Room of 1750, of which little survived beyond the fine ceiling and some joinery. This work was informed by detailed investigations into the building archaeology and extensive documentary research. The remaining grand rooms on the ground floor were also restored as public function rooms, and the existing museum accommodation was extended and refurbished. The first and upper first floors were largely disused and very dilapidated. These were restored to provide lettable office accommodation to ensure an economically viable future for the building. Central to this work was the construction of a new three storey internal stair to provide access and escape routes. Great attention was also being given to the discrete installation of the modern services which are an essential part of the new use. Externally, the western roofs were completely refinished in lead, tile and slate and an extensive programme of repairs was undertaken on the brickwork and joinery.