The office environment
and much more...
One of the companies based at Manor Farm Barns is:
Bee Home Care Ltd
Bee Home Care provides compassionate, person-centred care and support to help people remain safe, comfortable and independent in their own homes. Its services include personal care, medication assistance, meal preparation, shopping, domestic support and companionship.
Conker Interiors Ltd
Conker Interiors are an in-house interior design company for The Holiday Property Bond who provide holiday accommodation throughout the UK and Europe. They refurbish their existing sites and completely design and furnish all their new projects.
Dr Libby Clinic Ltd
Dr Libby Clinic is a doctor-led aesthetics and wellness clinic offering a range of personalised treatments designed to support confidence and wellbeing. Its services include anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, skin rejuvenation and Emsella pelvic floor treatments, with a focus on safety and natural-looking results.
Eastern Chauffeur Services
Eastern Chauffeur provides professional, luxury chauffeur services for both private and corporate clients throughout East Anglia and across the UK. Specialising in airport transfers, business travel, private journeys and wedding transport, the company offers comfortable travel in a fleet of high-quality Mercedes vehicles.
Genesis Lifts Ltd
Genesis Lifts provides professional lift servicing, maintenance, repairs and modernisation for commercial customers across East Anglia. With over 20 years of experience, its qualified engineers help ensure lifts remain safe, reliable and compliant.
Heritage Developments Ltd
Heritage Developments specialises in creating high-quality homes across Norfolk and Suffolk, focusing on smaller, exclusive residential developments. From carefully selected locations to thoughtfully designed interiors and finishes, the company prides itself on attention to detail and quality craftsmanship.
IQ Workspace Ltd
iQ Workspace specialises in designing and furnishing inspiring, functional and affordable working environments. From office space planning and design concepts to ergonomic assessments, furniture supply, delivery and installation, the company provides tailored workspace solutions to businesses across the UK.
Innate Family Chiropractic Centre
Innate Family Chiropractic Centre provides natural, drug-free chiropractic care for people of all ages, supporting families with their health and wellbeing. With particular interests in pregnancy, newborn babies, children, sports performance and lifestyle healthcare, the centre takes a holistic approach to helping people feel their best.
Kingfisher Schools Trust
Kingfisher Schools Trust supports schools across Norfolk and Suffolk, providing leadership, guidance and collaboration to help deliver exceptional education. Through its network of schools, the Trust is committed to creating opportunities for young people to flourish and achieve their full potential.
Mancroft International Ltd
Since 1984, Mancroft International's acclaimed Winning Edge Programmes have been a powerful catalyst for change, offering mindset management solutions leading to sustainable higher performance in personnel throughout the UK and organisations worldwide. It's not just how your people do their jobs, it's how they think about how they do their jobs.
Opergy Ltd
Opergy provides strategic consultancy and business support across the energy, infrastructure and sustainability sectors. Working with businesses, government bodies and communities, it helps clients develop commercial strategies, unlock investment, navigate complex challenges and turn sustainable growth ambitions into practical results.
Signs Express Ltd
Signs Express provides bespoke signage and graphics solutions to help businesses promote their brand and stand out. Its services include interior and exterior signs, vehicle graphics, window displays, exhibition displays and bespoke signage solutions.
Sunfyr Barns
SunFyr Barns is a rural wellbeing and creative hub offering a welcoming space for health, relaxation, learning and community connection. Its facilities and services include yoga classes, holistic therapies, massage, facials, workshops, retreats, a coffee shop and spaces available to hire for events and activities.
TEACH Ltd
TEACH is an education recruitment specialist with over 30 years of experience connecting schools, nurseries and educational settings with talented teaching and support staff. It provides supply teaching, longer-term placements and specialist SEND recruitment, supporting both education professionals and schools throughout their recruitment journey.
Variblast Ltd
Variblast have over 15 years’ experience of using a unique combination of variable cleaning and coating systems. Variblast provides a fast, efficient and highly effective service, capable of removing or applying almost any coating from or too any surface. Employing the latest technology and highly skilled operators, our cleaning and coating systems use only natural elements, creating minimal waste and disturbance at a competitive price.
Manor Farm Barns
Estate Office -
(01508) 492086
Ben Du Brow, mobile - 07770 918 290
The Manor Farm Barns Project
What was originally a group of redundant farm buildings built by Ben Du Brow's ancestors, now provides 32,000 sq ft of prestigious office and venue space. Over the last 8 years the buildings have taken on a completely new phase in agricultural economy,
through a thoughtfully detailed and considered conversion providing unique office environments.
It involved a complete refurbishment and modernisation of a large range of farm buildings inherited by Ben Du Brow which he wanted to preserve in some way - the idea being the only alternative to demolition and loss of historical buildings.
The architecture throughout the complex retains the informal rural character and rustic charm of the original structures, with exposed brickwork, heavy beams and original features - a conscientious reminder of its agricultural heritage.Traditional Norfolk construction techniques were used throughout and the majority of the work was carried out by local craftsmen.
The entire scheme incorporates a diverse range of converted structures, each displaying individual qualities and visual aesthetics that serve to shape and define the cohesive identity of the complex.
The intention of ensuring the development appears as a cluster of converted farm buildings has been a primary ambition from the early stages. The traditional farm buildings at Manor Farm Barns were associated with confined yards and not open field locations. In order to maintain this particular trait, the development did not intrude into the open countryside - indeed it can not even be seen from any roads or areas of habitation.
The initial phase of the project began with converting a barn to a restaurant, which has since been further extended in a similar architectural manner to the existing conversions. The neighbouring barns were converted in a similar fashion, providing a core of offices to the scheme. The conversion of the World War II building to a double storey office was unusually innovative and makes an attractive addition to the scheme. In addition, the conversion of an existing steel frame 'Dutch Barn' into a two storey building has created first class open floor offices.
The material aesthetics of the conversion thoughtfully acknowledges the location and settings, with exposed red masonary brickwork and stained timber boarding.
The Manor Farm Barns conversion project has been used in used in case studies to support other such plans both locally and further a field as a prime example of its transition from dereliction to excellence.
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