Mango Homes was established in 1999 by Philip Bradby to specialise in the restoration of historic buildings. Over the last ten years it has built up considerable expertise in this specialist field.

Mango's first project was the restoration of a saw mill which had been derelict for eight years - Mayroyd Mill in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. All ten houses were sold off-plan and the project won an award from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

The RICS award dinner

This success was followed by the conversion of Melbourne Mill also in Hebden Bridge to become eighteen apartments. Melbourne Mill had been derelict for over twelve years and had structural problems.

2005 saw the start of the restoration of an entire derelict hamlet of cottages and barns Trowan near St Ives in Cornwall. This project received national recognition and was reported in the Times, Observer and Telegraph and was supported by the National Trust. 


In 2006, Mango went on to win the prestigious Yorkshire Renaissance award for its restoration of a grade II listed textile mill at Pecket Well in Yorkshire.

2007 saw the careful restoration of Ashley House in Ripon which is a large detached Italianate built by a wealthy timber merchant in the 1870s.

Ashley House, Ripon

 

In 2008 Mango completed the painstaking restoration of the Abbey Warehouse in Penzance with the support of the Penzance Civic Society, Penwith District Council and Heritage Lottery. This important property made the national headlines with the discovery of a network 200 year old smuggler’s tunnels.  The work was recognised with awards from the Cornish Buildings Group and from the Michelmores Western Morning News.

Abbey Warehouse, Penzance