Journal of Architectural Conservation
Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2008
Queen's Royal College, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Architectural Conservation in the Caribbean
Francis Maude
Paper Summary
The Founder’s building at Queen’s Royal College, built between 1902 and 1904, has achieved iconic status as one of Trinidad’s most important seats of learning. The building’s deteriorating condition has prompted the Trinidadian Ministry of Works and Transport to fund the restoration of the building. The intention has been to use this project and the restoration of the President’s House nearby to increase the level of conservation skills both at a professional level and within the local construction industry. The design and construction of the building, and the local approach to project management and site supervision, have presented a number of problems which have meant that not all the project objectives have been met.
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Figure 6 Window joinery has begun to rot internally where water has leaked in from the parapet gutters (2004).
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Francis Maude MA(Cantab), Dip Arch, RIBA, AABC
Francis Maude is a Senior Associate with Donald Insall Associates. He trained at Cambridge University and the Canterbury School of Architecture before joining Donald Insall Associates in 1991, where he has worked on historic building conservation projects including the post fire restoration of Windsor Castle, various country houses, ecclesiastical and domestic projects. He was a SPAB scholar in 1994.
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