Martin William Ashley
Martin William Ashley MVO Dipl Arch RIBA (born 29 April 1952) is a British architect known for restoration of ecclesiastical buildings and royal properties and a specialist in period and listed buildings. He studied a Diploma in Architecture at Kingston Polytechnic and completed a scholarship with Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1976. He worked for Purcell Miller Tritton and became a partner before setting up his own business, Martin Ashley Architects, in 1994.
Martin William Ashley
- Born
- Martin William Ashley was born on 29 April 1952.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Kingston University
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Martin William Ashley MVO Dipl Arch RIBA (born 29 April 1952) is a British architect known for restoration of ecclesiastical buildings and royal properties and a specialist in period and listed buildings. He studied a Diploma in Architecture at Kingston Polytechnic and completed a scholarship with Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1976. He worked for Purcell Miller Tritton and became a partner before setting up his own business, Martin Ashley Architects, in 1994.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Martin William Ashley. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q6776891 · wikipedia · Martin William Ashley
In this article
Projects
From 1999 to present, Martin Ashley has held the post of Surveyor of the Fabric St Georges Chapel, Windsor. In 2011 Martin Ashley was honoured with Member of the Royal Victorian Order He is an architect member of Guildford Diocesan Advisory Committee, and lectures on the philosophy and principles of historic building conservation.
• St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle • Cowdray Ruins • Buckingham Palace, Grand Entrance Portico Steps and Carriage Landings • Buckingham Palace, Quadrangle East Elevation • St James's Palace, The Queen's Chapel • Dorchester Abbey
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Martin William Ashley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6776891: Martin William Ashley
General reference · Wikidata
Awards
• South East Region 'Building Conservation Award' • Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2010: Restoration of a Georgian building in an urban setting • RICS Awards 2010 Building Conservation Award (commended) • Natural Stone Awards 2008, Repair & Restoration Award: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Martin S. BriggsDesigner
- Martin SchmidDesigner
- Martin WagnerDesigner
- Martin WeberDesigner
- Martin-Pierre GauthierDesigner
- Martine BuronDesigner
- Martino BassiDesigner
- Martino Longhi the ElderDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Martin William Ashley?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.