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Type
Lecture

Conservation Engineering - Lessons learnt from Listed Buildings and Structures in London

Event organised by ICE

Date
27 April 2026
Time
18:30 - 20:40 BST (GMT+1)
Location
The Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster, SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom

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Overview

As an Engineer accredited in Conservation (CARE) and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Ed Morton will present lessons learnt from a few projects he has undertaken in London, including the moving of the Waterpoint at the rear of King’s Cross Station, the re-roofing at The Palace of Westminster, and works at Westminster Abbey and others.

He has specialist engineering experience in the conservation, repair and adaption of historic buildings, bridges and structures. His work has extended internationally including Honk Kong, Guyana, Malta, Pakistan, Egypt, the Falkland Islands, Germany and Ireland.

For the CARE Panel he has been involved with the preparation of the Demolition Guidance Note, now published by The Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Structural Engineers. 

He obtained his degree in Civil Engineering from King’s College, London and is keen that younger engineers and those recently post chartered develop an understanding of Adaptive Reuse, Urban Regeneration, Condition Assessment, Structural Repairs, Historic Preservation and a range of other Conservation Issues. Ed lectures widely on courses related to Conservation Engineering. 

Programme

18:30 - 19:00

Arrival, registration and refreshments

19:00 - 19:10

Introduction by Paul Perry

19:10 - 20:10

Presentation by Ed Morton

20:10 - 20:30

Q&A chaired by Paul Perry

20:30 - 20:40

Closing remarks and thanks by Paul Perry

20:40

Event close

Speakers

Ed Morton

Ed Morton

The Morton Partnership

managing director

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Ed Morton

Ed Morton is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Co-Chair of the Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers (CARE) and Managing Director of The Morton Partnership. He has specialist experience in conservation, repairs and adaption of historic buildings and structures and is Accredited in Conservation (CARE). He will be giving the presentation.

Paul Perry

Paul Perry

AECOM

technical engineering director

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Paul Perry

Paul Perry, technical engineering director at AECOM, has much experience in the design of alterations, additions and redevelopment of existing buildings especially those that are above, adjacent and even below existing mass transit railway stations and tunnels with major multidisciplinary aspects and the need for industry best practice.

With three decades of engineering experience, he holds a long track record of excellence in tunnelling and underground projects, having worked on building and bridge damage assessments along the HS2 tunnels into Euston, with prior involvement in oversite development above tunnels and stations, both in the UK and Hong Kong.

Paul is a member of The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) executive committee, with particular interest in the liaisons between BTS and The British Geotechnical Association, and between BTS and The Panel for Historic Engineering Works. BTS is supporting the Net Zero Tunnels Group, which Paul is also involved in, and as an affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects he holds a detailed interest in infrastructure architecture.