About Us

Founded by the Architect Paul Bancroft in 1974, Paul Bancroft Architects has become one of the most respected architectural design Practices locally.

We are a RIBA affiliated practice and seek to continually develop and broaden our client base by sustaining and enhancing our reputation for high quality architectural design.

Over the years we have evolved into a multidisciplinary practice with an extensive portfolio demonstrating a wide scope of creative expertise and experience, from the domestic and commercial markets with expertise in listed and historic building solutions.

We are a team of architects, designers and technicians who produce exciting projects and award-winning homes. We provide a full and dedicated service starting from outline proposals, design, planning permission, detailed design to site management and final completion of your project.

Based at our offices in Oundle, we use a mix of technology and traditional freehand rendering on our projects. Much of our design work will be carried out using the very latest Autodesk software. These advanced drawing and modelling programmes enable us to accurately draw your surveyed buildings at actual size and then print them out at any scale. We can even create images of your design in 3D using the latest REVIT software.

Our Team

Mark Benns

BA Hons.Dip.Arch. RIBA.

Principal Architect

Mark has more than 20 year’s experience of commercial and private development and local government architecture. He joined Paul Bancroft Architect in 2000, and became sole proprietor and principal architect in 2009.

Mark graduated from Brighton School of Architecture and Interior Design in 1991 and has worked in private practices and for local Authorities

Gavin Lewis

Associate

Prior to joining Paul Bancroft Architects Gavin spent 15 years with a large international historic buildings practice, predominantly working in the Cambridge and London studios.

During this time he developed a comprehensive knowledge of both traditional and modern building techniques working on some of the most significant historic buildings in the country country including Grade I, Grade II and II* listed, world heritage sites and scheduled ancient monuments.

Raquel Benns

Practice Manager

Becky Wormald

Architectural Assistant

Becky joined Paul Bancroft Architects in October 2023 as a Part I architectural assistant, following the completion of her BArch(Hons) at the University of Nottingham. 

Dylan

Office Dog

 

 

 

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