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Archive Restoration

Restore and preserve family photo archives with careful, museum-grade workflows.

We help families organise, digitise, and repair decades of photographs so the stories behind them remain usable, shareable, and safe for the future.

Prefer to explore first? See the preservation path and learn how our studio monetises projects through staged restoration packages.

Scrapbook pages with vintage photographs

Every archive arrives with its own map of time.

Some collections are neatly boxed, others arrive in mixed envelopes and shoeboxes. Our first step is an assessment that identifies formats, damage patterns, and the best path to convert fragile prints into lasting digital masters.

We monetise by applying restoration in stages: assessment, digitisation, and optional repair. This keeps budgets predictable and allows families to stop or extend the work at any point.

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Photography workstation with film tools and archive sleeves
Studio note: We track every item with a digital ledger so originals are returned in the same order they arrived.

Preservation is a craft, not an automation.

Each scan is cleaned, colour-balanced, and indexed. When damage appears, we repair manually to avoid over-processing. The result is a gallery-ready file paired with a lightweight shareable copy.

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Stacks of vintage slides and archive storage boxes

Services with clear pricing in GBP.

Projects are priced per service so you can tailor the work. Select a service below to prefill the restoration brief.

Film cameras and negatives laid out on a table

Archive Assessment & Sorting

Inventory, condition notes, and a digitisation plan for mixed formats.

£158.40 per archive batch
Film negatives held up to window light

High-Resolution Photo Scanning

Colour-managed scans with naming, cropping, and dust reduction.

£96.50 per 100 prints
Green film strip detail

Digital Restoration & Repair

Scratch removal, tonal repair, and detail recovery for damaged images.

£24.75 per image
Film strip details on a white surface

Heritage Album Rebuild

Curated digital albums with captions and archival export formats.

£286.30 per album
Archive tracking scanner on a worktable

Trust signals built into the workflow.

Originals are handled with cotton gloves, archived in acid-free sleeves, and returned with a restoration log. Every project includes digital backups and a versioned delivery folder.

“The catalogue made it easy to share with our whole family.”
“The colour repair was gentle and kept the original feel.”
“We loved the way each box came back labelled and protected.”

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Select a service first, then share your contact details. We respond within two working days with a tailored plan and a transparent quote.

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