Delivering Dignity: £9.4m State-of-the-Art Mortuary

In a landmark partnership with West Northamptonshire Council (WCN) and Stepnell Ltd, Rolton provided comprehensive multi-disciplinary engineering services for the vital new community asset: The Northampton Public Mortuary.

This state-of-the-art facility, located at Riverside Business Park is a significant investment designed to provide a modern, dignified, and compassionate environment for families during difficult times, equipped to offer specialised post- mortem suites, a  digital CT scanner, extendable storage and major incident support.

The design was developed in conjunction with industry experts, including a national pool of pathologists, local fire and police authorities, undertakers, mortuary equipment and CT scanner specialists alongside WNC internal stakeholders.

Rolton delivered Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental, Civil, Structural, and Building Services Engineering for the high-specification project:

• Geotechnical & Geo-Environmental site investigation report and earthworks specification
• Building Services design up to RIBA stage 3
• Technical Design for Civil & Structural Engineering to RIBA stage 4
• Novation to complete under appointment to Stepnell for provision of Technical Advisor role for RIBA stages 5-6
• Implementation of a robust Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) and Drainage Strategy, including necessary spatial reconfigurations
• Production of construction drawings for foundations, ground-bearing floor slabs, reinforced concrete retaining walls, steel frame and masonry elements
• A review of the high voltage (HV) statutory overhead cabling supported on pylons adjacent to the site, including investigation on potential separation requirements to guide the building position
• Relocation of the whole building as part of a design change that was undertaken to limit the impact on surrounding biodiversity.

The Northampton Public Mortuary stands as a testament to collaborative engineering, providing the region with a technologically advanced and sensitive facility that will serve the community for decades to come.