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Oil paintings - why conservation?
Oil paintings are at great risk from damage by water, fire, vandalism, central heating, damp storage, removal, auction and the normal ageing process.
At his studio in Addlestone, Surrey, Guild of Master Craftsmen member Robert Mitchell uses modern global friendly conservation techniques to achieve some remarkable transformations on paintings from the 16th century to the present day.
Holy Trinity Church, Leeds gets user friendly heating - with reduced costs
When Holy Trinity Church in Leeds wanted to reduce the large running costs they were paying to keep the church warm they contacted Manchester based church heating specialists HeatinGlobal and entrusted them with the task of making a more user friendly system with reduced costs.
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The History of Alfred Groves & Sons
In 1660 William Groves (Stone Mason) set up in business in Milton-Under-Wychwood due to the proximity of stone quarries at Upton, Taynton and Burford.
William Groves, master mason, was invited by Christopher Kempster, assistant to Sir Christopher Wren’s master mason Thomas Strong, to join Wren’s team of masons on the rebuilding of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
DeepStore provides storage for WWI Archives
DeepStore Records Management, as the approved remote depository for The National Archives, has been entrusted to provide secure storage for a large volume of First World War records.
Documents from the war include regimental and individual service records, medical records and medal award index cards and associated files. Copies of original letters to families and loved ones from soldiers serving on the front line are also contained within the collection.
Ecclesiastical architect is remembered with bespoke restoration project
The unusual roof of a Byzantine-style church built in Sheffield by renowned ecclesiastical architect Adrian Gilbert Scott (1882-1963) has been restored in a painstaking project requiring all the tiles to be specially made by hand.
As a Grade II listed building of great historical and aesthetic significance, it was important that the roof, which had fallen into a state of disrepair, be restored to the curious specifications laid down by Gilbert Scott himself in 1932.
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Traditional Heritage Roofing throughout Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds
Allsworth Roofing are a well established provider of traditional roofing throughout Oxfordshire and the Cotswold areas and the glowing testimonials found on their website assure top rate craftsmanship in skills such as
- Traditional cotswold slate roofing
- Other traditional slate and tiles (both new and reconstituted)
- Leadwork
- Barn interiors and exteriors
- General building restoration
- Work on period property
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Plenty more in store as firm reaches 2m+ milestone
One of the UK's best known storage providers, DeepStore Records Management, is celebrating a milestone having reached over 2 million boxes of assets, which are stored within Britain’s largest salt mine.
The company, which is part of the Compass Minerals group, set up in Winsford, Cheshire, in 1998, is now aiming to increase the number of boxes it stores to 3.5 million in the next 12 months. It already operates vault space the size of 700 football pitches with items under current management equating to 3.25 million cubic feet.
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Architecture to honour the past and fit the present
The Chideock Memorial Chapel, part of the Manor of Chideock, is a building rich with ancient English and religious history. Starting life as nothing more than a barn in the grounds of the manor house, it became a place of secret Catholic worship in the wake of the of the Civil War, before Humphrey Weld, and then his son, Charles, transformed the barn into a beautiful church, dedicated to Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs and St. Ignatius, founder of the Society of Jesus.
Obviously, with such incredible history running through the building’s very foundations, any construction work on the chapel needed the utmost care and attention to detail. Every action would need to be sympathetic to that history, and enhance rather than dilute the chapel’s architectural integrity.
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Dunoon Pier by Sandtoft
Dunoon Pier dates back over 100 years and is the only remaining working Victorian pier on the Clyde. Owned by Argyll and Bute Council and under the protection of Historic Scotland, it is a landmark of the River Clyde estuary, with the pier’s building listed as Grade B.
Today, Dunoon Pier still receives a connecting ferry with Gourock and provides a vital link to the mainland which supports the local economy.
IKO Permaphalt - History is in the making
This year, as we commemorate the Centenary of the First World War and the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, IKO’s thoughts turn to the construction of British war memorials built to pay homage to those who fell in battle. British War Memorials are some of the most iconic architectural structures in the world and Theipval in Picardie, France is no exception.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission contacted Bell Asphalt to assist with the roof renovation at Thiepval - the largest war memorial in the world dedicated to the missing of the Somme who died in battle and have no known graves.
Grade I listed school falls prey to low grade theft - lead strippers threaten our heritage
Police are on high alert after lead strippers stole irreplaceable lead from a unique 17th Century building in Appleby Magna.
The Sir John Moore Foundation was constructed between 1693 and 1697, based on an original design by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir William Wilson. It was established and financed by Sir John Moore, the younger son of the local squire who became Lord Mayor and Alderman of London. The school occupies an elevated position to the south of the village and sits in its own walled, landscaped grounds totaling just over 3.5 acres. The main school building is Grade I listed whilst the gates, gate piers, wall and outbuildings are all Grade II listed.
About Access is the safe solution for historic castles and dragons’ dens
About Access is drawing on its increasing experience of historic buildings to warn owners and occupiers of their responsibilities in terms of the law and good business sense.
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Lime mortars in traditional buildings
Historic Scotland publish a short guide on lime mortars which is aimed at building professionals who deal with issues relating to the maintenance and repair of traditional and historic buildings and structures. However, it will equally be of use to contractors, home owners and students with an interest in lime mortars and finishes, traditional materials and historic building maintenance strategies.
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