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Heritage Roofing
Heritage roofing - maintaining our iconic buildings
The UK is home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world, from stunning churches and cathedrals to historic stately homes. Each and every one of these remarkable feats of architecture requires regular maintenance to ensure they remain in the very best condition, allowing them to be enjoyed for generations.
Lightning Protection
When lightning strikes are you protected against this act of God?
The issue of lightning protection in churches is one that has exercised this publication for many years. In this four-part series of spotlights on the issue we will be revisiting various aspects of the subject, beginning with an overview of current thinking.
Traditional Lime
Lime: it’s better for buildings – and for the environment
It is now fairly well known that cement is not good for old buildings and that lime mortar should be used. But why? What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages? In order to begin to answer those questions it is necessary to understand the nature of traditional building, the process by which buildings used to be built, and how it differs from modern construction, the process by which we build today.
Audio Visual
Audio visual equipment in church buildings
This guidance is issued by the Church Buildings Council under section 55(1)(d) of the Dioceses, Mission and Pastoral Measure 2007. As it is statutory guidance, it must be considered with great care. The standards of good practice set out in the guidance should not be departed from unless the departure is justified by reasons that are spelled out clearly, logically and convincingly.
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LPOW Grants
£23 million government package to support restoration of thousands of listed places of worship
Heritage Minister Sir Chris Bryant has announced that the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be extended into the next financial year, providing £23 million so that thousands of historical buildings, including churches, synagogues, mosques and temples, can carry out restoration work.
CRE Events
Exhibitors enthuse over the CRE experience
By 4pm on the first day of CRE 24 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, exhibitors Chris and Kim Dunphy had already had so many helpful and detailed conversations with visitors that they were “completely talked out”.
Insurance
You need to ensure that reasonable precautions are in place at your church to keep it safe for those who use it. To do this, you need to think about what might cause harm to people.
You will then need to decide if the precautions already in place are adequate. If they are not, you may need to identify further action to prevent any danger. When done formally, this is known as a risk assessment.
Lead Roofing
Lead is one of the oldest materials in the roofing industry and is still commonly used throughout the world today.
Lead roofing is a traditional roofing method which has been used in the industry for hundreds of years, and is therefore proven to be extremely reliable. Lead roofing, and sand-cast lead, in particular is ideal for old buildings such as churches or historical renovations, whereas milled lead roofing is a mass-produced alternative, used for precision and accuracy in homes and commercial buildings alike.
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New technology shows its mettle with latest Scrap Metal Dealer Act
Tackling the pressing problem of metal theft made a step change on 1st October when the newly overhauled Scrap Metal Dealers Act came into force. The loss of lead, in particular, frequently costs insurers many times more than the face value of the metal because of damage incurred to buildings.
However, one of the problems is that insurers have long been reluctant to foot the bill for the damage caused by lead theft which, according to the Association of British Insurers, runs to over £1 million a week, with owners of buildings having to find the additional cost. Yorkshire-based company, Trace-in-Metal, employs its cutting edge technology to further underpin the deterrent effect of the legislation.
Read more: New technology shows its mettle with latest Scrap Metal Dealer Act
Bricks from UK independent manufacturer Northcot Brick are being used as the centrepiece in the exhibition by award winning Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas at the new Serpentine Sackler Gallery in Kensington Gardens, London.
A ‘condemned’ Victorian Grade II-listed church in Wales has been saved from destruction, renovated, and installed with a JBL sound system. The Diocese of St Asaph, serving the Anglican churches in north-east Wales, had been looking to close Holy Trinity Church in Holywell, Flintshire. However, newly appointed Rev Canon John Lomas was confident the church still had an important role to fill within the community, and so it received a stay of execution leading to a complete quarter of a million pound refurbishment project.
Plans to open a third Clink training restaurant have been approved for HMP Brixton. The proposals put forward by architects Purcell will transform the Old Governors House within the prison grounds into a three-storey restaurant and meetings venue.
West Yorkshire metalworking firm Arkoni has put a fire-rated finishing touch to one of the most iconic and unique Victorian shopping malls in the UK.VISIT OUR ASSOCIATED SITES
