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Acoustic alchemy turns leaden surfaces into musical gold

The history and stories to be found in heritage buildings have long provided inspiration for musicians and performers alike. However, modern standards of acoustics and technical systems demand that these spaces are upgraded. Such was the case at St Peter’s.

In the first phase of the project Sound Space Design (SSD) led a collaborative process to test the feasibility of converting the church to a permanent rehearsal venue with space to accommodate the largest ensembles of over 100 musicians and to include an audio monitoring room, acoustically isolated from the main space for professional quality recording.

Yorkshire companies aim to address heritage skills shortage

The York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmenship (YCCC) is an association of individuals and companies who are actively engaged in or support the conservation of built and artistic heritage and the craft skills necessary for its preservation. While most of the member conservators and crafts workers are based in the city of York and the surrounding area, their knowledge and skills are in demand locally, nationally and internationally.

One of the main aims of the YCCC is remedying the worrying and increasing shortage of the skilled craftsmen and conservators necessary to ensure the conservation and restoration of the nation’s heritage which they address through their charity raising funds for burseries and grants.

A lighting requirement? One church's perspective

Considerations other than cost need to be made when engaging a contractor for a church lighting project.

Anthony J Smith (Gloucester) Ltd has recently completed a project to install new lighting throughout Great Malvern Priory which is part of the Greater Churches Network. The priory is a Grade I listed building and is a focal point both in Malvern and in the Diocese of Worcester.

Tudor adds 'Weathered Earth' to its standard range of peg and plain tiles

Tudor Roof Tile Co Ltd, Britain's foremost independent handmade clay roof tile manufacturer, has introduced a mellow earth tone into its standard range of peg and plain tiles.

Known as ‘Weathered Earth’, this subtle shade has a depth, which is ideally suited to restoration and heritage projects as it helps re-create the mature and time-worn appearance of clay tiles that have naturally darkened with age.

ATLAS members maintain commitment to safety

The latest annual accident survey undertaken by the Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists (ATLAS) demonstrates the high health and safety standards of its members in the workplace.

Despite operating in a high risk sector where working at height is unavoidable, ATLAS members recorded no fatalities for the fifth consecutive year and only one major injury, ensuring that the fatal and major injury rates were both lower than the construction industry as a whole.

Dernier & Hamlyn - experts in the three R’s

Alongside their skills in bespoke lighting manufacturing for heritage buildings, the talented team is often called on to refurbish, renovate and repair light fittings. Much of this work is extremely challenging and requires unique skills and in-depth knowledge of historic lighting.

Past projects have included taking down a chandelier weighing several tons for extensive refurbishment that included the manufacture of missing sections and castings as well as wiring to current electrical standards with energy efficient lighting being installed.

New installation lights the way for pilgrims

Ecclesiastical & Heritage World Lastingham Church Lastingham in North Yorkshire has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries, its church having been founded by St Cedd of Lindisfarne as a monastery in AD 654. Following his death, 10 years later, he was buried beside the altar of the original church.

The founding of St Mary’s was described by the Venerable Bede and some of the decoratively carved Lastingham Stones date from the 8th century.

Window's musical theme honours church wardens' talents

When the Church of St Edward the Confessor in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, decided to commemorate the lives and work of church wardens and music teachers George and Lily Stone, they commissioned YCCC member Mark Harvey of Park Glass Studios to create a new window.

The window consists of two slender lancet top main lights, with a single tracery light. Its main theme is music: celebrating the musical talents of the couple while connecting Christ and the church with song.

New exhibition at the London Canal Museum from 10 October

Canals were a vital lifeline on the Western Front during the First World War, saving millions from starvation, carrying tens of thousands of wounded to safety and even taking injured war horses in the holds of barges for hospital treatment.

This untold story of human endeavour on a vast scale on the waterways of France and Belgium will unfold in a fascinating new exhibition opening at the London Canal Museum near King’s Cross on 10 October.

New chapter for Sewerby Hall

A team of craftsmen from Leeds-based specialist plastering firm Ornate Interiors have played their part in giving a new lease of life to a historic and popular East Yorkshire landmark.

Sewerby Hall is a Grade I listed Georgian country house that dates back to 1714. Set in 50 acres of landscaped gardens in the village of Sewerby near Bridlington, the venue attracts over 150,000 visitors annually and has recently undergone a comprehensive refurbishment with a range of plastering requirements forming part of the scope of works.

Championing our heritage with modern craftsmanship

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Twenty years ago, English Heritage (now Historic England) published its first-ever Register of Buildings at Risk across England, which featured nearly 2,000 buildings and monuments that were ‘neglected, broken and unloved’. Recently Historic England was delighted to announce that over two-thirds of those buildings were now safe, in both urban and rural areas right across the country.

While this outcome was largely due to the collaboration and expertise of a wide number of professionals, it was also in no small part thanks to the dedication of craftsmen and women who provided their expert skills and services. There is still much to do in the future – but this was a positive step forward by those who work to protect our heritage.

Specialist in sash windows can restore or replace with a perfect replica

One of the established craftspeople appointed by Team Force for a number of its projects is sash window restoration specialist David Humble.

Based in Morpeth, in the south east corner of Northumberland, David and his team offer a complete renovation service for traditional sash windows which leaves them looking and performing like new.

Heritage Centre renovations completed

The substantial scaffolding structure outside the Heritage Centre at 150 High Street, Henley has attracted a good deal of curiosity and attention over the last three months. Well, you certainly couldn't miss it: it became facetiously known as the Heritage Centre's conservatory.

Ancient Buildings can look solid, indestructible and everlasting. In reality of course they are as prone to the ravages of age as any man-made construction. A large part of the house, the home of Henley's Heritage Centre, was dated by experts as a building of the middle 14th century - the year 1345 to be precise.

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