Sector: Theatre Main Contractor: Holden Conservation Architect: Bradford City Council Services • Restoration and reproduction of ornate plaster mouldings • Lime plaster repairs to ceiling St George’s Hall is a Grade II* listed Victorian building located in the centre of Bradford. The concept of the Hall was proposed in 1849. As Bradford grew in size […]
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36 Town Wall, Hartlepool
Sector: Domestic/Heritage Main Contractor: R I Developments Services: • Lime render • Coloured Ecomortar The peninsula of Hartlepool, boasting a natural harbour, was an ideal location for a medieval port. During the 14th century a substantial wall was built to defend the town, making it one of the most fortified towns in England. Today only […]
Ashton Town Hall
Sector: Public Sector Buildings Client: Tameside Borough Council Services: • Lime plaster repairs to ceiling • Restoration of ornate mouldings • Manufacture and installation of fibrous plaster mouldings Ashton Town Hall, completed in 1840, is one of the North of England’s best examples of early Victorian civic architecture. The façade – with its Corinthian columns, grand […]
A PRACTITIONERS VERDICT ON APOLLO CEILING COLLAPSE SPECIALIST PLASTERING BROTHERS DELIVER TAKE ON THEATRE TRAGEDY
Initial findings, from an investigation conducted by Westminster City Council into the ceiling collapse at London’s Apollo Theatre in December 2013, have revealed that aged hessian wadding was to blame for a tragedy that left seventy six people injured. According to two of the UK’s most renowned and award winning specialist plastering experts, the collapse will hopefully lead […]