Sector: Public Main Contractor: Morgan Sindall plc Architect: BDP (Architects) Manchester Client: Oldham Council Services • Specialist plaster repairs to heritage features • Reproduction and installation of mouldings • Lime on hardwood lath ceilings • Lime plastering to masonry walls In 1841 building work started on the landmark Town Hall in Oldham, the North-Western town […]
Sector: Buildings of Historical Interest Main Contractor: Simpson of York Architect: Ushida Findley Simpson & Brown Client: York Museum Trust Services • Restoration of Victorian columns • Reinstatement and restoration of mouldings Designed by York architect Edward Taylor, York Art Gallery opened its doors in 1879 to house the Yorkshire Fine Art and […]
Sector: Hotels Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty Architect: Falconer Chester Hall Client: Ashall Property Services • Lime Plastering • Restoration and reproduction of historic mouldings • Hand repairs For more than a hundred years following its design in 1849 by architect J Francis Doyle, the building that is now a stunning 4-star boutique hotel in the […]
‘Made in Leeds’ have been with us filming our apprentice Ameha today for ‘Re-Making Leeds’ and our involvement being a placement provider! Watch ‘Made In Leeds’ this evening at 6pm… www.madeinleeds.tv/programme/on-the-aire/ Click on the following links to find out more about ‘Re-Making Leeds’… www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/Pages/Re-Making-Leeds.aspx www.lcb.ac.uk/news/article/re-making-leeds—council-awarded-project-to-support-heritage-construction
CITB SkillBuild 2015 National Final Results… our apprentice Ameha scoops the silver! Over 100 construction apprentices and trainees competed over 3 days at the NEC, Birmingham at the CITB SkillBuild 2015 competition and our apprentice Ameha won SILVER in the ‘Plastering’ category! Photo: Ameha being presented with his Silver in Skill Build Plastering from David […]
SkillBuild National Final 2015 The CITB SkillBuild 2015 competition will take place at The Skills Show between 19-21 November. Over 100 construction apprentices and trainees will compete over the 3 days at the NEC, Birmingham Amaha who is our apprentice is taking part in the Plastering catagory and we are sure that he will do […]
Unity Hall one of the projects Ornate Interiors were delighted to be involved in has won the 2015 LABC award for a large restoration & conversion scheme Ornate Interiors worked alongside main contractor Triton Construction and the prestigious award is a great achievement for everyone involved in this scheme A full case study is in […]
Mouldings and sand lime work under way at Oldham Townhall The project is comming along nicely and the completed scheme will look fantastic
Ornate Interiors are proud to be involved with this innovative Leeds City Council trainee programme offering young people the opportunity to learn a range of heritage construction skills. As part of ‘Re-Making Leeds’, 12 trainees will have the chance from this month until August 2016 to take part in work-based training including; brick work, carpentry […]
Tweeted lots of pictures from Phase 1 of this project as it has an unusual Barrel Ceiling in Room 213, watch our time-lapse video for more info… click here. Room 214 required us to match to existing ceiling in situ, whereas Room 215 gave us the freedom to create our design which we did using […]
