United Reformed Church, Saltaire by Norman & Underwood

Saltaire village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built by manufacturer and politician Sir Titus Salt in the 1850s around his new textile mill. His model village included houses, public buildings and a church to cater for the spiritual needs of his workers.

Norman & Underwood Conservation and Roofing divisions worked together to undertake various restoration works for this Grade 1 listed church, including reroofing the Mausoleum of Sir Titus Salt. The zinc panels had to be hand worked and folded on site by skilled craftsmen to ensure they matched the curvature of the stonework.

Our specialist masons cleaned the monuments and re-fixed or repaired the stonework where required, including the fine detailed carving. We also overhauled the stained glass windows, replacing glass and fitting new reinforcement window guards.

Internal works included repainting the inside of the Mausoleum. The conservation team undertook a careful analysis of the historic paintwork to ensure that the paint and the painting techniques matched the original decoration.

Scope of work

• Installation of zinc roof and cast iron rainwater goods
• Doff cleaning
• Stone carving and fixing
• Stained glass replacement
• Internal and external decoration, including historic paint conservation
• Window guard design, fabrication and installation
• Internal plastering and electrics

Architect

William J Glaister, Overton Architects

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