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Lead Sheet Association launches two new online initiatives

The LSA has launched two new ways to help those working in construction access the information it provides. An electronic version of the LSA’s renowned Technical Manual and a range of new e-learning training courses are now available online.

The pinnacle of zinc craftsmanship

The quality of their workmanship has been recognised throughout Western Europe for over 175 years, but VMZINC craftsmen are now establishing a similar reputation in the UK.

Commissions for Harrods, Eton College and the Wallace Collection have raised the profile of handmade zinc ornaments, re-awakening demand for the time-honoured metalworking skills used to produce them.

Restoration of London Oratory's Sacrament House

Ecclesiastical objects are some of the most rewarding for restorers to work on. Most are still in use, meaning that the work carried out not only prolongs their use, but also becomes an important part of the object’s history. So says Spencer Cane, founder and principal of Cane and Davis, a gilding and restoration company based in central London.

Cane and Davis specialises in the conservation and restoration of gilded surfaces and painted objects, and the replacement of both carved and composition ornament.

New Surveyor of the Fabric appointed at Canterbury Cathedral

Jonathan Deeming has been appointed by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury as the new Surveyor of the Fabric of Canterbury Cathedral.

Zinc bullseye dormers for Wallace Collection

VMZINC has supplied zinc bullseye dormers for the roof of the Wallace Collection in Paddington.

Pre-weathered Quartz-zinc® standing seam was selected with lightwell projections also clad in zinc to provide an unobtrusive blend within the roofscape. The muted grey colour is similar to lead and blends well with the roof’s natural slates.

Developing standards for cultural heritage buildings, monuments and objects

Cultural heritage might seem an unusual area for the development of standards given the uniqueness and individuality of many historic buildings, monuments, structures and objects but over the last few years it has become a very active area.

Reggiani helps to enlighten St Clements, Hastings

A project to upgrade the lighting at St Clements Church in Hastings has made extensive use of Narancia, Varios and Bisio luminaires from Reggiani. The luminaires were specified by building services engineers CB Associates for their ability to complement the church’s architecture while contributing to reduced lifecycle costs.

From famous buildings to prison porticos- no ‘Stone’ un-turned for NE experts

County Durham high level, historic and general maintenance specialists, Stone Technical Services, have secured a range of new contracts all over the country worth in the region of £250,000 to the business.

As the company continues to grow around the UK, Stone has been appointed to carry out a variety of projects around Yorkshire and across the south of England.

Conservation of Period Property

The leaded lights shown here were the only original windows remaining in a farm house building built in 1676. The green tint of the glass in these lights is due to it being broadsheet glass, which was the cheaper production method of the 17th century, as opposed to crown glass.

From Riots to Renovation in North Wales

Tyddyn Street Church1 The historic Tyddyn Street Church, in Mold, Flintshire North Wales has been transformed in a renovation that has turned it into a community and arts centre as well as a church.

Built in the early 1860’s as the Free Church, an independent Congregationalist church, it was the scene of the Mold Riots in 1869 when there was a confrontation between local miners and soldiers of the Kings Own Chester Regiment.

Burnt church is great loss to our rich national heritage

The loss of a historic church which was destroyed by a fire - thought to have been caused by lightning earlier this week - (20 October 2013) is a tragic and irreplaceable loss to our heritage and culture, The Churches Conservation Trust said today.

St George’s Church in Goltho, Lincolnshire was beloved by John Betjeman and built on an old settlement long since lost. The name 'Goltho’ is said to be Saxon for 'where the marigolds grow’. Inside, the Tudor church was an atmosphere of calm and simplicity, with rustic wooden pews, an altar screen and a simple two-decker pulpit.

Seminar will offer illumination on the lighting of churches

St Pauls Cathedral 1 On 7 November St Paul’s Cathedral will host Lighting in Churches and Cathedrals, an event that will bring together up-to-date knowledge and experience of lighting design and installation, energy-efficient lighting solutions and effective controls.

Royal Albert Hall - most prestigious terracotta new build for years

As one of the country's finest and most loved Grade 1 listed buildings, Shaws of Darwen were chosen to be the only company with the experience, expertise and capacity to carry out what must be the largest and most prestigious terracotta new build project for many years.

The brief was to recreate a new south porch which would replicate the existing terracotta to the very highest of standards.

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