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York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship scores a double century
With a 2,000 year history and a wonderfully preserved stock of fine buildings, York has for generations been a thriving centre for what we now think of as heritage skills. York Minster and the many medieval churches in the city have long stimulated a demand for masons, carvers, ironworkers, carpenters and stained-glass experts.
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Woodsbuild Heritage Ltd, YCCC member and traditional builder
Woodsbuild Heritage Ltd are an old and listed building specialist. Managing director, Kevin Wood, took time out recently to tell Ecclesiastical & Heritage World a little more about his company.
“We are based in Barnoldswick, eight miles from Skipton on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border. Most of our work is done in the local area on old properties, but we do work further afield when required.
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York Art Gallery to reopen in summer 2015 following an £8 million transformation
York Art Gallery will reopen on Saturday 1 August 2015, also Yorkshire Day, after an £8 million development by international architects Ushida Findlay in partnership with leading conservation specialists Simpson & Brown, which will increase exhibition space by 60 per cent and see the launch of the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA). The development of the 19th century Grade 2* listed building will create a new cultural destination and artistic hub for the region, firmly establishing York Art Gallery as a must-see destination and one of the best regional galleries in the country.
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Restoration Sector Yorkshire - Martin-Brooks
Nick Brooks is a director at Sheffield-based roofing specialists, Martin-Brooks. The firm is a member of the NFRC’s heritage register and works on numerous town and country churches, as well as some of the UK’s most historic properties, including Sheffield, Bradford and Wakefield Cathedrals.
Heritage roofers have a unique view of our architectural legacy – both literally and figuratively.
Award winning masonry firm offer a range of services
Skipton based Heritage Masonry are experienced and highly skilled stone masons, covering all aspects of stone masonry, stone walling and cladding nationwide. The company has years of experience in the industry and has worked hard to build up a first class reputation for the quality of the work and service provided.
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Church Heating Installation Yorkshire
For several years Byfield Heating Ltd has felt proud and privileged to work closely with heating advisors on the York, Wakefield and Bradford Diocesan Advisory Committees.
On 9 October 2013 the Reorganisation Scheme was approved by an Order in Council - Her Majesty The Queen – who said yes to a new single diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales to replace the three existing dioceses of Bradford, Wakefield, Ripon and Leeds. Being involved with these bodies and having a positive input into important decisions that affect their heritage is a constant source of satisfaction and pride to Byfield Heating.
York Handmade plays pivotal role in art gallery redevelopment
The award-winning York Handmade Brick Company has played an important role in the £8 million redevelopment of York City Art Gallery.
York Handmade, based at Alne, near Easingwold, supplied a selection of handmade and machine-made bricks to ensure the late-Victorian exterior of the art gallery was maintained.
York Art Gallery reopens on August 1 this year after an £8 million development which has increased exhibition space by 60 per cent and led to the establishment of the Centre of Ceramic Art (CoCA).
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Leeds based company fit for a Queen
The Scagliola Company is a Leeds based company who are solely devoted to the manufacture, installation and restoration of Scagliola artefacts operating in the UK, Europe and worldwide.
It is a highly specialised organisation employing diverse personnel for specific projects that range from private interiors, luxury hotels, stately homes and super yachts.
Victorian columns restored at York Art Gallery
A team of expert, traditional plasterers working at York Art Gallery have restored two ornate Victorian columns back to their former glory as part of the ongoing refurbishment project at the venue.
The previously hidden columns, which date back to the buildings construction in 1879, have been given a new lease of life by craftsmen from Pudsey-based Ornate Interiors.
Manningham Library - Replicating Original Glazing
Built in the late 19th century Manningham Library building comes under the control of Bradford Metropolitan Council. The library, was to be refurbished and extended to celebrate its Centenary, creating a more family friendly space. A listed building, it is stone built on two levels with mullion type windows. It was originally glazed with sheet glass (clear) leaded lights in a square pattern. The glazing had been replaced over the years with a mixture of polycarbonate sheet, surface leaded glass and plain glass that was now in poor repair. Bradford Council Libraries received a grant of £1,499,000 from the Big Lottery to redevelop the library.
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Faithful replication of historic wall tiles ensures seamless restoration of Grade 2 college building
Craven Dunnill Jackfield has successfully completed the replacement and restoration of hand glazed, historic wall tiles for the Grade 2, former East Ham College. The project involved the origination of accurate models for 39 unique designs and the formulation of several metal oxide glazes, which were fired and applied seamlessly to match the original tiles of the 1903 building.
Hetton Methodist Church - Insulead Frameless Double Glazing
Built in 1859 Hetton Methodist church comes under the control of North Yorkshire Moors National Park. A Grade Two listed building it is a traditionally constructed small stone chapel on one level with stone and mullion type windows. Originally glazed with obscured glass diamond quarries, the glazing had been replaced by single glazed ‘Arctic’ type glass that was now in poor repair, having cracked with the expansion and contraction of the stone work – the glass had been split into horizontal panes using steel T section steel bar.
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The 500 Welsh Longbowmen of Agincourt
In 1415, Henry V defeated the overwhelmingly superior French army in one of the most famous battles in British history. Massively outnumbered, Henry V overcame incredible odds to win the battle, thanks in part to the pin-point precision and undeniable skill of his longbowmen, including 500 Welsh archers.
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