Ribchester Bridge History And Listed Status Ribchester Bridge is a Grade II Listed bridge between the villages of Ribchester and Dinckley in Lancashire. The bridge is coming up to 250 years old, having been built in 1774. Although, this crossing point has been active for millennia. The nearby ancient Ribchester Roman Fort was built in […]
We announced it a few weeks ago but work has finally got going at our church restoration at St. Peter’s in Chorley. Over the coming weeks our masonry team will dismantle the top of the steeple entirely, ready for a rebuild. Right now, the first job is to rake out the joints ready for repointing.
We’ve been fitting a chimney with dog cramps, sometimes known as coping cramps, or simply cramps. Almost like big staples, they hold masonry together by being bedded into the stonework. Our director Phil was on top of a country house in Lancashire to show you what they are, and how to fit them. The bespoke
What’s the most fun piece of kit we’ve got? That depends on who you ask, really. As seen in a recent video, our director Phil will probably say it’s our brand new forklift. For our freezing office staff, probably the radiators. For some though, it’s the powerwasher. And it’s easy to see why, with powerwashing
Over the last year we’ve been working on a barn restoration deep in the Yorkshire Dales. You will have seen its progress in our 2021 Diary and perhaps our YouTube playlist. What was presented to us as a husk of a barn last winter, has evolved into a proud-standing structure. While it won’t be re-purposed
2021 has been a busy year for UK Restoration Services. We’ve travelled the country, looking back on some of our incredible projects. Winter/Spring Our 2021 started with continued work from December at Lincoln Crown Court, decorating the Colonnades. The rooftop features were cleaned up and fully restored, clearing out moss and vegetation from the Grade
It’s been a busy few weeks at UKRS as we try to fit as much restoration in as possible into the fading summer daylight. Colne Complete We’ve almost finished our job in Colne, working on the damaged roof of Colne Municipal Hall. This Edwardian theatre in the centre of the town has suffered roof damage
For the last few weeks, if you’ve been travelling down the A56 through Foulridge, in Lancashire, you might have seen a couple of hi-vis vests filled with workers working on a small but long wall on the side of the road. This will have been Del and Andy, tearing down and then rebuilding the stones
Our team recently started work at St Joseph Church Heywood. Most of the work will take place on the western elevation of the building. This will include the removal of any existing cement based pointing, cleaning of the joints, and new pointing with a lime-based mortar. Cement mortars known for their non porous properties help
Restoration work at Chester Crown Court & Preston Sessions House for the Ministry of Justice has recently been completed. The work commenced at the beginning of the year which included vital roof repairs to both buildings. Our roofing team replaced broken and slipped slates that were causing water ingress to the building. Roofing Work at
Essential repair works to the landmark Burnley Town Hall are under way after Burnley Council identified key areas of the 130-year-old building that required urgent attention. UK Restoration Services were awarded the contract to carry out much-needed maintenance work to various areas of the Grade II listed building in December 2018. The initial works are
