Scartho Cemetery is coming along nicely, with work on the steeple almost done and the waiting room building being revamped. We’ve talked about the waiting rooms a lot, but what were they originally? What did the lodge do? And just how old is this site? We spoke to Lisa Logan, Head of Open Spaces from …
Last month we brought you our first video from Chorley. We had started work on the steeple and were bringing it down in small tiers. If you need reminding of that, do check our recap in the Videos section of the site. But since then we’ve been hard at work on the whole exterior of …
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. …
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 …
We’ve officially begun work on Darwen Tower in Lancashire, with the 123-year old tower in need of restoration. The tower sits on top of Darwen Hill overlooking the town of Darwen, and while this location makes it highly noticable and iconic, it also makes it vulnerable to the elements of nature. Over time, the monument …
