St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II Listed church in the heart of Clitheroe, Lancashire. The church has served the community for hundreds of years with the first definite reference to St Mary Magdalene’s church made in 1122. In the early fifteenth century the structure was pulled down and rebuilt. The tower and the stonework […]
In 2017, we were contracted to remove cementitious wall render from 13 Castle Street in Clitheroe. The building is grade II listed and is in a conservation area. The south east gable elevation of the property was faced with a cementitious render wall finish that was cracked and detached in numerous areas. Consequently, rainwater was
On this project in Whalley Near Clitheroe, Lancashire we had to point the front elevation and adjoining Stone Garden Wall of this Listed Cottage using a Lime Based Mortar. The Building had been previously pointed with a cement based mortar. This cement mortar was not allowing the building to breathe causing Damp. The Moisture in the
This listed building in Bolton-by Bowland had water ingress issues caused by then cement based pointing used. The problems with using a cement based mortar for pointing traditional sand stone buildings are that the cement mortars are hard and not flexible. As the listed building moves thermally during the winter and summer months the hard
