The Anderton Boat Lift is a two caisson lift lock linking the Trent and Mersey Canal and the River Weaver. The boat lift was built in 1875. It was in use until 1983 when it was closed due to corrosion. Recent restoration work was carried out and the boat lift was re-opened in 2002. The […]
Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire, Toll Houses Reconstruction Read More »
The Homes and Communities Agency had taken over the Edinburgh Castle, a former public house that had fallen into disrepair. We were contracted to make the building watertight and safe ready for a future conversion. The building dates from the 1850’s and is situated in Ancoats, an area dating back to the late 1700’s and
Former Edinburgh Castle Public House, Manchester, Remedial Works Read More »
On this project we applied a roof to a newly built extension and made vital repairs to the existing roof. The house extension was constructed to the same dimensions as the existing house. The original farmhouse has a stone slate pitched roof. The stone extension was constructed to the same roof-line as the existing farmhouse. The
Lead Valley Repairs On this project in Skipton, Yorkshire we were asked to make Lead Valley Repairs, due to water ingress into the bedroom below. One of our specialist team members diagnosed the problem, as a split in the Lead Valley. Our Roofing team attended the property and discovered that the Lead Valley had
