We’ve got a lot of big projects on the go at the moment at UKRS HQ, which we’re really excited to bring you over the next couple of months. But that doesn’t mean we’re stopping doing what we do best: restoration and heritage work. We’ve got brand new sites in operation for 2023 in such […]
Let’s look back at 2022 here at UK Restoration Services. It’s been a varied year of steam cleaning, tower pointing, stonemasonry, brick work, limecrete laying, bridge rebuilding… and so much more! January We started the year continuing the work from 2021. The fifth phase of Burnley Town Hall was about to go full speed as
Intro To The Barn We’re coming to the end of our autumn project in Cumbria, as our work on Raisbeck Barn approaches a close. We arrived on site in September, to find the barn in a bad state. Located deep in the Cumbrian countryside, it was a small trek across the fields to get to
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
We have secured a project for the next few months over in Lincolnshire which we’re very excited about. It’s a revisit to a place we’ve worked on before – Scartho Cemetery, Grimsby. Previously we’d done some drainage work, but now we’re back for a full three-building restoration! The story was first covered by the Grimsby
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
The plan was so simple. We were going to go to Read, near Burnley, Lancashire, with our big truck and grabbers. Then, just take away a phonebox from the side of the road. Simple! The local parish council had put their disconnected phonebox up for sale, and you never know when you’re going to need
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
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
Earlier this year we started poking our cameras into, under and between the faces of our team on site, capturing their wonderful workmanship for posterity. We always have multiple projects on the go at once so we’re never short of action to capture. This summer has taken us through some Yorkshire barns, Darwen Tower, Halifax
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
