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At Canterbury Cathedral it was all fun and games dealing with high winds whilst fitting these gates. Removed in September, restored and now back from the finishers these gates look stunning. Hats off to Clayson Decorating of Uckfield who carried out all the finishing and guilding. They look superb!!!
The restoration process for this was requested to be very thorough, every repair was numbered and photographed before, during and after each repair. Once each repair was complete a report was written explaining the cause for the damage and measures taken to prevent the same cause of damage in the future. These reports and photographs were compiled to make a restoration report for The Church of England which were archived for the gates history along with any harvestable parts and tooling i had made for my restoration so that they could be reused for future restoration.
The restoration process for this was requested to be very thorough, every repair was numbered and photographed before, during and after each repair. Once each repair was complete a report was written explaining the cause for the damage and measures taken to prevent the same cause of damage in the future. These reports and photographs were compiled to make a restoration report for The Church of England which were archived for the gates history along with any harvestable parts and tooling i had made for my restoration so that they could be reused for future restoration.
It has been a real pleasure working on these gates, made from 4mm plate steel and held together with 280 rivets these gates have been oodles of fun. The client wanted a solid set of gates to hide the bin area out the back of the kitchen but wanted the longevity of a set of steel gates. Fully riveted and mortise and tenoned construction brings a lot of life to an otherwise simple and liner design. The devil is in the detail.
During the winter I'm grateful for any time I spend inside a heated building while working. I don't think i could ask for better than a day fitting inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells Spa Hotel. The reception area was under refurbishment and the brief was essentially a traditional design with a hint of modern twist, the client is more than happy with the end result.
Village signs for Staplecross and Cripps Corner installed last friday. The designs are based upon each villages history and local land marks. No compromise on construction here, mortis and tenon/ riveted construction with several forged infills.
One Sculpture for the University of Kent campus in Canterbury. The initial design was founded by a university competition, i the had the joy of converting the C.A.D idea into a maquette as part of the pitch. This was then used to scale up all aspects of the final piece. Enjoy the time lapse video of the build.
One of the largest restoration projects i have been involved with was the Rejuvenation of the Hope Family Mausoleum in Dorking. The mausoleum was buried in the 60’s and dug up in 2010. I was successful in the tender to re manufacture the front ironwork, gates and railing for the mausoleum. I was supplied with photographs of the mausoleum and had to work out material section, dimensions and construction techniques so that the newly made ironwork would be as accurate to the original ironwork as possible. All ironwork has been mortis and tenoned together for accurate reproduction of new works, the ironwork has also been fitted with the use of Lead, as opposed to resin, to keep true to the original ironwork.