Our latest project over at Denbigh in Wales involved a full refurbishment of the Old Police Station, using conservation principles.

This beautiful classical building stood proud on the main road and is a key structure in the streetscape.

Grosvenor fully project managed the site from the roof down to the camomile lawn.

A full re-roof was needed which incorporated the existing good slates.

Minimum intervention was the key guiding philosophy on the site and this enabled sash windows to be retained and refurbished.

Equally, further to deterioration of the stone quoins, only the quoins which were structurally unsound were replaced.

Below is a video showing the new Quoins being prepared:

.Below: The new Quoin is now fixed into position

Other works included (also see images below):

• New pots to chimney
• Doff cleaning of surfaces and re-pointing of front elevation
• New lead gulleys and portico roof
• Lime stone indents to the front wall
• Clean and conserve wrought iron railings
• Landscaping front area with sett’s and yorkstone flagging

Our recent restoration work over at Machynlleth also involved a very careful cleaning of the historic surfaces.

Cleaning any historic surface requires careful thought. Some cleaning processes used can actually harm the building and accelerate erosion.

Cleaning of some terracotta façades in the 1980’s has actually resulted in some buildings being demolished.

This is why Grosvenor Construction provides an extensive consultancy service when it comes to improving the look of our historic environment. The actual cleaning process is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’. Our professionals carry out Conservation studies, site surveys and impact assessments to find out the best result for cleaning your building – and even on occasion we are not afraid to say that ‘doing nothing’ is the best solution.

Over at Machynlleth the best solution was to provide a DOFF system which allowed for a chemical free cleaning of the surfaces. This was the best result for all parties – and the Angel felt a lot better too!

Below is a video of the various stages of cleaning of the Angel at Machynlleth