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Recent Contract List

By admin on Jun 13, 2010 in Beaumaris Castle, Conwy Castle Town Walls, Froncasillt Church, Saint Giles Wrexham, Saint Mary's Bosley, Saint Michael's Abergele, Saint Salem's Colwyn Bay, Saint Sirens Llanynys, Tal Y Braick Carnarfon, The Old Stables Denbigh, Vale Street Denbigh

To give a small flavour of some of the work that we do, here is a list of some of our previous contracts:-
1. St. Giles Wrexham – Stone work repairs & restoration of the parapets & finials to the Nave roof.
2. St Salem’s Colwyn Bay – Stone work repairs, restoration, Doff Cleaning & re-pointing in lime [...]

Cleanliness is next to Godliness...
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Cleanliness is next to Godliness…

By admin on Mar 22, 2010 in DOFF System, Machynlleth Clock Tower

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 [...]

Conwy Castle
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Conwy Castle

By admin on Mar 19, 2010 in Conwy Castle, TORC System

Conwy Castle was built between 1283 and 1289 during King Edward I’s second campaign in North Wales. The design and work was overseen by master mason James of St. George using 1,500 labourers and stonemasons. An estimated £15,000 (£162 million in 2009) was spent building the castle and the town’s defences, the largest single sum [...]