It seems like only a short time ago, that we were in the ancient city of Chester to inspect Lime Render and timber work on an historic facade. We met with the client surveyor to discuss the works in a vibrant old town centre, when a familiar face appeared. It was another building surveyor who …
One of the areas of ornamental plaster specialisation that Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd are called in to deal with; is bespoke alteration. Where a plaster cornice has been specified, but there are no special sections available to address situations such as obtuse angles, curved walls, rounded angles, requirements for lighting, or circular features, to …
Bespoke Plaster Problem Solving: Turning Design Challenges into Stunning Features Read More »
Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd recently completed their package of traditional solid lime, fibrous and ornamental plasterwork to the former Rochdale Fire Service station at Maclure Road in Rochdale. The building is due to welcome visitors this year as the ‘Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum’. The mission statement of the new museum is to preserve and …
In 2018, Whitechapel Art Plaster Co Ltd were involved in the refurbishment of the Coupland Building in Manchester working as a sub-contractor for Graham Construction, who’s client was Manchester University. Work on the building included traditional solid plastering, heritage lime plastering, ornamental plastering to arches, plaster cornice, barrel ceilings, contemporary modern wet pre-mixes, metal frame …
White Chapel Art Plaster – Problem Solving & Murrays’ Mills Read More »
Shortly before the national lock down, Whitechapel Art Plaster, in conjunction with Cavalier studios in Stockport, took video footage of the early stages of the renewal; including fibrous plaster, ribbed and corbelled entrance hall, egg and dart cornice, ribbed beam casings, panels, ceiling rose’s, together with traditionally solid plastered walls. Footage was also taken of …
Lime Plaster and Ornamental Restoration Works at Tuebrook Library Read More »
The below image shows Whitechapel craftsmen working to restore a theatre ceiling in Westminster central London as part of a sympathetic conversion for change of use. Whitechapel also carried out a full survey to the building, to establish the condition of the grounds and fixings that keep the fibrous sections of the ceiling in place. White …
Whitechapel Art Plaster’s team of solid lime plasterers were recently involved in the restoration team at Port Sunlight. Port Sunlight is a model village, located at Wirral, Merseyside but within the historic boundary of Cheshire. Back in 2017, a gas explosion caused several buildings in the model village to collapse. Whitechapel Art Plaster carried out the remediation works of the original lath …
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a plastered room in possession of a high ceiling must be in need of a rose. An appropriate ceiling centre in place within a period room can bring the space to life with its detail, shadows and ornament. Above, Ceiling Centre, modelled, moulded and cast by Whitechapel Art …
A plaster ceiling centre or rose can be made up of one cast, or can be formed from a number of different components with varying degrees of complexity. The ceiling rose can be fixed in the centre of the ceiling, or can be centred from a focal point in the room to which it is …
The long awaited reopening of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery was on Saturday 14th February and did not disappoint. Whitechapel Art Plaster worked closely with ISG, the main management contractor on site and also the City of Manchester’s heritage department. Whitechapel Art Plaster created the hand crafted, run in situ, plaster cornice shown in the image …
