Completed Projects
Completed Projects
Restoration
All Saints Church
Barnwell Priory
Cranmer's Tower, Lambeth Palace
Ickworth House
The Church of St. Michael & All Angels
Willian Church
Roofing
C.E.L solved the problem of getting 5 tons of lead sheet onto a 150 foot high dome with special scaffolding and hoists.
Project Overview
Location: Ickworth House, Suffolk
Materials: Five tons of sandcast lead sheet.
Description: Refurbishing the oval skylight and timber substructure of the 150 foot high dome, then laying lead around skylight as tapered bays.
Ickworth House, Suffolk
Logistics alone made this project an experience in itself. Getting 5 tons of sandcast lead sheet onto the centre of this 150 feet high and 90 feet wide dome required specially designed scaffolding - and two levels of hoisting before works could begin.
The oval skylight and timber substructure were first refurbished, then the sandcast lead had to be laid around the oval skylight as tapered bays. Sadly, the beautiful shape of this impressive structure can only be fully appreciated from the sky!