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17th century oak panelling, in main first floor public room at Bessie Surtees House (north-east regional headquarters) for Historic England, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Posted: April 8, 2020Tidying, repairing and conserving 17th century oak panelling. -
Pair of highly original, distinctive and finely detailed window seats, c.1755.
Posted: April 8, 2020A pair of highly original, distinctive and finely detailed window seats from a North Yorkshire family estate, from c1755. -
Conservation and restoration of accidental damage to a contemporary work dated1995.
Posted: April 8, 2020Conservation and restoration of accidental damage to a modern oil painting dated 1995. -
Hull Maritime Museum Refurbishment
Posted: April 7, 2020Treat 32 frames as part of the large project to refurbish the Hull Maritime Museum -
Conservation of Chippendale Frames for Nostell Priory
Posted: April 7, 2020Clean, consolidate and repair set of picture frames by Thomas Chippendale -
Produce replica frame for 17th century oval portrait
Posted: April 7, 202017th century portrait of John Cosin required a period frame as part of the Auckland Project -
Painting, oil on canvas, Portrait of a Cow
Posted: April 5, 2020Extensive structural treatment and restoration of a vandalized painting. -
Painting, oil on oak panel, A Winter Landscape near a Town, by Klaes Molenaer
Posted: April 5, 2020Major treatment on a structurally unstable and disfigured panel painting. -
Painting, oil on canvas, style of Canaletto, A View of the Rialto Bridge
Posted: April 5, 2020A major conservation and restoration treatment of a seriously damaged and degraded painting. -
Sts.Peter & Paul, Bardwell, Suffolk
Posted: April 4, 2020The 2 sets of 2-light stained glass windows of the North Nave (nIII & nIV) comprised of complete panels and individual pieces of mediƦval glass gathered from other windows in the church, and elsewhere, by Horace Wilkinson's company in 1934. The paint work was stable but the glass itself was badly corroded with pitting. The only way to prevent further decay was to remove all the glazing for setting into an isothermal scheme. External protective glazing (EPG) was fitted into the original glazing grooves and the newly-framed stained glass was set onto the stone work with a ventilated inter-space to prevent condensation forming on the delicate ancient glass. The previous EPG was of 5mm plate glass and covered the windows in large sheets, irrespective of the architectural features. We replaced this with a soft reflective glass made to fit each individual opening for a much improved visual effect. Cleaning had a surprising impact by removing much of the previously-applied leadlight cement residue, rendering much of the glass brighter. However, several pieces remained opaque, due to the effects of manganese browning. As the glazing had been fully releaded in 1934, no work was required to the lead work, apart from adjusting the overall shapes to fit the new frames.