The Weigh House is an historic building in French Street, in the Old Town, with a fascinating history. In the mid thirteenth century, it housed the royal Tron, or weigh beam, scales and weights. Known in medieval times as the Peysage or Poysage House (from the Old French ‘peser’ meaning to weigh) it was where […]
Castle Ward House is situated near Strangford, Northern Ireland. The property was constructed in 1756.
Being part of a multi-million pound development in Borough Market this listed building had to be incorporated into the project
Cintec International Ltd were specified by structural consulting engineers Engineering Design Associates to supply their anchors on this 21 floor tower block refurbishment project in Bow, East London
They were built in 1862 by Edward William Godwin from Pennant stone with Bath stone dressings. It has round arched arcades above double width segmental arches
This Grade 1 listed building was constructed in 1776 and is of National Importance both architecturally and historically.
In 2017 the developers Morris Homes were required under site development planning conditions to incorporate parts of a former commercial site into their new housing scheme.
As with many garden buildings their primary function might be decorative combined with some practical use.
The development of agriculture and enlargement of St Peter’s Abbey’s possessions in the locality during the 13th century meant that the Manor required storage in Hartpury.
The statue is a large stone sculpture by Henry Moore located in Kensington Gardens in Hyde Park, London.
Holdenby House is situated in the parish of Holdenby, six miles (10 km) northwest of Northampton. PRINCIPAL BUILDING Holdenby House (listed grade II*) was rebuilt between 1873- 5 to a design by R H Carpenter and W Slater, incorporating parts of Capt Baynes’s mid C17 house and its late C16 predecessor.
Barbrook Passivhaus is part of the national Retrofit for the Future competition; the aim was to retrofit two social housing properties to achieve an 80% CO2 reduction.
The four blocks – Studland, Woodford, Lulworth and Broadmayne are 1970’s built flats having a reinforced concrete frame with a concrete nib projecting at each floor level upon which the external brickwork is seated.
Pugin Hall, former rectory, now a private house, built 1846-7 by A.W.N. Pugin for the Rector of Rampisham.
Pugin Hall, former rectory, now a private house, built 1846-7 by A.W.N. Pugin for the Rector of Rampisham.
Pugin Hall, former rectory, now a private house, built 1846-7 by A.W.N. Pugin for the Rector of Rampisham.
Scottish Special Housing Association designed and supervised the renovation of this fourteen storey apartment block using the Cintec corbel anchors and wall ties during 1987/88.
The Commissions of New Town wished to enhance the robustness of 400 No. houses and 200 No. 3-4 Storey apartments, particularly against the effects of accidental damage caused by gas explosions.
Cintec anchors were put to the test at the Fuller’s Brewery in London.
Restoration of the lower cave dwellings at Holy Austin Rock, Kinver Edge
Restoration of the lower cave dwellings at HoAn elegant stone column topped with a bronze hovercraft was constructed at Somerleyton, in north Suffolk, in memory of where the craft was invented by Sir Christopher Cockerell in 1955 and is now a permanent memorial to the invention of the hovercraftly Austin Rock, Kinver Edge
Limestone cladding of Essex County New Courts Building and Jail was one accident away from catastrophic failure. Cintec installed more than 20,000 anchors to prevent masonry’s collapse.
Guisborough Hall is being renovated to provide high-class apartments; Balast Construction is carrying out the renovation with some care, as it is a listed building.
Fitzwarren Court is a large panel construction high rise, and over its life had suffered from ingress of water which not only caused the normal structural damage and inconveniences, but also led to the deterioration of the panel fastenings.
It has been listed as a Grade II* listed building since 1952 and as a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1994
The Geoffrey Harris House is a grade II listed building purchased by Croydon Health Authority for use as a day centre by the Mental Handicap Unit.
The tower, a grade II Listed building, which stands atop a medieval fortification, is a commemorative public viewing tower built between 1896 and 1898 as a monument to the 400th anniversary of John Cabot’s voyage from Bristol to America in 1497.
Black ash mortar was used in the construction of many houses in Cardiff and other regions in the united kingdom.