Specialist Masonry Repairs Projects
Please find below some examples of Oliver Gill's specialist masonry repairs work.
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Caen Stone Lectern at St Thomas Canterbury RC Church Fulham
Project involved lifting Caen stone lectern, making new plinth in Caen and replacing lectern to reinstate original Pugin design, and to raise the reading level to a more comfortable height.
Stone Plaques in Victoria
Two slate with gold leaf entrance plaques replicating adjacent entrance plaques for dual entrance business in Victoria. For a detailed description of this project, please click on any of the images.
Moulded & Sawn Six Sided Wall Copings in Vincent Square
Three built walls needed some reinstated copings, as well as new railings. For a detailed description of this project, please click on any of the images.
Portland Staircase Rescue in Belsize Park
For a detailed description of this project, please click on any of the images.
Detached House Main Entrance Repairs in Hampstead Heath
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Limestone Portico Repairs in Kensington
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Window Mullion Reinstatement in Tooting Broadway
Window returned back to the original with a site-worked Bath stone mullion in seven pieces, dressed (carved) in the front yard and built in stages, before new windows were fitted.
Bath Stone Plinth & Pier Rebuild in Barnes
Removal of ruined limestone plinth and pier sections. New plinth with moulded section made with Bath limestone. Upper pier repaired extensively with new in-plant Bath stone and stone repair mix.
Bath Stone Columns Rebuild in Chiswick
Pair of Bath stone columns worked new from block and built in, returning original Victorian doorway and house to former splendour.
Corbel Repair in West Hampstead
There is quite a lot of concern in London about lumps of masonry falling off buildings. This corbel was repaired & refixed using several 15mm by 50mm stainless steel dowels and epoxy resin. Photos show before and after repair.
Pimlico Victorian Terrace Upper Window Hood Rebuild
Rebuild of an upper window hood moulding in Bath stone. This was a collapse that was rebuilt in natural stone more securely than the Victorian stucco original. Photos show before and after rebuild.
Portico in Brondesbury
Reconstruction of 1920's Bath stone portico in Brondesbury due to water penetration and frost. Structural mid-section required complete removal and replacement with site working/making of new mouldings and caps, followed by fixing in situ whilst arresting further collapse from above.
Front Entrance, Dedication Stone & Title at Regents University, Regents Park, London
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© Oliver Gill 2014
