Aerial view
Finished view
Cintec ground anchor installation
Cintec wall anchors
Stainless steel ties
connecting tie trenches
The cleared motte
ground consolidation
Job Done!
In trouble!
Window repair
Masonry failure
and repair
Roof and retaining walls
Window reveal before
Window reveal after
If you dare!
A new pinnacle carved from Hollington Sandstone
New lead roof to match existing
Before
Stone cleaning, mortar repair and newly engineered bayonet
Old rifle repair
The new oak bridge under hung and wrapped scaffold
Scaffold hung and wrapped
The new bridge and repaired super structure
The Byre remains
Building the Byre
The Byre complete
The Byre rebuilt
Cooks Cottage day one
Cooks Cottage work in progress
Cooks Cottage Complete
Mrs Cook cuts the ribbon
The Cooks return!
Cooks Pantry decoration to be conserved
Cooks Cottage fire place before
Cooks Cottage fireside
Cooks Cottage bedroom before
Cooks Cottage bedroom
Cooks blue bedroom before
Cooks blue bedroom
Davies's bread oven
Davies's bread oven and wash house
Davies's Before
Davies's almost complete
Davies's opening day
Tom Wall cuts the ribbon on Davies's Cottage
Davies's window detail
North Chapel
North Chapel, new decoration to match existing
new decoration to match existing
Mortar repair of decorative stone cornice
Mortar repair of stone cornice
New lime Plaster to vaulted ceiling, the Lady Chapel
Applied decoration/ gilding to vaulted lime plaster ceiling, Lady Chapel
The new ceiling, Lady Chapel
Lady Chapel detail; restored oil on canvas and new stencil and gilded decoration
New decoration throughout
Exposed chapel roof during reconstruction
Lady Chapel; Rebuilt and cleaned stone roof
Cleaning of interior limestone ashlar
New decoration
North and east elevations pre-contract
The entrance road and car park
The conserved ruin
The Hopton Castle light mono rail service!
The conserved north and west elevations
West elevation talus removal (Sept. 2009)
Consolidated west elevation
Digging in through the 'seige hole' in the west elevation and removing tallus
New and conserved masonry to the west vault
Romantic but perilous ruin!
Less romantic but sturdy and safe!
Jonny Anderson carving the new lobby doorway
and the finished doorway
...and before!
Rebuilt north interior
Southeast tower upper chamber February 2011
The ground floor fireplace
The ground floor fireplace gradually unearthed
Conserved medieval plaster and graffiti
Conserved chamber
The Duke of Gloucester cuts the ribbon
The Duke of Gloucester views the works
The Duke of Gloucester meets members of the team
The Duke of Gloucester receives a gift
The Duke of Gloucester is presented with a photograph of the castle
The Duke of Gloucester views the interior
Figurative carving for the Rockworx project in the Green Fields
Conservation, repair and installation of new Coade Stone
Conservation and repair of 18thC cast sculpture, Ireland
Mortar repair to sandstone chapel archway
Conservation, repair and redecoration of 16th Century decorative stone, heraldic shields and Royal Coats of Arms - Market Hall Shrewsbury.
Structural repair of heavy oak and masonry to medieval gate house, Forest of Dean
Inspection and repair
Cast iron window repair using cold metal stitching
Mortar repair, carving, gilding and decoration
Repair and reinstatement of wattle and daub infill panels
New grills, pointing, structural ties