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◾ ◾ SKILLINGTON WORKSHOP LIMITED
Baxter’s Yard, 35–40 Stuart Street, Grantham,
Lincolnshire NG31 9AF
Tel 01476 565671 Fax 01476 566524
Email
EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR TRADITIONAL PLASTERWORK AND PLASTER
CONSERVATION: Skillingtons carries out all types of traditional
plasterwork alongside the most complex of plaster conservation work.
Working in partnership with Philip A Gaches, recent lime plastering
sub-contracts have included the exterior of Strawberry Hill (London)
and Lowther Castle (Cumbria). Services include surveys, analysis,
conservation repairs such as consolidation and light-weight suspension,
and restoration using traditional methods. The company is accredited
on the Icon conservation register and clients include English Heritage
and the National Trust as well as distinguished private clients, churches,
cathedrals and councils. Based in the East Midlands the company
operates throughout the UK and, on occasion, overseas. See also: display
entry in Sculpture, page 109.
◾ ◾ SEAN WHEATLEY
Fircombe, Coney Park Lane, Combe Martin, Devon EX34 0LR
Tel 01271 883349 Mobile 07831 295922
PLASTERING SPECIALIST: Sean Wheatley has worked full time as
a plasterer for 34 years, starting with modern materials but now
concentrating on traditional methods and materials and decorative
plasterwork. Projects have included an elliptical domed ceiling in a
private house and many repairs to National Trust and listed properties.
Sean Wheatley has also been involved in the preparation of reports
regarding the conservation of historic ceilings and plasterwork in listed
and historic buildings. He gives demonstrations and teaching sessions
on RICS/SPAB courses and is committed to passing on his knowledge;
he has now put five apprentices through college, two of whom still
work with him. Sean Wheatley and his team were winners of the FPDC
Plasterers Award for Internal Plasterwork 2013.
SCAGLIOLA
◾ ◾ FAIRHURST WARD ABBOTTS LTD
▪ ▪ Cambridgeshire office – Tel 01480 891980
▪ ▪ Staffordshire office – Tel 01543 262764
▪ ▪ London office – Tel 01322 387000
Email
SCAGLIOLA: See also: display and profile entries in Building Contractors,
pages 65 and 66.
TIMBER FLOORING
◾ ◾ WELDON CONTRACTS LIMITED
Glebe Farm, Caunton Road, Norwell,
Nottinghamshire NG23 6LB
Tel 01636 639800 Fax 01636 639819
Email
HARDWOOD FLOORING: Weldon’s fine parquetry, marquetry, antique
and boarded floors are a defining feature of elegant private residences,
historic public buildings and royal palaces across the British Isles, Europe
and the Middle East. The skill and attention to detail of the company’s
craftspeople is matched only by the breadth and scale of the projects
undertaken. A Weldon floor reflects both the quality of the finest natural
materials and the precision and care of the hands that prepare and lay
each piece. Leading-edge design and quality control technology ensure
that even the most complex designs are accurately and consistently
realised. See also: display entry opposite.
◾ ◾ WHIPPLETREE HARDWOODS
Milestone Farm, Barley Road, Flint Cross, nr Royston,
Hertfordshire SG8 7QD
Tel 01763 208966
TIMBER FLOORING: Suppliers of English Oak wide-board traditional floor
boards. See also: display entry in Timber Suppliers, page 122.
• Air dried and kiln dried prime English Oak.
• Wide board English & European Oak flooring.
• English Elm, Ash and Cherry flooring.
Contact us or visit our website for full product range and prices.
Sotterley Sawmills
Sotterley
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 7TU
T: 01986 781 575
F: 01986 781 729
M: 07721 536 208
Suppliers of fine English & European Hardwoods
PLASTERWORK continued
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