Industrial Conservation

Portland Works Roof

Roofing Works Update

The volunteers continue to work hard to deal with broken windows and damaged pointing, where the scaffolding gives them access. The quality of the pointing work and the speed with which it is carried out is increasing, and the confidence…
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The first new slates are on!

Work has begun re-roofing Portland Works with the aid of Heritage Lottery Funding. After months of planning, the first section of scaffolding was erected this month for Richard the roofer to do his thing… and doesn’t he do it well?…
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Volunteers Celebrate Newly Restored Windows and Brickwork

Volunteers on the “Tuesday gang” have just completed a winter working outdoors. Thanks to their hard work and dedication, seven windows and the surrounding brickwork which were previously in awful condition have been returned to good order. Surprisingly the woodwork…
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Recent Repairs

Over the last few months, Mark Pickering has been leading a team of volunteers to improve the front aspect of the building, renovating the woodwork and windows along Hill Street and now into Randall Street. Further work has been done…
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