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Archives: July 2015

  1. A trip down memory lane - Peter Hare, Hare & Humphreys

    A trip down memory lane - Peter Hare, Hare & Humphreys
    The Earl of Avon My Lords, I am pleased to report that the restoration of the ceiling of this Chamber is progressing well and should be completed as planned, by October 1984. The main contract for the supply and fixing of new joinery and structural carpentry was let in January at a price of £577,544. The contract for the restoration...
  2. Gold Leaf work by David Kynaston

    Gold Leaf work by David Kynaston
    Antique Sign Restoration Our towns and cities are full of once forgotten pieces of architecture, whether that may be the work of the stone mason, carpenter or in our case the sign maker. We are too quick these days to disregard what’s there and start afresh yet we teach our children to recycle all of the time. We’re always thinking...
  3. BRIEN NICHOLSON LTD, EDINBURGH

    BRIEN NICHOLSON LTD, EDINBURGH
    With a reputation stretching back over 20 years Brien Nicholson Ltd is one of Scotland's leading providers of professional bespoke framing and gilding services, and Wrights of Lymm have had the pleasure of supplying them with their Gold Leaf for a number of years.  Their clients include many of Edinburgh's best known artists and galleries as well as corporate and...
  4. RESTORATION OF QUEENS PARK SUSPENSION BRIDGE, CHESTER

    RESTORATION OF QUEENS PARK SUSPENSION BRIDGE, CHESTER
    Wrights of Lymm supplied our long standing friend and customer, David Kynaston with 23.5ct Extra Thick Gold Leaf for the stunning restoration of Queens Park suspension bridge in Chester.  The heraldic crests of the seven Norman Earls of Chester along with the ancient and modern versions of the Chester Arms grace the Queen's Park Suspension Bridge in Chester. Cast out of...
  5. BASIC TOOLS USED IN GILDING

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  6. GILDING ON STONE

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  7. GLASS GILDING

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  8. OIL GILDING

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  9. A GUIDE TO APPLYING IMITATION GOLD/SILVER LEAF & COPPER LEAF

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