Case Studies

Built between 1841 – 1855, St George's Hall was designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes while Charles Robert Cockerell created the interior of the Small Concert Room. The magnificent neoclassical decoration of this room has been restored to its original scheme and the fittings and services updated as part of a £23 million project to restore the whole building.    ...

The best seller for March was the No.0 to 6 & 8 Chisel Writer Set & Brush Tin , you can still get yourself one by going to http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/index.php/no-0-to-6-8-chisel-writer-set.html

Wrights of Lymm are now stocking Ardenbrite (Water-based) Metallic Paints.  These are available in 250ml tins in the following colours - Light Gold Antique Gold Silver Old Penny Bronze   You can order these from our website www.wrightsoflymm.co.uk  or call us on 01925 752226

There could be no better waste of wealth than this. The Australian company 'The Toilet Man' has produced a toilet paper roll made entirely of 22-carat gold. This weird golden item costs an astonishing $1,376,900. The roll is three ply to provide the most gentle wipe. Each order will be personally delivered with a bottle of champagne. Talking in Dubai, the company...

The gilded bronze statue of Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch by William Bloye and Raymond Forbes-Kings stands on a plinth of Portland stone, outside the old Register Office on Broad Street in Birmingham, England.   It is known locally as The Golden Boys after its colour, or The Carpet Salesmen after the partially rolled-up plan of a steam engine which they are examining. They were most famous for improving and developing the steam engine.   Sponsored by an £8,000 bequest from Richard...

Gold in the form of a thin leaf is an item valued for its purity as a religious offering and for its power to placate spirits and request favours. Postage-stamp-size booklets of gold leaves are always on sale along with incense, flowers and candles at temples and shrines for use as daily offerings.   One way for Thai Buddhists to...

We now have back in stock the Rubber Rockers - Fine These are now available at just £5.95 from our website www.wrightsoflymm.co.uk or call us on 01925 752226

We currently have some slightly imperfect Imitation Loose Leaf Booklets that we are selling off at an almost give away price of just £0.50 per book for both the Imitation Gold 2.5 Loose Leaf and the Imitation Silver Loose Leaf,Whereas the Variegated Red and Blue Loose Leaf are both £1.95 per book ,the leaf is slightly stuck to the edges...