Case Studies

Founded by Hugh MacKay, in 1857 at premises in Main Street, Bridgend, Perth they soon became the largest painting company in Perth and acquired additional premises in the basements of Kinnoull Church halls in 1913. Since the formation of MacKay Decorators Ltd it has been a private company with only four previous owners - Hugh Mackay, Alexander Ness, John Ness...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wrights of Lymm are pleased to have recently supplied Judy with 24ct Extra Thick Loose Gold Leaf which was used to create these wonderful pieces of work, celebrating the Magna Carta.   This vellum acknowledges the debt our modern world owes to the beginnings of democracy 800 years ago in 1215. The central images refer to King John, who, amongst...

Nobody knows when that first moment in history was, when the first gold ingot was made of gold ore. Since when mankind realised the true features of this soft, yellow metal and mesmerised by it. Obviously first, solid statues were cast of it. Tools and technologies for manufacturing were yet too simple. The first mention about Gold Leaf like material...

Many Signwriters will remember the name J T Keeps as being one of the UK's biggest manufacturers of Signwriting Paints until unfortunately there was a fire at their warehouse which eventually saw the business slip into liquidation. This was a sad loss to the Signwriting trade whom had enjoyed the old school colour range that had been so popular. After...

A very special and important photo to one of our customers David Kynaston. His daughter Laura came into the workshop when she was just 5. David was finishing off a new swing sign for the Grosvenor museum in Chester, and said “ you know what to do Laura” and she picked up the gold (Wright's of course!) and finished the...