Latest News Friday, May 9th 2008

Mosaic Restoration Co. continues work at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock / 18/04/2008
The Mosaic Restoration Company are currently working on the fine un-glazed ceramic tessellated floors at The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock. The works include the special manufacture and installation of concealed removable metal trays over electric cables with mosaic fabricated on top to suit adjacent floor areas, three large pre-fabricated sections, numerous in-situ repairs, cleaning and sealing. This large project is due for completion early May 2008.' This project is very similar in style and material to another large project carried out by Mosaic Restoration Co. in nearby Glasgow at the City Chambers 2007, and likely produced and installed by the same company over 100 years ago. You can view the full story here or click on the thumbnail to the right.

Work being produced in the workshop	News Article - Click on Thumbnail to View

 

 

The Daily Mails You Magazine Article / 13/04/2008
This article discussing Victorian Floors featured in the Daily Mails 'You' magazine. The piece talks about refurbishing a Victorian house and using colours featured on the walls within your tiles. In Clare's tips section of the article the writer Clare Nolan goes on to recommend The Mosaic Restoration Company saying " The Mosaic Restoration Company has specialist tilers throughout the UK and also sells a good range of reproduction Victorian tiles."

You Magazine Article	Magazine Article - Closeup

 

 

Mosaic Restoration Co. to restore the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock / 20/03/2008
Mosaic Restoration Company Co. will be working on an extensive restoration project to the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, starting the end of March 2008. The works include in-situ repairs to the un-glazed ceramic tesserae floors to the main entrance hall and corridors. Large missing sections are being pre-fabricated in the studio in Northampton, transported up to Kilmarnock and fixed on site using traditional methods. Having carried out numerous noteworthy works in Scotland in recent years, including condition surveys and reports, Mosaic Restoration Co. hope to open a regional branch in the near future with training facility to enable mosaic works to be carried out by local specialists.

Work being produced in the workshop	The existing mosaic

 

Mosaic Restoration Co. to restore 'Victoria Baths, Manchester / 23/10/2007
Mosaic Restoration Co. will be undertaking a three month mosaic restoration project at 'Victoria Baths, Manchester' starting November 2007. In September 2003 Victoria Baths captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people throughout the UK and won the BBC’s landmark series Restoration. Victoria Baths received a massive 282,018 votes. The first phase of works are due for completion mid 2008.

 

 

Mosaic Restoration and Trevor Caley Associates complete work on Royal Albert Hall, London/ 23/10/2007
Mosaic Restoration Co. together with Trevor Caley Associates, have completed the in-situ repairs to Royal Albert Hall, London. The project, instructed by the client direct involved the resinstatement of missing and loose ceramic tesserae to the exterior Frieze of the building.

 

 

Lorto College works complete / 13/07/2007
This large new build, refurbishment and restoration project at Manchester is now almost complete, and The Mosaic Restoration Co. were pleased to be involved with this exciting project for and on behalf of the Client and Pozzoni Architects’

 

Belgrade Theatre works complete / 10/07/2007
Mosaic Restoration were involved of both the major internal refurbishment on the 1st phase in 2006 for ISG Interior Exterior to the original ‘four seasons murals’ to the entrance foyer, and in 2007 with William Sapcote for the installation of new exterior glass panels to the exterior of the building.

 

Mosaic Restoration Ltd work on 120 year old panel for Loreto College, Manchester / 21/05/2007
Currently working on 120 year old panel for Loreto College, Manchester. The original mosaic was removed with its brick wall still attached, transported to Northamptonshire and is currently undergoing major restoration works ready to reinstate this Summer. The entire Chapel mosaic interior will also be restored and cleaned as part of the major renovation works overseen by Greenwoods of Manchester.

 

Mosaic restoration featured in Northampton Chronicle & Echo / 22/01/2007
In an article in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo entitled "Restoration team's night on the tiles", Mosaic Resoration's work on the Glasgow City Chambers was documented. You can view the full story here or click on the thumbnail to the right.

 

 

Mosaic restoration featured in Scottish Evening Times / 22/01/2007
In an article entitled "We’re piecing together a big part of Glasgow’s past" by Vivienne Nicoll, Mosaic Resoration's work on the Glasgow City Chambers was documented. You can view the full story here or read below :

A TEAM of craftsmen will spend the next month on their hands and knees restoring tens of millions of mosaic tiles at Glasgow City Chambers.

Most of the floors in the public areas of the three-storey building are made from tiny unglazed ceramic tiles dating back almost 120 years.

Over the decades some tiles have become loose or are missing and a team of experts from Northamptonshire has been brought in to restore the many thousands of square metres of intricate workmanship.

The £25,000 cost is being funded by the city council and Scottish Heritage and restorer Gary Bricknell is heading the team who will spend weeks working on their hands and knees in the dramatic building.

continued...He said: "These floors are very important because they are one of the finest examples of unglazed ceramic mosaic in the UK, so they warrant the effort being spent on them."

The last attempt at restoration was carried out almost 40 years ago but since then cracks have appeared in some areas, some of the tiles have come loose and others are missing.

Mr Bricknell said: "Our job is to make good any structural faults or do repairs where tiles have become loose and could get lost.

"We will reinstate damaged or missing tiles with new or salvaged mosaic tiles in a colour match which will be very good.

"There are tens of millions of tiles over the three floors of the City Chambers but we will focus our attention on the main public areas.

"These floors have lasted very well given that there is a high footfall in some of the areas, so it is there we will spend a lot of time and effort.

"It would be impossible to create these floors today because there are no longer the craftsmen available who can do the work."

Lord Provost Liz Cameron joined Mr Bricknell in the foyer of the City Chambers as he started work on the city crest.

The mosaics date back to 1889 when the Chambers were completed and the Italian Renaissance style was considered unique at the time.