Abbey contract; Inbrief.HISTORIC restoration specialists, Stone Technical Services in Darlington, have signed a major contract to carry out vital repairs to one of the UK's most significant landmarks. Westminster Abbey's Chapter House, which dates to the 12th Century and was the birthplace of Parliament, hasn't undergone any significant repair work since the 19th Century when Sir George Gilbert Scott Gilbert Scott may refer to several of a family of British architects:
Stone Technical Services, which employs 21 people at its Darlington premises, is working alongside English Heritage English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. It was set up under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983. and sheet lead-work experts, J Hempstock from Manchester, to carry out spire repairs and lead works as well as specialist inspections of the cross detail in a contract worth in the region of pounds 35,000 to Stone. Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, originally the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery (closed in 1539) in London. One of England's most important Gothic structures, it is also a national shrine. The first church on the site is believed to date from early in the 7th cent. is one of the most visited places in the world and is part of the Westminster World Heritage Site. The Chapter House was originally home to the King's Great Council, which later became Parliament.. |
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