Lime Mortar Pointing, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate

Lime Mortar Pointing, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate

  Crescent Gardens, in the Spa town of Harrogate, is an iconic local building, with an impressive Georgian style facade. These former council offices are now being developed by a Yorkshire company, Impala Estates Ltd. The development is to include multi let...
Lime Mortar Pointing, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

Lime Mortar Pointing, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

  Here at BRC Leeds Ltd we frequently have the pleasure of working on Listed Properties. Recently we have been repointing the facade of this grade II listed period home, near Knaresborough, with a lime mortar mix. A lime mortar mix is generally recommended, over...
Stonemasonry Work, Thorner

Stonemasonry Work, Thorner

  We recently completed these works at this period property in West Yorkshire. The stonework to the windows had become very badly damaged over time, and were significantly eroded. Our stonemasons removed the damaged stonework and replaced the mullions (verticals)...
DOFF Cleaning, The Corn Exchange, Leeds

DOFF Cleaning, The Corn Exchange, Leeds

The Corn Exchange, in Leeds city centre, is one of the city’s most recognisable buildings. Designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, it has been a focal point since it was built back in 1864. We’ve worked on many restoration projects here over the years. Recently we...
Lime Mortar Pointing, Roundhay

Lime Mortar Pointing, Roundhay

Recently we have been working at this period home in the Roundhay area of Leeds. The elevations had been repointed with a hard cement mortar, that was not allowing the stone to breathe and was therefore detrimental to the stonework. We carefully ran a thin blade...
Terracotta Repairs, The Metropole Hotel, Leeds

Terracotta Repairs, The Metropole Hotel, Leeds

We recently completed these works at The Metropole Hotel, in Leeds city centre. The hotel was designed by Leeds based architects Harry Sutton Chorley and J.W. Connon. The hotel first opened its doors in 1899. It is renowned for it’s Victorian terracotta facade....