Re-roofing of church and masonry repairs.
St Marys Church, Batcombe is a Grade I listed church in Somerset dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. It is built of rubble, ashlar and dressed with local Doulting stone.
We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in lead roofing. We can offer sand cast or milled lead using either medieval hollow or timber rolls. We also carry out lead mouldings for historic buildings. It has been our privilege to have worked on some of the most iconic structures in the South West.
We are members of the Lead Contractors Association and have just had the accolade of being awarded an "Excellent" rating for our workmanship.
We also undertake copper, stainless and zinc sheet roofing.
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Roof conservation and repairs.
An impressive 12th Cathedral in the heart of the City of Wells. The western half of the north nave aisle roof is laid with lead and had suffered from severe water ingress. Between March and Oct 2015 Ellis and Co repaired the roofs under the instruction of Nick Cox Architects.