Masonry, timber and lime repairs
Ellis and Co completed a programme of structural stabilisation, repairs and restoration roofing of The Granary. This historic scheduled monument lies in the southern precinct of the remains of St Peters Benedictine Abbey at Abbotsbury.
All Saints Church in Wrington is a Grade I listed Church with 13th century foundations.
Over eight months Ellis and Co completed a full programme of conservation and refurbishment of the masonry and timber internal architecture. Works were specified by Benjamin Beauchamp Architects.
Conservation repairs to the structure roof and masonry has saved this heritage building at risk.
The Grade I listed medieval early wing of Brook Hall was regarded by English Heritage as one of the highest priority Buildings at Risk. It is now no longer on the risk register following repair works by Ellis and Co (Restoration and Building).
Ellis and Co at Dunshay Manor
Dunshay Manor, is a Grade II listed building dating to the C16th with C17th additions. It is known for its role in the arts and crafts movement and was redesigned in this style in the early C20th.
Replacement of boundary gates to a clients' property in a conservation area.
The original decorative entrance gates had suffer ed from weathering, high levels of rot and decay.
Grade II listed HLF funded repairs. Roofing, structural, electrical, plumbing and redecoration.
Ellis and Co were principle contractor in the repair of this manor’s historic fabric, including repairing the roofs, windows, doors, replacing electrical and plumbing, and redecorating.
Church re-ordering including masonry, joinery, limework flooring, new build and M&E.
Holy Trinity Church is a Grade 1 listed building with original 12th C Norman fabric and 15th C additions previously restored in the 1860’s.
Ellis and Co has repaired and partly reslated the roofs of Longleat's Orangery.
Leaking lead wall head gutters had caused the timber roof structure to deteriorate. Ellis and Co undertook repairs and partly reslated the roofs to the Orangery, a popular attraction on the Longleat Estate.
Refurbishment of a Grade I Elizabethan House owned by the Field Studies Council.
Ellis and Co refurbished the interior of the property including plasterwork, joinery repairs to failing beams, doors and windows. Flooring, and electrical and plumbing installations.
The church of St James is a grade 1 listed Anglican Church located in the heart of Trowbridge. The conservation work at St James undertaken by the masonry team at Ellis & Co largely centred around the external elevations of the South Porch
The Architect overseeing the project was Jonathan Saunders from Caroe & Partners. Particular attention was paid to those heavily weathered elements of the masonry on the Southern Elevation of the porch, notably the stiff leaf foliage that had largely disappeared around the south entrance into the porch and the...
Renovation of a Grade I listed Renaissance property indicative of the work of Inigo Jones.
"What is to become of this old family home where successive generations have lived so long is impossible to foretell" 9th Earl Shaftsbury, written at the end of the second world war.
A recent lead theft from St John’s Church in Pewsey gave the church a difficult dilemma, do they replace the lead with another lead roof and fit alarms and security to help prevent further vandalism or should they rethink the roof covering and recover the aisle roof with terne coated stainless steel?
Churches are particularly vulnerable to this type of crime with lead roofs proving a desirable target for a thief, with many roofs not being visible from the ground the damage caused by a theft can remain undetected for some time and can lead to major problems with water ingress to the building. The damage and expense...
The North Aisle of St Peter’s Church at Langley Burrell was originally covered in a stepped copper roof, over time the standing seams and step had started to allow water ingress. This was largely due to poor seam seals.
A new copper covering was agreed, without the need for a step midway along the roof’s length, therefore reducing the joints across the length of the roof.
Conservation restoration of Grade II listed 16th properties on a National Trust Estate.
Grade II listed 16th buildings of rubble stone walls, stone slate roofs and brick stacks. Originally a town house, converted into poorhouse in the 17th and now part of the National Trusts Corfe Estate.