The perfect team for UK heritage engineering, restoration and conservation projects
Dorothea Restorations was born from a love of the machines that helped power the Industrial Revolution - and that passion still runs deep through our business.
Calling on our skills and experience in both metalworking and traditional engineering materials (wrought iron and cast iron, plus associated materials), Dorothea Restorations offers the most comprehensive industrial restoration service of its kind in the UK.
Our work is carried out for public institutions and private clients alike, and covers the widest range of industrial and heritage engineering equipment, both static (beam engines, pumping engines, expansion engines) and operating locomotive engines.
All our industrial restoration work is guided by a detailed Conservation Policy, with our primary objective being to retain as much of the existing fabric, and as many of the original operating properties, as possible and appropriate.
Where required, we then look with the client at repair or replication, along with bespoke solutions to suit every environment - such as replacing original steam locomotion with modern electrical alternatives for museum display.
Restoration of the historic wrought iron canopy at the Palace Theatre in London
Dorothea had the privilege of carrying out the repair of the wrought iron spandrel brackets at the Palace Theatre in London. The canopy of Shaftesbury Avenue was damage by a bus that crashed into it in the summer of 2024.
The jewel of Scotland is Preston Mill
Preston mill is one of the few original watermill remaining and part f the National trust for Scotland portfolio.
Preparing your water mill for the winter
Autumn is always a time to reset, and our team replaced two traditional sluice gates in the Cotswold ready for the rainy seaon.
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