Cast iron restoration and conservation of straight and spiral staircases, balconies and balustrades
Dorothea Restorations offers the full range of technical and high calibre design services required for bespoke ironwork restoration projects such as staircases, canopies, balustrades or balconies.
Where fine detailing in traditional wrought (puddled) wrought iron has been lost or badly treated in the past (such as leaf or scrolling), our ironwork specialists and master craftsmen can recreate authentic detail, working with surviving fabric or creating exact replicas, depending on the circumstances (see Philosophy).
Cast iron structural features can be cleaned, repaired or replaced as appropriate, including complete new-build projects to the very highest standard.
As well as work on the traditional iron materials required for a cast iron staircase, spiral staircase, balcony, parapet and balustrade projects, we are also required to work on timber using wood conservation techniques and masonry, as with stone balcony platforms or wooden handrails.
Here again, our breadth of engineering and technical skills means we can handle all these elements, making us the ideal one-stop shop for this kind of project.
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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