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.
The Boat House, Cliveden, National Trust
Dorothea carried out the conservation of the 160 year old iron roller shutter.
Restoration of 17th century strong box
It not very often you get the opportunity to restore an object with so much history and stories to tell. The strong box forms part of the C. Hoare & Co history and the transfer of gold and coins across oceans and dirt roads.
Bishop Montague's Tomb, Bath Abbey
Dorothea Restorations had the privilege of working with Peter Meehan ACR on the restoration of the historic railings around the Montague Tomb. The conservation of these railings form a part of the significance the Abbey has played in Bath's long heritage and the history of the Abbey.
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