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| When
Carlton Parkhead Church, a 1930’s grade A listed church in
Glasgow, was granted funds by Historic Scotland and the
National Lottery for a much needed refurbishment, ID
Partnership, the appointed architects sought to replace the
roof tiles with an exact match. As the old tiles on the roof
were Rosemary, new tiles were ordered from Lafarge though in
red, not unfortunately in the original brindle; presumably
because Lafarge are no longer able to reproduce this old
traditional natural burnt clay colour. |
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It was only once the tiling had
almost been completed that Lafarge became concerned that
their hip tiles would be unsuitable for the 32 degree pitch
and they stated that they would not be able to guarantee
their performance at this pitch. A search for handmade
alternatives began and two manufacturers were found who
could make these special fittings, though only Dreadnought
Tiles were able to meet the tight lead time required. From
original samples, Dreadnought were able to recreate the old
semi bonnet hips to the exacting requirements of Historic
Scotland. They were also made to match the red colour of the
new Lafarge tiles that had already been fitted. |
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The refurbishment project was a
great success, it is just a shame that Dreadnought were not
approached earlier, as they retain the manufacturing
processes to perfectly match the natural burnt Staffordshire
blue brindle colour of the original tiles. These naturally
burnt, traditional colours are now only produced by
Dreadnought, the only manufacturer to have retained the
skills to create all their tile colours naturally, without
the use of artificial stains or pigments. |
| For
further information on Hinton Perry & Davenhill Ltd see
www.roofinfo.co.uk/dreadnought |
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