Expanded delivery area for web shop orders
Artisan Plastercraft has expanded the eCommerce side of its business by increasing the size of its delivery area to cover a 100km radius of its South London base. The scope of the company’s distribution had previously been restricted to within the M25 motorway, but the change has been made to meet growing demand and provide […]
Newsletter – Summer 2023
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Clay modelling services for decorative plasterwork
Part of the process of restoring damaged decorative plasterwork, or realising bespoke plaster mouldings, can be the creation of a clay model. Clay is easy to work with and provides a stable basis for shaping intricate details. It also holds its form when pouring on the rubber used to make a mould. Modelling for decorative […]
Conservation and Heritage Journal – issue 37
Issue 37 of the Conservation and Heritage Journal carries a feature on Artisan Plastercraft and several of the major projects we have been working on recently, including traditional lath and lime plaster restoration at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, decorative fibrous plaster restoration at Brighton Hippodrome Theatre, and plaster surveys, restoration and repair work at the Old […]
Sheerness Dockyard Church reopens after £9.5m post-fire restoration
Sheerness Dockyard Church has reopened after an extensive restoration the BBC reports. Artisan Plastercraft provided heritage plasterwork conservation and lime plaster repairs, working with main contractor Coniston. The Church has been repurposed as a new enterprise centre and cultural hub for the public as well as a cultural attraction, with a cafe and sections of […]
Lime Plaster repairs completed at The Old Curiosity Shop
We recently completed a package of lime plasterwork repairs for Sykes & Son/Dolmen Conservation and Joinery at 13-14 Portsmouth Street in London. This beautifully quaint shop is significant as it is thought to have been the inspiration for Charles Dickens’ description of the antique shop in his 1841 novel ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’. The building […]
Artisan adds painting and decorating to its services
Artisan Plastercraft is delighted to announce the launch of a new company – Artisan Painting & Decorating. The professional decorating company has been launched as it shares all of our expertise and values including renovation and restoration work to a high standard. The new company can provide high-quality paint finishes, wallpapering, gilding and other specialist […]
NFB Heritage & Traditional Building magazine – Issue 15
Issue 15 of NFB Heritage and Traditional Building magazine includes a summary of Artisan Plastercraft’s recent project work including the restoration of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the Brighton Hippodrome Theatre and redevelopment of the Old War Office into a luxury hotel and residencies. NFB Heritage & Traditional Building magazine focuses on the challenges facing the Heritage […]
Showcasing Our Work for International Museum Day
Held yearly on 18th May, International Museum Day is an event promoting museums around the world. The day was created to highlight relevant themes and issues museums currently face, and is an opportunity for officials and experts from different institutions to meet with the public to alert them to these challenges. In doing so, they […]
Plaster restoration at Brighton Hippodrome theatre continues
Several months after our last update explaining the plaster restoration works at Brighton Hippodrome theatre, we are able to bring you some recent photographs showing the redecorated oculus and top tier of the decorative plaster ceiling of the main auditorium. The panel of images below shows the progress made renovating the oculus at the top […]