Each plane had its individual problems whether the relative fragility of the First World War exhibits with painted canvas skins, the height of the suspension or the peculiarities of the very special paint finishes. Each item was assessed prior to cleaning and individualities accounted for.  There were further problems of hydraulic oil leakages from the engines to be individually cleaned to prevent damage to paintwork.

Situated high above the city of Stirling, this cast bronze memorial to the dead of the Boer War had suffered from exposure to wind and freezing rain and frost. Working closely with Historic Scotland, we removed the statue from its stone plinth and transported it 600 miles to our workshop. Here we stitched together cracks, drained water out of hollows, removed corrosion and re-patinated the figure to the client’s specification. This was followed by coating with micro-crystalline wax, and re-transportation to Scotland.

The required surface, whether patination and waxing on bronze, or specialist paint finishes and/or gilding on other metals can then be applied.

The individual pieces were carefully cleaned, to remove all corrosion whilst leaving the parent metal undamaged, before specialist repainting and the mammoth task of putting the structure back together 1.5 metres higher than the original to allow space beneath for a new cafe, toilets and kitchens.

The team had to be careful not to alter the pre-existing load paths of the existing structure which meant locating the load bearing elements of the basement directly below the superstructure columns. There are no big bolts and the structure stays there by gravity. The structure was back on site in July 2008 and watertight only a few months later. Specialist coatings on the glass reject 70% of solar energy and at the same time strengthen the glass to modern requirements.

The whole structure, approximately 30m long by 18m wide now stands as a jewel in the crown of the regeneration scheme and is a popular venue for weddings and other social gatherings.

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The bridge was then returned to site, rebuilt & resurfaced in order for it to be able to fulfil its function as the main vehicular access to Fort Brockhurst and carry the loads imposed by modern lorries and fire-fighting equipment.