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Wimpole Street Project

We were very pleased to produce replacement “cold cast” (as opposed to original kiln fired) units for this restoration in lush pink terracotta. For this project, as with many others, mould making was the most fastidious and precise part of the manufacturing process, as these units had to line up exactly with their original neighbours.

One seemingly impossible feat was the restoration and replacement of the bay window roof, which resembled an upturned rowing boat and was made up of many unique stones. They all had to be individually cast and hand-finished to produce the various slopes and curves required for them to fit together and interlock perfectly.

The Lighthouse Building Project

On one of London’s busiest traffic islands outside Kings Cross Station, stood a once beautiful building, known as the Lighthouse Building, sadly fallen into dereliction. For years it had been an eyesore left to ruin, providing a home for hundreds of pigeons and many unruly buddleia trees.

Asia House Project

In the heart of London’s financial district of steel and glass there is an occasional gem. Just behind the “Walkie Talkie” and not as far as the Gherkin sits the now gleaming white Asia House. The iron framed building, clad with white glazed terracotta, or faience, badly needed repairs to its rusting skeleton. From the sky down we replaced course after course in white Portland precast units, to be painted in various subtle shades of Keim paint to match.

Fitzroy Place Project

On the site of the old Middlesex Hospital, a massive residential development has arisen. However, in keeping with conservation, the Radium wing facade on Nassau Street was retained. The structure comprised of red brick and orange terracotta units, many of which had suffered fractures and damage over the years and were in need of replacement.

Nest Hotel Project

For this derelict hotel in Bayswater we produced the square type balustrading, in the form of plinth, bottle and coping. We also supplied wreaths and moulded window surrounds to imitate the original stucco.

Eaton Square Project

At this project we took squeezes (silicone rubber moulds) of the fruit swags and large corbels, then returned them to site, restored and remade for fixing next to the existing décor.

Highgate School Project

At the top of Highgate hill sits the very exposed Highgate school, where the ornate terracotta pierced balustrade around the chapel roof had deteriorated to such a degree that replacement was the only option. Using recently developed techniques and more versatile materials, we were able to construct a very thin silicone mould. This allowed us to cast new reinforced panels and then simply peel away the rubber to reveal the intricate shapes of the corn and flower details.

Belgrave Square Project

After the German embassy project, we were asked to restore and replace this dangerously failing urn on the other side of the square. Several futile attempts had been made in the past by others to shore up the item, but in the end, the only sensible thing to do was to remove it entirely.

It was our job to piece the urn back together, restore it, and form a silicone mould. We then cast the replacement hollow to allow for a very thick, stainless steel threaded bar to pass through from top to bottom, effectively bolting it down firmly to the parapet wall of the house.

German Embassy Project

ASC ltd. recently finished works at the German Embassy comprising of many different types of products. From the parapet down we made ornamental urns, copings and balustrade, freize course, lion’s heads, Corinthian capitols and decorative pinnacles on the front portico.

Savoy Hotel London Project

In 2007 the iconic Savoy hotel closed it’s doors for a total renovation. ASC ltd. were given the task of manufacturing new brown terracotta windows surrounds for an extension of the building. The windows had to match the existing and were given a “soot wash” – a black wash of dye to make them look.

Queens Anne’s Gate Project

Along both Georgian terraces of Queens Anne’s gate, every brick window head contains an individual demonic face carved into the keystone. Cut hundred of years ago from soft bathstone, the 18 faces we were commissioned to replace had suffered beyond recognition. ASC ltd. took one silicone mould from each face and restored them in our.

Hadlow Tower Project

After the significant funds were raised via “ Save Hadlow Tower Action Group”, Heritage lottery funding and generous locals the derelict folly, built in the 1840’s, was to be restored to its former glory. Working alongside carvers and designers , ASC ltd.replaced all of the missing enrichments and also along with flowers, leaves and spirilettes

Kenwood House Project

The square acanthus leaved capitals at the top of Robert Adam’s Kenwood House were failing from iron corrosion, ASC ltd. was asked to take a silicone rubber mould of one, cast it in plaster, fully restore it, and then re-mould it. This scope of work also included several variations of the pilaster capitol, including half, three quarter, and full corner units.