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News Release from: Dorothea Restorations | Subject: Restoration
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 October 2007
New era for Bristol metalwork specialist
Dorothea Restorations has recently completed a series of high-profile contracts across the UK, including the restoration of the magnificent gates of the British Museum.
Bristol-based metalwork specialist Dorothea Restorations ushered in a new era with a spectacular ribbon-cutting ceremony with a difference Sir Neil Cossons OBE, the recently retired chairman of English Heritage, was in the city to open Dorothea's new workshops in Barton Hill Trading Estate - and found himself cutting through a 'ribbon' forged of iron an inch thick
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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For Sir Neil, it was a welcome return to the city where his professional career started as the first Curator of Technology at Bristol City Museum.
And for everyone at Dorothea, the opening of the new workshops marked the latest in a series of exciting developments.
The company was acquired during the summer by building and restoration company Linford Group, and has recently completed a series of high-profile contracts across the UK, including the restoration of the magnificent gates of the British Museum, a project which featured on BBC2's Museum series.
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Opening the new workshops, Sir Neil said: "I have known the team at Dorothea Restorations since the company was first set up in the early 70s, so I am delighted to be opening these new facilities in Bristol".
""It is always a delight to see a company doing so well by applying traditional crafts and skills to the demands of the modern market, preserving heritage and creating new metalwork of the highest quality".
Dorothea Restorations is nationally renowned as a specialist in architectural metalwork, engineering heritage and historic artefacts, operating from bases in Bristol and Whaley Bridge".
"The company provides a range of conservation, preservation, restoration and consultancy services for the care and maintenance of historic structures, architectural features and machinery".
"And the same traditional skills and craft are used to create of new-build items of architectural metalwork, including the reproduction of missing elements in historic settings".
"The opening event gave visitors a chance to see these traditional metalworking skills in action, including demonstrations of blacksmithing, welding, gilding, and stitching together broken castings".
"There was also a chance for guests to have go themselves, with help from a team of skilled Dorothea craftsmen".
"Peter Meehan, a director with Dorothea Restorations, said: "It is a huge honour and pleasure to welcome Sir Neil back to the city where his career started, and to have him open these new facilities for us".
"It really has been a remarkable couple of years for the company, including two of the largest and highest profile projects we have ever undertaken".
"The recent acquisition by Linford Group, and now the chance to move into new workshop facilities, will help us build further on all of the recent success.".
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