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News Release from: Marley Eternit | Subject: Ternit's Acme plain tiles
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 May 2005
Eternit-tiled cathedral
Eternit-tiled cathedral is city's jewel in the crown.
A "drab" cathedral that has been re-roofed with natural clay plain tiles from Eternit Building Materials now "sparkles" at the entrance to Birmingham's world-famous jewellery quarter Some 80,000 of Eternit's Acme plain tiles in the colour Smooth Brindle, as well as roll top ridges, valley tiles and angular hips, were specified by ecclesiastical specialist and Conservation-accredited architect Michael Potter and fitted by RS Miller Roofing at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Hockley that was part-funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Built in 1873 to a design by JA Chatwin for the Catholic Apostolic Church, a vestry, chapter house and cloister were added around 1900.
The Greek Orthodox community took it over in 1959 and it was listed Grade II in 1995.
An attached vicarage that was boarded up after a fire has also now been refurbished.
Michael Potter had previously used Eternit tiles on two other Birmingham projects - Smooth Brindle "very successfully" on the re-roof of St Paul's School in Balsall Heath and handcrafted Ashurst plain tiles on high-level roof slopes at St John's Church in Ladywood.
Double-cambered tiles are often specified because from an aesthetic point of view their profile adds more texture to the roof line and from a practical point of view they are even more efficient than single-cambered tiles at discharging water.
"I specified Eternit's Smooth Brindle tiles for the Greek Orthodox Church because they seemed to suit the brickwork very well and the variations in colour seemed ideal for use on such large roof slopes," said Michael Potter.
"The double camber gives a good visual texture to the roof as well as preventing capillary action in the low-pitched slopes to the side aisles.
The finished appearance certainly vindicates my choice.
"My clients and English Heritage are well pleased with the finished job which now sparkles at the entrance to the jewellery quarter.
It had previously looked very drab with black bitumen-coated tiles". Request a free brochure from Marley Eternit ...
Of the St John's Church project in Ladywood, where Eternit's handcrafted tiles were used, he said: "My client and I were delighted with the tiles which team up well with original tiles from the church which were reclaimed for re-use on the lower slopes.".
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