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News Release from: Sandtoft Roof Tiles | Subject: Arcadia
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2006
Longest pantile roof finished with
Arcadia
Sandtoft's Arcadia pantiles used at the Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft Centre which boasts the longest pantiled roof in Europe at a quarter of a mile long.
EUROPE'S LONGEST PANTILE ROOF FINISHED WITH ARCADIA Sandtoft's Arcadia* pantiles have been used to provide the finishing touches for a £800,000 refurbishment scheme at the Ropewalk Contemporary Art and Craft Centre at Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank of the Humber in North Lincolnshire, which boasts the longest pantiled roof in Europe at a quarter of a mile long A former rope making factory, the Centre was established to provide a modern Arts Centre and Heritage Display and to put the arts and artists of North Lincolnshire on the map
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 25 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Centre's Pantile roof is one of the best known in the local vicinity.
Given its distinctiveness, it was important the look of the original pantile roof was replicated on the refurbished part of the building.
Owners, the Waterside Artists' Cooperative, partners The Proudfoot Group and North Lincolnshire Council, specified Sandtoft's Arcadia pantile for the refurbishment because the area which needed re-roofing was so great it prevented the use of reclaimed pantiles.
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More than 40,000 tiles were supplied and installed by Hull-based Byron Roofing working for main contractor Baum Construction, in addition to nine miles of roofing battens.
Steve Greenly, Sandtoft's senior area manager for Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire comments, "Pantiles are popular right down the east coast of Britain and have been used here since the early sixteenth century.
They are believed to have been the invention of an inspired Dutch roofer and began to be imported from European North Sea ports as ballast for British ships returning from carrying wool to Continental markets.
"Soon local people started making clay pantiles on the east coast of England where the clays were similar, and the style has remained popular ever since".
The second phase of The Ropewalk's development includes the creation of a new exhibition space, start-up units, artists' studios and offices within a refurbished part of the factory building.
In its rope making days, the factory manufactured ropes which were used during the conquest of Everest.
In addition, all the major shipping lines in the world used Barton ropes, including Wilson Shipping Line, the world's largest private ship owners.
The centre attracts 22,000 visitors a year to view exhibitions, attend workshops and watch artists at work from its base on the bank of the River Humber.
The Arcadia* pantile from Sandtoft offers all the charm and colour of an aged, reclaimed product, without the problems associated with sourcing second-hand materials.
With the added security of a 60-year guarantee, the Arcadia has a random weathered effect ideal for use where builders are seeking to create a characterful look and feel to a property decades old, for example barn conversions or to complement reclaimed brick.
The Ropewalks has been shortlisted in the Clay Roof Tiles Council 2006 Clay Roofing Awards for Best Refurbishment (Commercial).
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