*** Firle Place, East Sussex

We have started work on this Grade 1 listed property near Lewes, East Sussex. There is a comprehensive program of repairs funded by an English Heritage grant. Our work is concerned with repairs to plain and ornate lath ceilings, ornamental plaster, and conservation of exterior plaster Cartouches.
We are starting with securing ceiling plaster in the 30 meter Long Gallery, lath and plaster repairs in the Great Hall to the Georgian double coved plaster ceiling, and we are conserving some old graffiti in a hidden space in the roof. The external stone work is also being repaired using lime mortar tinted with stone dusts and sands to match the original stones. This type of work is known as a 'plastic repair' or 'mortar repair', and involves fixing armatures into the damaged stone to hold the new mortar in place.

Architect: Smiths Gore
Main Contractor: Fairhurst Ward Abbotts
Painting and Decoration: John Parnell

Firle Place, Sussex

Firle Place, Sussex

Long Gallery

Long Gallery

Long Gallery

Long Gallery

Taking Squeeze Moulds

Taking Squeeze Moulds

Repairing Cast Ornament

Repairing Cast Ornament

Ornate Plaster Repairs

Ornate Plaster Repairs

Completed

Completed

Completed

Completed

Graffiti

Graffiti

Stone Damage

Stone Damage

Mortar Stone Repair

Lime Mortar Stone Repair

Mortar Stone Repair

Lime Mortar Stone Repair

Plaster Cove Repair

Plaster Cove Repair

Plaster Cove Repair

Plaster Cove Repair

New Oak Laths

New Oak Laths

First Coat of Lime Plaster

First Coat of Lime Plaster

Second Coat Lime Plaster

Second Coat Lime Plaster

Top Coat Lime Plaster

Top Coat Lime Plaster

Completed Georgian Ceiling Repair

Completed Georgian Ceiling Repair

Completed Georgian Ceiling Repair

Completed Georgian Ceiling Repair

Repairing Fallen Plasterwork

Repairing Fallen Plasterwork

New Lath and Plaster Panels

New Lath and Plaster Panels

New Lath and Plaster Panels

New Lath and Plaster Panels