Roofing BLOG
Emergency Call Out
We recently received an out of hours emergency call out from a local wedding venue.
We were able to attend within 1 hour and were able to rectify the roofing problem and prevent further water ingress into the building
Longworth Hall roof Herefordshire repaired by Heritage Roofing Contractors
Bishop’s Palace Hereford
Our staff have recently undertaken essential roof repairs and maintenance to the historic Bishop’s Palace in Hereford. The roof is covered in a mixture of Welsh and Westmoreland slate. Parts of this Listed building date back to the 12th Century.
Our roofers repairing Bishops Palace Hereford
Kinnersley Church
St James is a 12th century church with interesting saddle back tower and Internal décor by famous church architect of the Victorian era George Frederick Bodley. We were commissioned by the PCC to carry out extensive roof repairs to maintain the fabric of this historically important building
Kinnersley Church tower repaired by Heritage Roofing Contractors based in Hereford
Fortified Border House
We have recently re-roofed this fortified border farmhouse.
It is a Grade II Listed farmhouse incorporating remains of a castle. Mostly 16th century with 19th century alterations.
This castle was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was a motte and bailey and contained a college of secular clergy which was founded before 1210 and dissolved after 1373
Historic Boarding School
We have carried out essential lead and slate repairs to this local Herefordshire landmark
St Michaels dates back to 1856 and the buildings have been described as ‘a masterpiece of Gothic Revival architecture.’
Listed Farm Buildings
Heritage Roofing Contractors Ltd were recently commissioned by The National Trust to re-roof some Historic farm buildings on one of their estates near Hereford.
We were ables to salvage most of the original clay roof tiles and were able to source replacements to match the existing.
Lower Brockhampton Court
Heritage Roofing Contractors were recently contracted by The National Trust to carry out the Re-roofing of the clay tile roof at the Grade 1 listed Lower Brockhampton Manor House.
This property dates back to the 14th century and forms part of an exceptional group of structures and monuments at the heart of the National Trust’s Brockhampton estate in north-east Herefordshire.
Re-roofing Listed Welsh Farmhouse
Despite the recent poor Winter weather we are making good progress on the Stone tiling on this historic Welsh farmhouse roof.
The Stone Roof tiles are all different sizes and are laid in diminishing courses with the largest at the bottom of the roof .
We are using the original stone tiles that were salvaged during renovation works.
Re-roofing of Historic Barn
This Historic Barn is part of the Stowe Court Estate which dates back to the 17th Century
Our roofers were able to reuse the original Double Roman roofing tiles to keep the character of this historically important building.
A double roman tiled roof on listed barn on Hereford Border
Braving the storms
We are currently working on this impressive listed property near Ludlow
The weather has been quite unseasonal but we have soldiered on during the storms to meet the needs of the Client
Listed Farm Complex
We are undertaking the roof restoration of this Herefordshire Farm Complex which has stood empty for many years.
The buildings are being converted into holiday lets
The roof coverings consist of Local Herefordshire roofing stone, Handmade Clay plain tiles and Welsh Slate
Listed farm Complex completely reroofed with reclaimed materials
Historic Local Church Roof
We were commissioned to undertake the re-roofing of a Historic Herefordshire Church
We were able to source the Local Herefordshire sandstone and Issued a cutting list to the Quarry so that they could cut and dress the stone to the required sizes
Stone slating detail on church roof in Herefordshire
Re-roofing Project on Local Listed Farmhouse
Heritage Roofing Contractors Ltd have recently completed the re-roofing of this Listed Farmhouse.
Parts of the Farmhouse date back to the 17th Century
We used reclaimed local Herefordshire Stone Roofing Slates and Westmoreland Random Slates.
Lower Derndale Roof near Hereford
Fencote Station Signal Box
Fencote Signal box roof near Hereford repaired by Heritage roofing Contractors Ltd
We have been working at Fencote station helping to preserve this historic signal box.
Fencote Station was built as part of the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway. The last train passed through on 15 September 1952
An Old Vicarage Re-roofing Project in Herefordshire
Spanish slates on roof in Herefordshire
We have recently replaced the roof on a local Vicarage. We replaced the original roof coverings with Spanish slate
Listed Period Property
Listed Georgian property during roof renovation and repairs
We have recently carried out various works at this Listed period property as part of an ongoing preventative maintenance programme.
Local Herefordshire Church Roof
St Dubricius Church nr Hereford during renovation by Heritage Roofing Contractors
We are currently re-roofing the Chancel on this Historic Herefordshire church.
Parts of the church date back to the 13th Century.
Repairs to Hereford town property
Recent Repairs to Hereford Property
We are still hard at work during the lock-down keeping up with essential roof maintenance