The copper roof sheets were laid upon a bituminous vapour control layer over an insulated Metdeck substrate. A Bailey aluminium soffit system was also installed. The combined effect of the glazing and cladding offers a state of the art visitor centre experience that showcases traditional skill and craftsmanship in a modern design. The copper rainwater more »
Architectural Roofing Case Studies
Develin Tower – Tower of London
Develin Tower is 1 of the 21 towers which make up the Tower of London castle complex, covering 18 acres of magnificent architecture. The Tower of London is one of the world’s most famous fortresses as well as a Palace and a Prison making it a great visitor attraction for visitors to the city of more »
Northumberland Equatorial, Cambridge
The works were subject to vetting by the Federation of Traditional Metal Roofing Contractors (FTMRC) who enthusiastically reported “the works being carried out are to an extremely high standard of workmanship with all details being executed with the utmost care and attention…one of the best examples of traditional copper works to a dome I’ve seen…”
Southwark Cathedral, London
Norman and Underwood Ltd completed an 8 month major conservation project at Southwark Cathedral in April 2014. The works involved primarily re-roofing and stone masonry/render works under the provision of a temporary roof enclosure to the South Aisle, North Transept, Harvard Chapel and North Choir Aisle. The works included over 20 tonnes of sand cast more »
Monyhull Church, Birmingham
This project created a new annexe building with the aim of echoing the shape of the existing church roof with three 45 degree roof slopes, simulating a North/South aisle and nave, albeit with a modern design feel. Before starting work, we liaised closely with the architect to utilise standing seam material that would be aesthetically more »
Ledbury, Private Dwelling, Herefordshire
The client required a grey finish metal roofing material which needed to be sustainable and maintenance free so, after detailed discussions, the decision was made to use 0.5mm Uginox FME terne coated stainless steel with standing seams spaced at 500mm centres. This has given the house the desired clean and modern look. An interesting point more »
Harper Adams University, Shropshire
Harper Adams University opened in 1901 and is located in Shropshire, England. It is the UK’s leading specialist in providing higher education to the agri-food chain and rural sector. The university remained open throughout the First World War and in 1915 the first women were admitted into the college on wartime farm courses. Norman & more »
Fire & Rescue Station, Birstall
Norman & Underwood were employed by B&K Services Ltd to install the stainless steel facade cladding. We liaised with Pick Everard Architects to realise their conceptual design and used our specialist knowledge of facade cladding techniques to enable the random seam and shingle cladding. Close communication was required with all parties to sequence the works more »
The Hive, Worcester
The new Worcester Library & History Centre was an innovative partnership development between Worcestershire County Council and the University of Worcester to create Europe’s first fully integrated public and university library. Known as The Hive, the dramatic building features seven roof cones for natural stack ventilation and is clad in 16,000 TECU & gold shingles. more »
The Lidgett House, Clitheroe
The Lidgett House is a private house on the estate of Lord Clitheroe, currently owned by Lord and Lady Clitheroe. The village of Downham is in the Ribble Valley district within the county of Lancashire. Norman & Underwood were required to fit a new ventilated lead roof to the Conservatory, with associated lead flashings, hips more »