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Heckington Windmill Survey
In an unusual commission the Lincoln branch of Peter Cox has
recently completed a specialist timber survey of the sails of the
historic Grade 1 listed Heckington windmill located between
Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire.
Wigan Pier Timber Repairs
The Liverpool branch of Peter Cox has been carrying out repairs to the timber walkway decking and handrails outside the Orwell pub at Wigan Pier. The building is one of the 18th century warehouses built alongside the Leeds and Liverpool canal.
Grade 2 listed timber-framed building, Cheshire
The Manchester branch recently completed a programme of timber repairs to a 16th century building in King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire. Sections of the oak timber frame were suffering the effects of dry rot attack and woodworm infestation.
New Insectacoat Wood Treatment, Shakespeare Institute, Stratford
The subject of the treatment was a two storey Elizabethan style watchtower built around 1750 and now known as 'The Gazebo'. The first floor accommodation features hardwood strip flooring and is fully panelled in oak / hardwood.
Historic Cottage Restoration
Peter Cox Ltd has recently restored the frontage of a traditional black-and-white half-timbered cottage in Much Wenlock, Shropshire which dates back to at least 1661. The timbers were hidden behind a white rendered façade which the property owner wanted removed.
Dry Rot Repair in Leeds School
The Leeds branch of Peter Cox has completed a large programme of dry rot repairs and associated works as part of the refurbishment of a former school in the Harehills district of the city. The Grade 2 listed four storey building has been converted into a Business Incubation Centre.
Repairing Half-Timbered Property - West Midlands
The Birmingham branch of Peter Cox has developed extensive experience of repairing the facades of traditional black and white half timbered properties which are a regular feature in the rural West Midlands, most of them being listed.
Timber Repairs to Heritage Monument: The Pithead, Telford
This monument to Telford’s coal mining heritage, built in the 1970s, has been the subject of repairs by joiners from Peter Cox to rectify timber decay - extensive wet rot damage to one of the sole plates, causing instability.
