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Wray Common Windmill
Our contribution
HouseForce carried out the full external redecoration of Wray Common Windmill. The works included the erection of scaffold for safe and suitable access, Timber repairs to rotten and damaged timber crown, clean and treat tower for mould and algae, repainting of brick tower, repainting of timber clad ground floor buildings, window repairs and painting, re pointing brickwork mortar as required.
• Our main focus
• Completing the works on time.
• Completing the works to budget and the
client’s high standards and the
standards of English-Heritage
• Complete tower and brickwork as
specified in the scope of work to
achieve extended life of the building.
• Use of heritage specified materials,
including Keim Mineral paints, mortar mixes and hardwood timber cladding for cap repairs.
Property Details
• Heritage Category: Listed Building
• Grade: II*
• List Entry Number: 1029127
1824. Handsome windmill of tower type
standing in a farmyard. Tarred brick. 4
storeys and platform above. Pointed cap
made of sheets of metal with wooden
cornice below it and mushroom-shaped
finial surmounting it. Fantail intact. The
sweeps exist but lack their shutters.
Pointed windows with Gothic panes on 1st
and 2nd floors. Circular windows on 3rd
floor. Handsome doorway with narrow
pilasters, pediment, semi-circular fanlight
and double doors. Now converted to a
residence.
HouseForce carried out the full external redecoration of Wray Common Windmill. The works included the erection of scaffold for safe and suitable access, Timber repairs to rotten and damaged timber crown, clean and treat tower for mould and algae, repainting of brick tower, repainting of timber clad ground floor buildings, window repairs and painting, re pointing brickwork mortar as required.
• Our main focus
• Completing the works on time.
• Completing the works to budget and the
client’s high standards and the
standards of English-Heritage
• Complete tower and brickwork as
specified in the scope of work to
achieve extended life of the building.
• Use of heritage specified materials,
including Keim Mineral paints, mortar mixes and hardwood timber cladding for cap repairs.
Property Details
• Heritage Category: Listed Building
• Grade: II*
• List Entry Number: 1029127
1824. Handsome windmill of tower type
standing in a farmyard. Tarred brick. 4
storeys and platform above. Pointed cap
made of sheets of metal with wooden
cornice below it and mushroom-shaped
finial surmounting it. Fantail intact. The
sweeps exist but lack their shutters.
Pointed windows with Gothic panes on 1st
and 2nd floors. Circular windows on 3rd
floor. Handsome doorway with narrow
pilasters, pediment, semi-circular fanlight
and double doors. Now converted to a
residence.