Metal Windows and Doors By Bronze Casements

Bronze Casements involved in the preservation of Ordsall Hall

Earlier in the year we were approached by an Architect working on the restoration of Ordsall Hall, a magnificent building dating back over 820 years.  The hall had played an important part in the lives of people in Salford but had understandably become a little tired over the years as it’s many uses changed from originally a cherished family home, through various incarnations as a working men’s club, a church hall and most recently as a local history museum and community centre.

Unfortunately the sums involved in the upkeep of such a building are astronomical and that is where the Lottery Fund provided a lifeline in ensuring the future of this architectural gem.

Architectural Bronze Casements have been involved in the metal window element of the project where it has been necessary to replace current windows that have deteriorated beyond repair or have been replaced inappropriately through the years.  We have considerable experience with working on the preservation of historically important buildings and have developed a certain following among conservation officers and preservation practitioners.  On this particular project, much of the original glazing has been restored and retained but we do increasingly find that we are able to replace single glazing with more thermally efficient but very discrete double glazing.  Thus ensuring the aesthetics of the building are retained but without compromising the natural environment too much with costly heat loss.

In addition to the more technical glazing of today we are also able to offer glazing produced using traditional techniques and methods.  We would be very pleased to discuss your individual requirements for your metal windows and doors.

Ordsall Hall is now closed to the public but will re-open in Easter 2011.  The hall is reportly haunted by the ghost of Viviana Radclyffe, with whom the infamous Guy Fawkes fell in love with when he supposedly came to Ordsall Hall to plot the Gunpowder Plot. If you like things that go bang in the night it may be worth a visit!