Restoration- Major Improvements Preserve York Landmark for future Generations
An historically important building in York is undergoing preservation work to protect it from future damage.
Stone Technical Services, based in Darlington, County Durham, is carrying out a variety of repair work at York Theatre Royal costing around £2000.
York Theatre Royal dates back to the 1700s and was built on the site of the medieval St Leonard’s Hospital in St Leonard’s place in the city centre. Due to the age of the building a range of preservation and repair work is being carried out including the installation of lightning protection to shield it from potential environmental damage and the refabrication of the theatre’s decorative cross.
As well as these repairs, Stone is also providing specialist scaffolding support to protect the delicate nature of the building. Stone is working alongside Malton-based contractors Scothern Construction on the project at the Theatre Royal.
Stone Technical Services is a specialist high-level maintenance company providing lightning conductor installation and steeplejack services as well as restoration and masonry refurbishment projects on churches, museums, clock towers, castles, spires and historic buildings all over the UK.
The company works all over the UK on a variety of high profile buildings such as St Paul’s Cathedral and Selfridges in London and for organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust as well as for well known industrial clients such as INEOS Plant Utilities and Teesside Power Station.
Managing director, Dave Stone said: “It’s vital that historically significant buildings like York Theatre Royal are restored and repaired to the highest specification so that they can be enjoyed for many years to come. The age of the building means that it requires sympathetic restoration work which is carried out sensitively and with as little disruption as possible. Our skilled team has worked on many similar projects and will preserve the theatre to enhance its natural beauty.”
