Returning to the techniques of the 1840's, restoration work at Newcastle Central Station was a project
of huge proportions.
The station consisted of over 100 rooms which required varying levels of
restoration, all to their original specifications.
Ornate Interiors was specified by the end
client to carry out restoration to all plaster wares and carry out traditional sand and lime plastering
to around 110 rooms which took a total of 18 months.
All ceilings were stripped back to the joists
and re-lathed, after which sand and lime plasterwork was applied. All cornices were reinstated to match
originals. One hundred and fifty tonnes of sand and lime plaster together with 150kg of horse hair was used on
the project.
This ceiling rose above was created by our team to identically match the original, using
only a photograph as a guide. The end result was an identical copy of the damaged original.
