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LATEST NEWS, Gloucester Cathedral...
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HRH The Princess Royal attends the unveiling of the substantial and delicate restoration of King Edward’s Tomb in Gloucester Cathedral.
 
The Hayles and Howe team were delighted to be involved in this historical project which involved the replacement and stabilisation of considerable detail from the decorative Caen Stone Canopy surrounding King Edward’s alabaster Effigy.
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The Tomb of King Edward 11 is of National importance and lies in the North Ambulatory of the Cathedral. The Tomb was ordered by Edward 111 and created by William Ramsey in the Fourteenth Century.
At this time the tomb became a significant focus of pilgrimage which enabled the then Abbey Church to fund changes to the building and create the stunning cloisters. |
The Cathedral and Cloisters were famously transformed into interiors at Hogwarts School for two of the Harry Potter films and are well worth a visit. | |
Scagliola Table Top
The design for this table top was based on a scagliola altar front in a church in Gottro, a small town above Lake Como in Italy. Our intention, and that of the original maker, was to imitate inlaid marble work (Pietra Dura), rather than to create an accurate pictorial representation.
Our aim is to preserve and further the ancient crafts, particularly but not exclusively plasterwork and scagliola, in the firm belief that everyone-client, worker, the general public and our descendants all benefit.
We will achieve this by:
- Pursuing projects of historical significance to learn from the masters.
- Pursuing work in public buildings and Theatres to contribute to peoples enjoyment.
- Pursuing new and restoration work in homes great and modest, to provide greater beauty in everyday life.
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Our award winning company has expanded and developed over the last thirty years creating a wide range of skills whilst ensuring and maintaining high standards of quality in both traditional fibrous plaster and specialist Scagliola | 
