Stone Roofing
Subtitle: Conserving the Materials and Practice of Traditional Slate Roofing in England (English Heritage Research Transactions)
Edition: Volume 9 edition
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781902916323
Subjects: Architectural structure & design; Building construction & materials; Historic Preservation; Technology; Architecture; Science/Mathematics; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Architecture / Historic Preservation; Engineering - General; Construction - General
First sentence: Following the study of the stone slate industry and market in the South Pennines, the situation for the rest of England was researched.
Description: A study of the conservation of  stone slate (limestone and sandstone) roofs in England. It reviews the historic and present day sources of stone slates and the status of the stone slate quarrying industry in 2003. One example of stone roof conservation at Pitchford in Shropshire is described in detail.
Table of contents: title: Introduction, Saving England's stone slate roofs, Stone roofing in England, Sourcing new stone slates and re-roofing the nave of Pitchford church.