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Old Foundry Pentre Sieson
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Free Phone 0800 358 1954
As with most old stone buildings there
is a lot of history, may not be glamorous, but it all adds to the character.
The stonework on this particular building
was very black due to the nature of past use. The customer, Mr Glyn Wright,
a local builder wanted the finished result "fresher and blend in
rebuilt parts" but not totally clean.
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The front of the building was particularly black, where the
kilns were once situated. There was also bitumen stains down the walls which
was used for coating manhole covers in years gone by. The bricks around
the arches are hand made and required a lighter blast. |
| The Back of the building which has an extension
built from reclaimed bricks. |
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This is the original wooden crane used for centuries. The
dwelling had to be built around this as it is the only one left in existence.
Even though this crane had been used to transport molten metal it has survived
for 400 years. While we were blasting numerous people "popped in"
to see this remarkable item. |
| This is the garage built from recaimed brick (the same as
the extension). This was not intended for blasting, but we tried a small
piece to see how it turned out. The colours in the individual brick were
lovely sort of rustic and the blasting brought it out. |
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Mr wright was impressed and decided to have the garage, extension and
porch done too.
The same wall as above after blasting.
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