Station Road, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5DD Tel 01749 342706 Fax 01749 343627 Case Study Halton House, Aylesbury Conservation and repair of the Belvedere Tower. This elaborate 1883 Listed Grade II* French-style mansion has been the home of the RAF since 1918. In 2014 Ellis and Co competed a project to remove, restore and replace The Belvedere, a two story tower that sits proudly on the roof at the centre of the mansion. The 2011 storms raised concerns about its safety and further investigation uncovered erosion in the original lead-coated wrought iron and wood structure. Our brief was to conserve as much of the original structure as possible and undertake sympathetic repairs. We commissioned special scaffolding and cranes capable of lifting the 10 tonne structure wh

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