APL Materials Statement

Materials Notes

The following details of external building materials relate to proposals for the replacement of the single garage at Bishopscourt.

Masonry, Windows & Doors

The replacement walls are to be of Manx stone pointed in lime, to match and tie in with the adjacent mid-19th century alterations to the West Wing. Currently, the masonry is a poor match to this. This will include Manx stone lintels. New windows and doors to the garage and lavatory are to be of hardwood, painted in the original 19th century scheme of dark green. The photograph below shows the existing West Wing with model masonry, repointed in lime, with a Manx stone lintel and one of the windows test-painted in the original colour of the external joinery.

Garage Roof

The garage roof is to be traditionally detailed in lead, with rolled seams and lead-lined gutters. The coping stones of the garage are top be punched and sand-blasted granite to match existing historical dressings on the adjacent West Wing.

College Porch

The re-instated timber, slate and ironwork College Porch is to be a copy of the surviving 19th century porch at the link corridor between the Main House and the West Wing, shown below. The historical photos show that the scalloped edge, brackets and slates were the same for both porch canopies.

Rainwater Goods New rainwater goods on the single garage are to be simple, traditional cast-iron downpipes and hoppers to match existing ones on site. They will be painted in the same 19th century green as the windows, doors and fascia boards, in line with evidence on site that this was a longstanding historical scheme.