Crick Smith
Disaster Management
A disaster can have catastrophic results for our vulnerable heritage, for example the fires at the Cutty Sark and Uppark in 1989 saw a high proportion of the original decoration and furnishings destroyed. Small scale disasters can be equally devastating, for example – a burst pipe flooding a storage area or a virulent insect infestation.
Many organisations have a disaster plan in place, but what happens afterwards?
How much of the historic fabric can be rescued?
Can any of the fabric be revealed and recorded, allowing for replication and reinstatement at a later date?
Our team of researchers and conservators has the experience to help you prepare an emergency procedure by:
- Providing a condition assessment of the historic interior
- Producing a detailed record of the interior fabric (see our St. Pancras Chambers project)
- Providing training in conservation awareness for on-site contractors
- Producing detailed and thoroughly researched reports on a building’s decorative history (see Architectural Paint Research)
- Providing colour matched references for decorative reinstatement
- Surface cleaning and conservation treatments
- Advising on appropriate decorative schemes
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