Restoration project at the Joseph Whitworth, Darley Dale. We focus on the regeneration of parks and gardens from the Victorian era, supplying and installing cast iron and timber benches (including Coalbrookdale), gates, railings and fountains.

THE WHITWORTH INSTITUTE

DARLEY DALE

DERBYSHIRE

The Whitworth Institute was built and opened in 1890, a memorial to Joseph Whitworth, English engineer and inventor. It contained Britains's first heated indoor swimming pool, an assembly Hall, library, various reading and committee rooms, a museum of natural history, and a landscaped park complete with recreational areas and a conservatory.

After a number of decades of disuse and neglect, in 1997 the charitable trust running the institute received an £8million lottery grant to restore the centre and it's grounds.

As part of the project, Lost Art have been involved in the design, restoration and restoration of seating, lighting, stonework, gates, sign and woodwork. The work has included contributions from our carpenters, blacksmith, whitesmith, stonemason, sign writer and wood carver.

Carving and sign writing for sign at Whitowrth Institute, Darley Dale

Combining the skills of Lost Art’s carpenters, sign writer and wood carver, this is an example of a multi-disciplinary product.

Coalbrookdale rustic style cast iron and timber benches – reproduced by Lost Art from an original installed at the Joseph Whitworth Institute. The benches carry carved memorial inscriptions on the back rests.

These benches are now available from Lost Art.

The benches required extensive preparation before they could be reproduced.

Coalbrookdale design rustic style benches at the Joseph Whitworth Institute, Darley Dale.

The left image shows the state in which we often receive bench supports prior to restoration.

The right image shows a Lost Art blacksmith working on a bench support.

Restoring a Victorian Coalbrookdale bench

Whitesmithing of copper top lamps for the Whitworth Institute, Darley Dale

The majority of the distinctive copper topped lamps were in a poor state of repair. These were reproduced by our qualified whitesmith and reinstalled on site.

Copper top lamps restored by a Lost Art Wwhitesmith

Stone urns reproduced by stonemason for Lost Art

Produced by our stonemason, these large stone urns are exact matches of those originally installed.

Wooden gates with metal detailing and furniture. Designed, produced and installed by Lost Art.

Wooden park gates produced by Lost Art's carpenmtry department

Bespoke bench produced and installed by lost Art at Whitowrth Institute

Bench, support and lamps restored and installed by
Lost Art.

THE WHITWORTH INSTITUTE DARLEY DALE DERBYSHIRE



The Whitworth Institute was built and opened in 1890, a memorial to Joseph Whitworth, English engineer and inventor. It contained Britains's first heated indoor swimming pool, an assembly Hall, library, various reading and committee rooms, a museum of natural history, and a landscaped park complete with recreational areas and a conservatory. After a number of decades of disuse and neglect, in 1997 the charitable trust running the institute received an £8million lottery grant to restore the centre and it's grounds. As part of the project, Lost Art have been involved in the design, restoration and restoration of seating, lighting, stonework, gates, sign and woodwork. The work has included contributions from our carpenters, blacksmith, whitesmith, stonemason, sign writer and wood carver.

		Combining the skills of Lost Art’s carpenters, sign writer and wood carver, this is an example of a multi-disciplinary product.

Coalbrookdale rustic style cast iron and timber benches – reproduced by Lost Art from an original installed at the Joseph Whitworth Institute. The benches carry carved memorial inscriptions on the back rests. These benches are now available from Lost Art. The benches required extensive preparation before they could be reproduced.

	The left image shows the state in which we often receive bench supports prior to restoration. The right image shows a Lost Art blacksmith working on a bench support.

	The majority of the distinctive copper topped lamps were in a poor state of repair. These were reproduced by our qualified whitesmith and reinstalled on site.



		Produced by our stonemason, these large stone urns are exact matches of those originally installed.

Wooden gates with metal detailing and furniture. Designed, produced and installed by Lost Art.

		Bench, support and lamps restored and installed by Lost Art.