Issue 35 autumn 2022 - Flipbook - Page 26
A Royal Connection for The
Lead Contractors Association
Murdoch Awards 2022
2022 has seen many changes, the World recovering from a pandemic, the Queen celebrated her
Platinum Jubilee then sadly passed away, having served as the longest reigning Monarch. The
LCA celebrated 26 years of its coveted Murdoch Awards, awarded only to those who demonstrate
the very highest standards of craftmanship in lead roofing.
Chairman Allan Anderson opened proceedings and
welcomed a record turnout of members who were in attendance not only to witness an awards event but to also
undertake further professional development and listen to
experts from the industry sharing their knowledge.
The roof was re-designed to rework rainwater catchment
areas to remove high volume areas and exceed 100 year
storm water run-off resilience. As the building is historic
and of great importance, a lot of the detailing was bespoke, displaying immense craftsmanship and in addition
the contractor went to great lengths to ensure the design
complied with LCA Guide to Best Practice and provided
maximum ventilation. Further, the design changes by the
project architect, accepted by Historic England, specified
a flush lantern window façade with the rectangle rainwater pipes ‘hidden’ which resulted in an important detail
integrated into the design whilst maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. This change importantly cast
no shadow over the historic glazing panels that could be
read from inside of the building looking up. A change to
the historic design which is practical but benefits the aesthetics with a nod to the Victorian ‘functional but beautiful’ - they so often hid rainwater pipes in columns! The
lead was supplied by CEL and ALM.
The Murdoch Award Winner: P Webb Roofing &
Building Services Ltd with The Waterloo Chamber at
Windsor Castle (below)
P Webb Roofing & Building Services Ltd undertook the
replacement of the Circa 100 year old lead roof to the
Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle. The lead roof replacement included the roof and vertical sides of the historic glazed roof lantern, which runs centrally the full
length of the Waterloo Chamber, and the two lower roofs
to either side.
In addition, replacement of lead cladding to the six early
19th century iron roof trusses, which span the width of
the Waterloo Chamber, supporting the lantern roof, and
off which the lower roofs are hung. The iron trusses bear
off stone buttresses to either side of the chamber, the caps
of which were also lead clad to reduce water ingress and
mitigate the risk of corrosion to the truss ends.
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