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Wraxall Court: Ha-Ha Restoration

Mark Hamlin — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 15:00:59 +0000

Ha-ha unstable and part-collapsed. Demolition and rebuild over 70 metre length. Widening and strengthening of bridge with stonework to both faces.

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Chew Magna – retaining walls & steps in stone; planters plus paving

Mark Hamlin — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:44:14 +0000

Boundary wall heightening/rendering plus planters. Retaining walls in stone on two levels. Stonework to steps’ carcass. All paving.

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Tickenham Rabbit Centre

Mark Hamlin — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:38:48 +0000

Road collision on busy road resulted in one vehicle demolishing road-side wall at Tickenham Rabbit Centre. The site was cleared; stone sorted from debris; further weak parts of wall demolished. The wall was then rebuilt according to original appearance with the exception of half a dozen rabbits who now inhabit the wall.

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Charmouth: Baytree Cottage, The St.

Mark Hamlin — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 20:01:53 +0000

Charmouth : Baytree Cottage, The St., near The George. Total rebuild of flint wall fronting the main road…York flagstones also laid to front entrance door.

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Wall rebuild : Wrington

Mark Hamlin — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:21:09 +0000

Weak, cracking wall under pressure from shrubs. Taken down and rebuilt.

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Garden retaining wall & steps: Chepstow

Mark Hamlin — Tue, 22 May 2018 14:01:22 +0000

Imminent house extension necessitates new garden retention wall and steps (in progress). Stone used has all been salvaged / dug out on – site.

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Gate pillars : Hewish

Mark Hamlin — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:16:34 +0000

Pillars of natural stone housing new electronic gates.

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Reprofiling of ‘ha-ha’, Dundry

Mark Hamlin — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 06:23:46 +0000

A ha-ha is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond.

Here, the ha-ha is being modified to terminate at the point of a new 8 metre wall ‘spur’ which will enclose a ramped and gated access to the fields.

work in progress

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Wall repair, Tickenham

Mark Hamlin — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 06:02:12 +0000

Repair to extensively damaged wall at Tickenham Hill/Clevedon rd junction.

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Harptree Court : wall restoration, Chew Valley

Mark Hamlin — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:07:56 +0000

In the grounds of Harptree Court, East Harptree, one of the walls was in danger of collapse due to invasive tree growth. The wall was carefully dismantled and active plant/tree growth within was removed. The wall was then rebuilt and recapped to a slightly lower height. The owners were delighted with the result.

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