YEOMAN RAINGUARD PLAYS A PART
IN BRINGING LISTED MANSION HOUSE
BACK TO FORMER GLORY
A grade II listed Mansion on the outskirts of Ulverston, Cumbria, has
respectfully been restored and developed by housebuilders, Charles
Church, Lancashire.
As a way of protecting the future of the mansion, planning permission
was granted for it to be converted into 19 apartments and the
gatehouse into a bungalow.
Charles Church ensured that the conversion work carried out was
sympathetic to the Scottish baronial style whilst respecting the
original features.
These qualities also needed to be reflected when it came to the
replacement of the rainwater systems on both the mansion and the
gatehouse.
With over 40 years’ experience of providing aesthetically appropriate,
yet highly functional rainwater systems for heritage and listed
building projects, Yeoman Rainguard were the perfect choice to
provide a suitable system for the restoration.
replicate exact size and profiles with their manufacturing capabilities
using GRP material.
Cast iron soil pipes were provided from the Rainguard TX range
providing a highly durable, easy to install waste water drainage
solution.
On the mansion house gutters that could not be refurbished were
replaced with Yeoman Rainguard MOG 25 x 100 mm cast iron gutters
finished in Light Aircraft Grey colour along with complementing
rectangular rainwater pipes. The gatehouse, tastefully converted into a bungalow, was fully fitted
with brand-new Yeoman Rainguard cast iron MOG gutters and round
down pipes. Finished in a classy gloss black paint the rainwater system
was befitting of the buildings design and heritage.
The use of Yeoman Rainguard ornamental ear bands and corner
ear bands for the cast iron pipes played a part in maintaining the
authenticity of the façade of the building. All Yeoman Rainguard products were fitted by their own directly
employed fixing team ensuring a quality installation and end result.
In areas where replacement gutters were required to match up
seamlessly to the original gutters, Yeoman Rainguard were able to
For more information on Yeoman Rainguard’s full range of
products suitable for heritage and listed buildings go to
www.rainguard.co.uk or call 0113 279 5854.