Historic rock houses at Martindale Caves, Kinver Edge, are the home to the last troglodyte dwellings occupied in England, with a set of complete cave-houses excavated into the local red sandstone. They were in use well into the 20th century and are some of the finest remaining in Europe. Now they have been restored and are managed by the National Trust. The restored lower rock houses contain a recreated 1900 parlour and bedroom together with a tea room which is open to the public.
Appointed to undertake repairs and maintenance to the tea rooms and Martindale Cave, which included replacing the existing flooring and repointing the interior in lime mortar and sand joints. We laid locally reclaimed tiles in the main cave room as well as some original floor tiles that we had unearthed during the process, believed to date back to the mid 1800s.
We undertook general maintenance in the tea rooms, repaired the damaged tiled roof coverings, as well as investigating and repairing the leaking chimney, repaired the base H frame and braces of the historic well, provided authentic new doors and a new grille cover with our in-house specialist labour.
We carry out a lot of historic building repairs and maintenance projects. Take a look at our listed buildings page for more information.
Project:
Holy Austin Rock House
Client:
National Trust
