The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst

The Royal memorial chapel at Sandhurst Military Academy is a hybrid structure incorporating the original chapel of 1879 within a much larger design from 1919. Its characteristic features are the emboldened Terracotta pediments, cornices and corbel brackets, which record the influence of both Italian and Byzantine styles.
Upon close inspection the exposed red terracotta had deteriorated considerably and lime, washed from the jointing mortar had recalcified on the bricks beneath the failed weathering details.

Working with Triton Building Restoration Ltd, whose brief from architects, Sir Alexandra Gibbs & Partners, was to complete the external restoration to the very highest standards, Shaws were called in at the earliest stage to ensure blocks were measured and manufactured early in the contract. Some four hundred Terracotta blocks of various design were ordered and manufactured within a twelve week period.