The National Liberal Club, London

Photograph of the outside of a building painted in white with trees infront and a bronze statue. It is the exterior of the national liberal club, London.

The National Liberal Club, London, was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1885 and is renowned for its beautifully tiled interiors. Conservation and restoration work to the architectural tiled interior of the Smoking Room was undertaken as a member of the Crick Smith team. Treatments included the recording, examination, cleaning, consolidation, gap filling, retouching and replication of tiles.

To view a short video of the work being undertaken visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGN7ehpMRzk&feature=related

Photograph of a decorative tiled column showing areas of loss and damage

Photograph of a decorative tiled column after it has been cleaned and restored.

Column during and after treatment

Before and after image comparisson of a conservation project showing a replacement tile before and after it has been retouched to match.

Replica tiles were colour matched and retouched to simulate surrounding originl ceramic surfaces

Photograph showing hands with a hammer and chisel chipping cement from a historic tiled column during restoration work.

Excess cement was removed from column before replicas were set in place using reversible adhesive

Photograph showing the top capital of a historic tiled column during restoration. An area of loss has been remodelled in white filler.

Photograph showing the top capital of a historic tiled column during restoration. An area of loss has been remodelled and retouched to match.

Losses to ceramic detail were hand modelled using a reversible conservation approved two-part epoxy putty.

Replacement tiles and detail were retouched and glazed to match surrounding original surfaces.

Photograph showing the top capital of a historic tiled column during restoration. An area of loss has been highlighted with a red square.

Loss to ceramic detail before and after conservation