Many Victorian and Edwardian homes have beautiful Lincrusta or Anaglypta dado panelling dating from the pre-war era, many of which are original features. Sadly, many designs went out of production by 1939, when presses and plates were melted down for the war effort. We are often asked questions like these:
“Can vintage Anaglypta be repaired? Or do I strip it off and start again?”
“My dado panelling is damaged, can you help us find this pattern?”
“Can you help to source a few extra Lincrusta or Anaglypta panels?”
We have a solution!
As an Approved Lincrusta Restorer based in NW England, Frank is trained to use a restoration kit, specially developed by Lincrusta to reproduce vintage designs in panels of up to 1 sq. m.The same process can be used to replicate other similar raised relief Victorian wallpapers including Anaglypta, Cameoid, Cordelova, Salamander, Lignomur and Tynecastle, all of which may still be found in period properties today.
Renovating Victorian and Edwardian Homes
If you own a period property you may also have some heritage Lincrusta or Anaglypta relief wallpapers, including dado panelling, friezes, borders or decorative ceiling designs that are in need of repairs. We have our own growing archive, plus access to company archives, which we use to help us identify the material before renovations begin. Perhaps you want to renovate your own residential or commercial property which will include some structural re-modelling – we can help to preserve the heritage décor by making moulds of raised relief designs before work begins. Then restore any damaged areas, reproducing the textured wallpaper design in repeats of up to one metre square, where needed to reinstate your heritage design.
PROMOTING QUALITY
Frank making a mould of a Victorian Lincrusta dado design, originally installed c.1890.
Raising awareness
Frank recently launched a blog, ‘Perfectly Frank’ (frankholmesltd.com). He created the regular blog to help inspire and inform the new generations of owners who are keen to renovate and restore their Victorian homes to their former glory. Through the blog, he shares both his wealth of experience, highlights the options available for restoring original features, and aims to create an appreciation of the craftsmanship behind the increasingly rare heritage designs found in period properties.
Frank said, ‘After many years spent restoring historically beautiful structures I felt there was a need to talk about how to respectfully restore and look after original or renovated features. The unfortunate outcome of being in this industry is sometimes you see decorative details have been lost over time due to the lack of knowledge or a personal taste for clean lines. But thankfully there is a growing resurgence of renovators keen to restore or reinstate features in their period properties. We hope to raise awareness via the blog to understand the artistic and historical value to many of the features and how best to nurture them for future years.’
Read more in our full Guild of Master Craftsmen article here.
If we can help you with your renovation project, feel free to email us with your enquiry including some photos: email@frankholmesltd.com. WhatsApp 07761 712843.
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Until next time,
Frank and Amanda
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