Welsh Slate Case Studies

We’re always looking to add interesting and challenging projects which incorporate Welsh Slate products to our website catalogue. Whether you are an end user, specifier or main contractor - it’s always fascinating to get an insight into how other projects have incorporated Welsh Slate.

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21 November 2023

WELSH SLATE EARNS A DEGREE OF LONGEVITY AT KING'S COLLEGE

Careful recording of the existing diminishing course arrangement allowed it to be re-established, with discreet additional ventilation provided at the eaves and ridge to improve airflow across the roof void. In addition, the PV panels were laid on top of

13 November 2023

WELSH SLATE WINS THE HEARTS OF PARISHIONERS, AND AN AWARD PLACE

Largely rebuilt in the early 14th Century with rubble and stone slate roofs, the church is an important landmark with a distinctive (and rare) arrangement of two separate towers

3 October 2023

DANETRE DOES A WELSH SLATE DOUBLE

The reroof of a community hospital with Welsh Slate not only won the specialist contractor a place in the finals of a national award scheme but also enabled its apprentice roofers to get up close and personal with a Grade II listed project.

25 September 2023

CLARKE ROOFING RISE TO THE WELSH SLATE CHALLENGE AT ST LUKE'S

Welsh Slate was the original roof covering when the Neo-Norman flint and stone church was built by Thomas of Ryde between 1858-1861

10 August 2023

WELSH SLATE TOPS AN 18-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO RE-OPEN A LISTED LIDO

Penrhyn Heather Blue roofing slates feature on the lido at Cleveland Pools, a Grade II* listed building that had been on the Buildings at Risk register.

9 June 2023

WELSH SLATE IS A PEERLESS PERFORMER IN A PIONEERING PENINSULAR TOWN

A church in one of the first Conservation Areas in Wales has been given a new lease of life, Welsh Slate’s roofing slates have replaced their 150-year-old predecessors on the grade II listed church

7 June 2023

WELSH SLATE HELPS A HISTORIC RAILWAY STATION GET BACK ONLINE

One of the earliest surviving railway stations in the world is enjoying a new lease of life, and TV stardom, thanks in part to Welsh Slate roofing slate

1 February 2023

FROM COMICS TO COPINGS

The house, which was designed as one of a pair by AHR Architecture, uses Welsh Slate products on various aspects – as vertical cladding on elevational features including a “chimney” on the house, and for hard landscaping, as walling and copings to terrace

7 January 2023

WELSH SLATES HELP A NATIONAL MUSEUM WITH A NEW TOP HAT

Almost 150 years after work first started on its purpose-built home, the Netherland’s national museum is enjoying a new lease of life with Ffestiniog Blue Grey roofing slate

7 December 2022

FROM FOGS TO FAME, WITH WELSH SLATE

Some 30,000 Ffestiniog Blue Grey slates were used by T&P Lead Roofing for the reroof of the roof of the Central range, while Penrhyn Heather Blue slates were used by Mundy Roofing on the eastern and western ranges.

1 December 2022

WELSH SLATE HELPS HISTORIC COUNTRY MANSION WITH A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Cwt-y-Bugail Dark Blue Grey roofing slates from the leading UK manufacturer have been used over 1,000m2 of roof at Bank Hall in Bretherton, Lancashire, which has been converted into luxury residential accommodation and exhibition spaces.

29 November 2022

WELSH SLATE TOPS ANTRIM ALMSHOUSES

Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Heather Blue slates feature on the front elevations of 31 almshouses in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland,

7 November 2022

WELSH SLATE TOPS AN ICONIC GATEWAY TO EUROPE

Welsh Slate’s Blue Grey Ffestiniog roofing slates have helped to transform St Pancras International from near demolition to an iconic gateway to Europe.

1 November 2022

WELSH SLATE TOPS A WORLD FIRST . . . AND MORE

The world’s first iron-framed building, the forerunner of the modern skyscraper, will enjoy a new lease of life in the capital of England’s largest inland county, thanks to Historic England and Welsh Slate.

7 August 2022

ST MARTIN’S GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH WELSH SLATE

Welsh Slate has supplied roofing slates from both its Penrhyn and Ffestiniog quarries to provide a like-for-like replacement for an old 19th century roof at London’s famous St Martin-in-the-Fields church complex

11 May 2022

WELSH SLATE TOPS AN HONOURABLE RESTORATION AT LINCOLN'S INN

Penrhyn Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate feature on Lincoln’s Inn’s Great Hall, one of London’s most unique buildings

14 April 2022

WELSH SLATE TOPS A SUSTAINABILITY EXEMPLAR

Roofing slates from Welsh Slate feature on the Duchy of Cornwall’s Nansledan development.

14 January 2022

WELSH SLATE HELPS DOVER MANSION BLOCK FROM ITS WATERLOO

An unusual double-mansard roof on a Grade II listed seafront mansion block is enjoying a new lease of life, thanks to Welsh Slate.

29 November 2021

WELSH SLATE WALLING HELPS NEW HOTEL WIN AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD

The Pig Hotel in Cornwall features rustic walling from Welsh Slate.

29 November 2021

WELSH SLATE HEADS UP SARAH BEENY'S NEW HOME

Roofing slates by Welsh Slate were the material of choice for TV property expert Sarah Beeny’s own home.

29 November 2021

WELSH SLATE LAUNCHES VISUALISER TOOL FOR FLOORING AND PAVING

An online product selector that helps users visualise natural slate in flooring and paving applications.

29 November 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS CELEBRATE WINNING WORLD HERITAGE STATUS

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales wins UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

29 November 2021

WELSH SLATE PROVES JUST THE TOPPING FOR QUEEN'S LACE

Cwt-Y-Bugail roof slates feature on a £5 million new-build private house.

4 November 2021

SPRINGFIELD HOUSE GETS A HEALTHY NEW ROOF, THANKS TO WELSH SLATE

Hospital building gets a new lease of life from Welsh Slate and Stoic Roofing.

29 October 2021

"RARE" REROOF USING WELSH SLATE WINS CONTRACTOR A NATIONAL AWARD

The renovation of a 17th Century listed café in the Snowdonia National Park, which incorporated some “rare” roofing methods using Welsh Slate.

27 October 2021

WELSH SLATE AND BREEDON SPECIAL AGGREGATES HELP NEW GARDENS DEBUT AT RHS CHELSEA

New container gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show feature Welsh Slate and Breedon Special Aggregates.

30 September 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS BRING INTEGRITY TO A BRITISH MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT

Natural slate flooring by Welsh Slate was specified for the refurbishment of a gallery at the British Museum for a multitude of reasons.

29 September 2021

WELSH SLATE TOPS A GROUNDBREAKING LUXURY APARTMENT BLOCK

A total of more than 1,000m2 of Welsh Slate’s Penrhyn Heather Blues feature on the mansard roofs of four new storeys of luxury penthouse apartments priced between £17 million and £38 million at a former diplomatic building.

28 September 2021

IRISH EMBASSY

The £2.5 million re-roof of the Grade II listed Irish Embassy in London, with more than 10,000 Penrhyn Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate, has required its own exceptional levels of diplomacy.

27 September 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS GIVE A LONDON LANDMARK A NEW LEASE OF LIFE

Welsh Slate roofing slates have played a “critical” role in the award-winning renovation of one of London’s most unusual buildings.

26 September 2021

WELSH SLATE REROOF REQUIRES ONE OF THE LARGEST FREESTANDING SCAFFOLDS

Work has drawn to a close on the two-year refurbishment of the roof of a historic arts college that required 26,000 new Welsh slates for 39 separate roof areas.

25 September 2021

WELSH SLATE WINS A GOLD TOP AT COBHAM DAIRY

Work has finally drawn to a close on a year-long project to re-clad with Welsh Slate a unique listed Georgian building that has now been re-purposed for the 21st Century.

18 August 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS WITH A STEEP LEARNING CURVE

Welsh Slate was specified for the roof of an architect’s challenging but award-winning own self-build for a trio of reasons – its quality, durability and aesthetics.

17 August 2021

WELSH SLATE SCORES A DOUBLE AT A UNIQUE CHURCH IN EVERTON

One of two unique cast iron churches in Liverpool is enjoying a new lease of life after a second phase of reroofing has been completed with Penrhyn Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate.

16 August 2021

WELSH SLATE PRODUCTS HELP STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN DESIGN AND CRIME

Natural slate walling and decorative aggregates from Welsh Slate are bringing a soothing calm to the new headquarters of an international crime agency.

15 August 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS ATTLEYS CATCH A CURVE BALL AT COAL DROPS YARD

Formerly a seedy area worth avoiding, London’s Kings Cross has now been transformed into a go-to destination for office workers, students and tourists.

14 July 2021

PATENT SLATE ROOFING HELPS BRING UNIQUE CHURCH BACK FROM THE BRINK

Work is due to start this month on the second phase of a unique patent slate roofing project which will safeguard a Grade 1-listed pioneering building currently on the Heritage at Risk register.

13 July 2021

WELSH SLATE TOPS THE MENU AT CLIFTON COLLEGE

Two types of Welsh Slate roofing slates have helped breathe new life into the stunning Grade II listed dining hall of a top independent school.

12 July 2021

WELSH SLATE COMPLETES A QUADRUPLE OF SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND

Welsh Slate has completed the fourth in a series of primary school modernisations for South Lanarkshire Council.

11 July 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS WELCOME IN A NEW ERA FOR THE MONASTERY MANCHESTER

The new wing of a 19th Century Grade II* listed monastery has been topped by 9,000 roofing slates from Welsh Slate, part of the Lagan group.

10 June 2021

MAC MAKES GOOD FOR ALBERT

Some 24,000 Welsh slates have topped the challenging £7 million renovation of the oldest part of Bolton Town Hall.

9 June 2021

WELSH SLATE IS MUSIC TO A CITY’S EARS

A former musical warehouse which had to be rebuilt brick by brick to make way for a city link road has been topped with Welsh Slate.

8 June 2021

WELSH SLATE IS PHELAN’S FAVOURITE AT YORK RACECOURSE

Roofing and flooring from Welsh Slate feature on the first major redevelopment of the northern end of York racecourse for a century.

7 June 2021

WELSH SLATE IS TRUSTED TO HELP DELIVER A MEDIEVAL FACELIFT

A three-pronged helping hand from Welsh Slate has contributed towards giving a medieval castle a new lease of life.

18 May 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS BRING INTEGRITY TO A BRITISH MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT

Natural slate flooring by Welsh Slate was specified for the refurbishment of a gallery at the British Museum for a multitude of reasons.

6 May 2021

WELSH SLATE STARS IN A LANDMARK REFURBISHMENT

A historic seaside villa is enjoying a new lease of life as a Landmark Trust holiday let, thanks in part to Welsh Slate, part of the Lagan group.

5 May 2021

WELSH SLATE HELPS A LANDMARK GYMNASIUM FLEX SOME NEW MUSCLES

Some 6,400 natural slates from Welsh Slate have helped restore to its former glory the roof of the first purpose-built gym in England, albeit now as a designer restaurant.

4 April 2021

WELSH SLATE SET TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORS TO SNOWDONIA CENTRE

Elements from almost all of the portfolio of Welsh Slate products were specified for a landmark visitors’ centre in Snowdonia for a whole host of reasons, only one of which was the quarry’s close proximity.

3 April 2021

WELSH GOVERNMENT LLANDUDNO JUNCTION

The use of natural Welsh slate for cladding is breaking new boundaries in a £20million project nearing completion in North Wales.

2 March 2021

WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE

The Millennium Centre was designed by Jonathan Adams, of local practice Percy Thomas Architects (taken over by Capita Group in 2004). His first concept drawings were made in early 1998, by 1999 his design was starting to look more like the building it is

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