From archive photographs
Reliefs reconstructed with a sculptor from historic images.
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Heritage restoration moulds · Heritage relief patterns
Heritage relief patterns where nothing survives to mould.
When the original is lost, we build a new pattern from photographs, drawings, a surviving sister piece or a scan — then mould from it.
Overview
Heritage relief patterns, in plain terms.
Sometimes nothing survives. The relief is known from old photographs, a measured drawing, or a matching piece on another building.
In those cases the pattern is the reproduction. We scan what's available, model or sculpt the pattern, and get it approved before any mould is made.
What sets it apart
Four things that define this route.
From a sister piece
Scanned from a matching feature elsewhere, scaled if needed.
From measured drawings
Modelled and machined, then hand-finished.
Approval on the pattern
Conservation sign-off at pattern stage, before tooling.
How we build it
From pattern to released tool.
We combine scanning, CNC machining and hand finishing. Machining gives accurate geometry; hand work puts back the life a machine can't.
The pattern is presented for approval physically, not just on screen.
The honest bit
What to know before you commit.
A reconstructed relief is an interpretation. We make that clear in the methodology so everyone knows what's being approved.
At a glance
The idea in a picture.
How a two-part mould fits together
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FAQs
Questions we hear about this.
Who does the sculpting?
A sculptor we work with, supervised against the agreed references.
Can the pattern be kept?
Yes, archived with the mould.
In this family
Related routes under Heritage restoration moulds.
Get in touch
Send us a photograph of the panel or the elevation.
One photograph tells us what surface you're chasing, and one line about the mix tells us what silicone or polyurethane will survive it.
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