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25 An original ceiling hidden and not known about for more than 50 years was discovered after a leak. Following this, BAFTAdiscovered twomore extraordinarily beautiful plaster rooflights, original to the building and dating back to 1856. Essex-based specialist Fine Art Mouldings was commissioned to investigate and survey the condition of these rooflights, produce a timeline and report of their history and advise on reinstatement. As a result of health and safety issues, the rooflights could not remain, but Fine Art Mouldings surveyed and took all the information they required using 3D laser technology andmade an online mapping of the area. Fine Art then removed all existing plasterwork, created bespoke plasterwork in its workshop and transported it all back to site. There, it installed the new plasterwork onto a newly lifted rooflight, keeping some of the original and piecing it back in bit by bit where safe to do so. CONTRACT BAFTA, London ARCHITECT Benedetti Architects PLASTERING – FIBROUS AND GRG Fine Art Mouldings fineartmouldings.co.uk The judges had nothing but praise: “The overall result is immaculate – it’s impossible to detect the intricate new plasterwork from the original. Simply stunning.” CONTRACTORS AWARDS2022 WINNER CATEGORY SPONSOR