May 2024

Roofing Updates
MARLEY LINCOLN UPDATE
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Marley has re-launched a new range of its
long-standing Lincoln clay pantiles, which
will become one of the only clay pantiles
manufactured in Britain.
The Lincoln Clay Interlocking Pantile with an
s-curve profile and thin leading edge, is now
available and offers roofing contractors and their
customers a series of design enhancements that
underpin the product’s traditional appearance and
robust performance. Production for the new Lincoln
has moved to Keele in Staffordshire from Germany,
with the clay used for its manufacture sourced
from nearby quarries, meaning Marley is now able
to offer the same colourway found on its Red
Smooth Single Camber Clay Plain Tiles.
This makes Marley one of the only providers of a
British-made clay pantile, delivering an additional
confidence boost to the region’s manufacturing
capacity.
Marley says the decision to transition production to
the UK will deliver environmental benefits too,
through a reduction in shipping and transport
requirements, and subsequent reductions in
associated carbon emissions. The manufacturer
says it will also provide additional versatility and
assurance of product supply for the UK roofing
sector.
The new Lincoln Clay Interlocking Pantile range is
available in single coloured Red Smooth, and Rustic
Red, which incorporates a flash of dusting to create
a more weathered appearance and enhanced kerbside
appeal. The two colours can also be combined
across the roof, creating more options for a unique
and traditional appearance. Changes have also
been made to the texture of the pantile, so that it
offers a marked heritage aesthetic, which will open
up business opportunity for installers, ensure
greater design choice for specifiers, and delight
homeowners.
Combining the traditional look and feel of a clay
pantile with longevity of performance, makes the
new Lincoln an ideal roofing solution for both new
builds, existing refurbishments and extensions.
Marley says the Lincoln offers simple installation
for roofing contractors with its open gauge design
and 22.5° minimum pitch.
Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director, for Marley,
said: “As part of our ongoing commitment to
support the UK roofing industry, Marley has taken
the strategic decision to move the production of the
Lincoln Interlocking Clay Pantile to our site in
Keele, making us one of the only providers of a
clay pantile here in Britain. Using locally sourced
materials will ensure the environmental impact
of the new Lincoln is minimised, while the subtle
changes we have made to the colour and texture
of the pantile will maintain its attractive
aesthetic appeal and popularity, which have
underpinned its past success.”
www.marley.co.uk
CHURCH ROOF PRAYERS ANSWERED
The only surviving church by the Georgian/Regency
architect John Nash is enjoying a new lease of life in its
bicentenary, thanks to Welsh Slate.
All Souls Church, in the Harley Street Conservation Area of
Marylebone, London, has been reroofed with 20" x 12" Countygrade
Penrhyn Heather Blue slates from Welsh Slate as part of a
Credit: Will Pryce
wholescale refurbishment of the iconic Grade I listed building. The
Above: All Souls Church, Marylebone, London – Specifiers Matthew Lloyd Architects, who specialise in historic
first phase, to the external fabric, required a temporary roof and and heritage buildings and are a conservation-accredited practice, have specified Welsh Slate on numerous
occasions for a variety of church and secular buildings.
full scaffolding reaching to the top of the spire which now has
ability to light up in any colour to suit the seasons and festivities. The scaffolding had to be engineered in great detail as the church occupies 100% of its ownership
footprint. The Welsh slates were installed over 240m 2 of the main nave roof, which has a pitch of 28°, using 38mm thick copper nails, and the flat roofs of the
aisles, half of which had been covered in copper after the Second World War, were laid with 16 tonnes of lead, by roofing contractors Lead Roof Solutions for
main contractor Quinn London. The roof, which is hipped at the south-west end and incorporates a timber louvred structure for ventilation, is also fitted with
several conservation rooflights which sit flush with the slates. To improve ventilation, the Welsh slates were counter-battened to raise the roof level, and to
incorporate this, secret gutters were used at the abutments and around the rooflights. A slate and a half were employed on all abutments, and ridges and hips
were finished with a lead roll and wing detail. Although the church was built in 1824, it was damaged by bombing in 1940 and the roof was renewed during the
post-war rebuild, so the Welsh slates that were most recently replaced were likely to be about 75 years old, if they were installed new. www.welshslate.com
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