Designing and overseeing restorations of St James Cathedral, Townsville

We were appointed to design and oversee restorations at the iconic St James Cathedral in Townsville.

This project was approached in two main stages, with the belltower being restored in 2008 and roof works commencing in 2011.

Restorations to the belltower required our experts to:

Investigate damage to the belltower and provide structural repairs

Remove and replace all damaged bricks, whilst maintaining heritage nature

Reappoint entire tower with a more suitable lime-based mortar

Rehang the existing bell on a new support structure

Repair manual method of ringing the bell, and provide electronic mechanisms

Repair existing lightning protection system Repaint existing statue of saint

Restorations to the cathedral roof required us to:

Assess and repair all aspects of the cathedral roof to meet current standards

Replace the structure with an entirely new roof