Galvanizing in Engineering Winner Addison Conservation + Design Conservation of Catrine Weir, East Ayrshire

摘要

The Catrine Weir on the River Ayr (East Ayrshire) is a 19th century industrial structure erected as a water supply to power the Catrine Mills and their water wheels designed by the renowned engineer William Fairburn, These wheels were the biggest in the world in their time. The weir structure was dilapidated but, although patched over time, it required major engineered conservation works to stabilise and then protect the heritage assets. The conservation was masterminded to the smallest detail and later supervised on site by the late John Addison.