Poole Museum, Poole Quay, Dorset

Poole Museum is located on the quay and covers the local history of the area. We were contracted to replace all the existing rainwater goods with new power coated aluminium. Part of the museum, Scaplens Court is a grade 1 listed building, due to this the choice of the guttering used was a major factor in the order. The Wool Hall and Jail House a 125mm Victorian ogee gutter was chosen, Oakleys Hall was replaced with a 150mm cast half round guttering, this was required as the building had a curve, this meant the gutter had to follow the line of the building, as the cast half round is manufactured in 1.8 metre lengths, the gutter can be cut into shorter lengths to follow the curve in the building. 76mm cast collar rainwater pipes were installed on all elevations of the building to replicate the original system. As the building is situated close to the harbour a marine grade powder coat was required, RAL 7021 in a leatherette finish was the preferred colour.