Darwen Terracotta Ltd

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1) Darwen Terracotta supplied more than 100 new terracotta blocks for St Catherine's church, horwich

2) Care was taken to manufacture the new terracotta blocks to ensure a precision fit

3) Darwen Terracotta matched the colour of existing material as much as possible

4) Each terracotta piece was expertly hand finished

5) Darwen Terracotta skilled crafts people created new models and moulds taking into account shrinkage that takes place in both the drying and firing phases

6a) St Catherine’s is noted for its magnificent West window - block close up

6b) St Catherine’s terracotta framed West window

7) Retored terracotta wall coping at St Catherine's Horwich

8) St Catherine's church, Horwich

9) St Catherine's church, Horwich