Langley Prep School

Langley Prep School is located at Taverham Hall in the village of Taverham not far from Norwich in the Norfolk countryside. Completed in 1858, the hall was originally planned as the home for the family of Rev’d John Nathaniel Micklethwait. In 1921, the hall was sold and became a boy’s preparatory school. It was briefly requisitioned during the Second World War before returning to its use as an educational establishment.

Set amongst 100 acres of green open space, Taverham Hall is a breathtaking neo-Jacobian building with stunning period architecture to match its idyllic setting. The large chimney stacks and red brick frontage create an attractive aesthetic with the subtle grey roofing slates accentuating the property’s distinctive beauty.

For the restoration project we supplied 30,000 tiles in 4 deliveries. The slate size was 400mm x 200mm for the majority of areas re-roofed under the scheme. The work was carried out in accordance with all the client specifications and to comply with British Standards regulations BS5534:2014.
Access to the site was via a long drive through the wooded estate. In itself this caused no problems. As the location was a ‘live’ site, however, with the need to limit disruption and adhere to site health and safety legislation, some pre-planning was required to limit disruption regarding school drop off and pick up timesThe project was a complete success and following the decision to change the Delabole slate to Riverstone, SSQ were instrumental in ensuring that the product arrived on time and that all installation schedules were met.