Welsh Slate Roofing & Sandstone Walls - Sydney University Restoration
Welsh Slate & Sydney Sandstone - The Quadrangle at the University of Sydney
The use of sandstone, copper and slate blend harmoniously with the grassed forecourt in the main quadrangle of the University of Sydney completed by architect Professor Leslie Wilkinson in the early 1930s.
The slate roof on the right has been replaced; the roof on the left is old and patched. The University has an enormous challenge with its restoration work; each year a budget is set for re-roofing many of the old slate roofs on University buildings.
The challenge to maintain the sandstone and slate roofing at the University is enormous and work in progress. Each year restoration work is carried out but I am sure the University's architect would like a much bigger budget!
