Category Archives: salvage
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5 October 2020
Reclamation, Relocation.
The LASSCO Ropewalk yard is closed for business from October 22nd when our flooring yard and showroom will be moving to Brunswick House.
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28 November 2018
Into Public Ownership
LASSCO bids a fond farewell to another big beast of the Victorian public house interior.
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8 March 2018
Roman Remains.
LASSCO has salvaged a large stock of Edwardian Baltic Pine from a site with a history stretching back to 200 A.D.
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11 September 2017
From The Ground Up – Baltic Pine Flooring.
No salvage or reclamation firm in the Kingdom has as wide a selection of solid, practicable, serviceable historic and reclaimed Baltic Pine floorboards as LASSCO. If you were to enter into almost any building, commercial, public or domestic, built in Britain between the beginning of the Eighteenth Century and the end of the Last War and looked...
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3 March 2016
Review: Native Feasts at LASSCO Three Pigeons
We are delighted to re-blog this review from “Muddy Stilettos” – The Urban Guide to the Countryside. Muddy Stilettos, a winner of nationwide blog awards, has recently rolled-out its Guide to now cover most counties across Southern England – watch out for it. Muddy founder Hero Brown gives us the thumbs up! Muddy eats: Native Feasts...
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26 January 2016
LASSCO in Reclaim Magazine,
Read about LASSCO’s hidden gems in the newly launched Reclaim magazine. Adrian Amos reveals all to Jane Common as she immerses herself in salvage heaven at LASSCO Ropewalk & LASSCO Brunswick House. Illustrated with Tim Kent’s photos the 10-page article delves into the history and captures the pioneering spirit of the business that Adrian founded...
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12 February 2015
The Three Pigeons Beer Festival
We are delighted to invite all-comers to our first annual Beer Festival. We’ll start pouring at 11am on the Friday and keep going until 8pm on the Sunday – or until the beer runs out! Please come and join us. On Saturday evening, as you work your way through our Ale Menu with tasting...
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5 January 2015
Textiles at Ropewalk,
Our textile department has grown like topsy since its inception last year. The list of stock now extends to include not just the curtains, lace panels, cushions, braid, trimmings, cushions including floor ones made from coffee sacks but apparel including smocks & military onesies from Chelsea Hospital, table linen, pelmets, tassels & baskets……As well as the...
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13 December 2014
A selection of gift ideas from LASSCO Brunswick House
LASSCO Brunswick House is replete with fantastic Christmas gifts for under £300 at the moment. Ideas for mother include two French ceramic cocks and for father, why not a pair of old pewter jugs?
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15 September 2014
Just wheeled in at LASSCO Ropewalk,
1920s steel medical cabinet. By James Woolley Sons & Co. Ltd, Manchester. Comes with three glass internal shelves, a working door lock and key, and nickel plated fittings. Original paint. It’s rare to find these not stripped and burnished these days so we don’t expect this one to be with us long…. Dimensions: 164cm (64½“)...
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1 September 2014
A visual feast at LASSCO Brunswick House & Three Pigeons,
The UK’s biggest Asian wedding title, Asiana, recently used our Vauxhall premises as a location for a huge fashion shoot. Incorporating bridal fashion, features, wedding planning and an essential Wedding Directory, no Asian bride in the UK gets married without it. Meanwhile, at LASSCO Three Pigeons there’s more brides lurking in the...
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1 September 2014
History, texture, interest…..timber cladding from LASSCO Ropewalk,
Timber cladding (also referred to as wall boarding & wall cladding ) is seen repeatedly worldwide on both residential and commercial buildings of all shapes and sizes and design aesthetics. Some are rustic, some are planed to within an inch of their life and are very precise and contemporary. But timber cladding does not have to...