Mastic Man in Reigate, Surrey

Medieval castle + Priory prestige + Market town + North Downs experts

For 20 years, we've been Reigate's trusted experts for solving challenging sealant and moisture issues in medieval, priory, and market town properties. Reigate's medieval castle heritage (1090s William de Warenne 2nd Earl, 1216 Dauphin Louis siege, 1648 parliamentary demolition, 1777 Richard Barnes gatehouse folly, public gardens/moat prestige), Reigate Priory 1240 Augustinian prestige (1541 Reformation William Lord Howard, 16th century carved oak mantelpiece, c.1710 Antonio Verrio stairwell artistry, 1945 council-acquired, school/museum heritage), High Street medieval market town prestige (1276 market charter, north-south medieval main street layout, 1397+ Howard family ownership, Georgian/Victorian overlay), North Downs AONB chalk slope moisture (geological springs, water-table proximity, Reigate Hill 771 feet panoramas), Canterbury pilgrimage route heritage (St Thomas chapel 1200s pilgrim chapel prestige), Priory Park lake/water features (fish ponds restored 2007), parish church heritage — we've sealed hundreds of Reigate properties with very specific medieval heritage, castle prestige, and North Downs moisture expertise.

Reigate presents unique challenges: Medieval castle heritage (1090s William de Warenne 2nd Earl prestige, Norman stonework, 1216 Dauphin siege dramatic events, 1648 demolition history, 1777 Richard Barnes folly architectural character, public gardens/moat/cave legacy), Reigate Priory 1240 (Augustinian monastery prestige, 1541 Reformation Henry VIII upheaval, William Lord Howard 16th century acquisition, 16th century carved oak prestige, c.1710 Antonio Verrio stairwell artistry—Verrio attribution later questioned but inspired quality, 1945 council purchased, modern school/museum function), High Street medieval character (north-south main street medieval layout—castle created settlement below fortress prestige, 1276 market charter status secured, 1300s parliamentary borough sending 2 MPs pre-Reform Act, Bell Lane/West Street linking roads, 1397+ Howard family ownership, Georgian/Victorian commercial overlay, period density moisture), North Downs AONB chalk escarpment (Reigate Hill 771 feet elevation, Colley Hill 722 feet, geological water-table, chalk springs, natural seepage, panoramic views Gatwick/South Downs), Canterbury pilgrimage heritage (St Thomas chapel 1200s built in town centre for Canterbury pilgrims—Becket shrine destination prestige, pilgrimage route passing through High Street), Priory Park water features (lake prestige, fish ponds restored 2007, former priory grounds heritage), parish church heritage (Anglican prestige, graveyard moisture, historic burials). PSMA certified, fully insured, and intimate with Reigate's medieval heritage (1086 Domesday Cherchefelle—pre-Reigate name, Saxon fortified settlement theory, 1090s William de Warenne 1st Earl, 1100s castle construction, 1190s "Reigate" name first appears, 1216 siege, 1240 Priory, 1276 market charter, 1397 Howard family, 1536-1624 Lord Howard Effingham—Spanish Armada commander—parish buried, 1541 Reformation priory grant, 1588 Charles Howard (son) Spanish Armada victory, 1648 Civil War demolition, 1677 Grammar School, 1777 folly Richard Barnes, 1825 chain suspension bridge Reigate Hill, 1863 reunited Borough, 1910 modern footbridge, 1945 Priory Council purchase, 1974 Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, 2007 Priory Park restoration). Serving within 15 miles of Reigate, including Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Godstone, Nutfield.