Dingle Tower, Halifax, Nova Scotia – Sheet Metal Cornice

Dingle Tower is a commemorative monument built in the early 1900s to recognize the 150^th anniversary of the establishment of representative government in the province of Nova Scotia. The tower stands in Sir Sandford Fleming Park in Halifax, which was donated by Fleming in 1908 to residents of the city.

Some of the most notable features of Dingle Tower include its ironstone construction, with stone sources from a local quarry called Purcell’s Cove, along with its Palladian style opening, copper Spanish tile roof, and detailed copper cornice. However, over time these cornice details began to fail and deteriorate, and required complete replacement. The copper Spanish tile roof had damages in several areas and we decided it could be salvaged and restored.