Bespoke doorsets have been used at a purpose-built museum at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, to house the pride of Henry VIII’s navy.
Housed in the new Mary Rose museum built over a dry dock, the Mary Rose was raised from the Solent and has been sprayed for the last 18 years with a chemical to preserve its timbers. The corridors around the viewing windows will host thousands of artefacts recovered from the hull. Automatic sliding glass doors, provided by ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, control access between the various sections of the museum open to the public. Security Lower Deck doors also supplied by ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, help to maintain access to the lower deck level where work must go on to preserve the ships, as the delicate timber continues to be chemically treated within the hot box – a fabric structure in the museum Brian Sofley, Managing Director for ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, said: “The project at the Mary Rose had more considerations than a standard construction project we would be asked to specify for, having to always keep the security of the ancient hull in mind. This presented many challenges, but working closely with contractor, Warings, we were able to design and install the doors whilst protecting the precious cargo!”
For further information on the Powershield steel doors and Safeguard timber doors available from ASSA ABLOY Security Doors, visit www.assaabloy.co.uk/securitydoors or telephone 02892 662200.
