- Sector
- Culture and heritage
- Project type
- Refurbishment
- Services provided
- Planning advice
- Design
- Product / system manufacture
- Product / system supply
- Installation
- Project location
- London
- Client
- Tower of London
- Products used
- Webnet wire mesh
Summary
Webnet wire mesh is providing safety for the public and a comfortable enclosure for London’s Ravens at the Tower of London.
Project detail
MMA Architectural supplied and installed 46m2 of Webnet, creating a spacious aviary for the newest residents of the raven enclosure whose presence is to ‘protect the Crown and the Tower’.
According to superstition, if the ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it, so Webnet is playing a vital role in keeping them safe and secure.
Under the care of the Raven Master, the ravens are free to roam the Tower precincts and rest overnight in the Jakob Webnet wire mesh aviary.
Nikki Errington, MMA's Director, helped design the bespoke netting and, although not obvious from afar, the design incorporates two types of mesh:
The lower portion is 1mm in diameter by 20mm mesh width, helping to prevent rats and rodents getting into the enclosure.
The top half has a mesh width of 40mm, minimising viewing obstruction and offering great transparency.
MMA also supplied Webnet wire mesh as balustrade infill along the south walkway’s elegant and historic bridge gates.
Outcome
Webnet complements the grandeur of the castle, welcoming and protecting thousands of visitors each year – preventing accidental slip or trips across the drawbridge into the surrounding moat. The frames overlook the famous Tower Bridge and Shard landmarks.
