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Jun 18, 2020

What is Listed Building Consent?

Introduction This is intended to be a simplified bare bones introduction about Listed Building Consent, why you may need it and how we ca...

May 27, 2020

Cottage by the Brook

This little cottage in Shropshire, although difficult to age from the exterior (the chimneys do help a bit) hides a gem of a timber frame...

Apr 14, 2020

SPAB SEMINAR - 23/04/2020

A Snapshot in Time, The Digital Recording of Historic Fabric through Photogrammetry Next Thursday I shall be holding a seminar on the on ...

Mar 18, 2020

Eardisley and Castle Frome Fonts

There is no mistaking that the fonts at Eardisley and Castle Frome came from the same masons yard, if not the very same hand. The similar...

Feb 18, 2020

Burning Limestone In Scotland

After our very blustery and wet visit to the Scotland Working Party on the Isle Lismore, we were treated to four days of the finest Scott...

Feb 18, 2020

Vicenza, Palladio and The Villa Saraceno

Finally some silence. Just me, a glass of wine, a crackling fire and a Palladian Villa. As I sink back into the plush sofas to relax and ...

Feb 18, 2020

The Medieval Undercrofts of Hereford

After a quite crazy week in London seeing some of the most wonderful behind the scenes sights, it was nice to get back to Hereford for th...

Feb 18, 2020

SPAB at Great Waltham, Essex

After the first day of formalities in Spital Square it was time to hit the road for out first visit to the lace makers cottage in Great W The end goal for the project was to replace all of the rotte timber, re-lath the exterior and render with lime filling the void with sheep’s wool insulation, which is vapor permeable. The interior finish was up for discussion, but the use of wood fibre insulation board was discussed to increase the u value of the building. Other photos of

Feb 18, 2020

Kilpeck Church - Photogrammetry

One of my favourite places to escape to and marvel at the wonder of the past is Kilpeck Church of St Mary and St David which is about 10 ...

Feb 18, 2020

Watercolours

I thought that it was about time to get away from my very regimented black pen line drawings, so I decided to have a go at bringing a bit...

Feb 18, 2020

St Peter's Church Hereford

St Peters Church Hereford dates back the early 12th Century and was highly "restored" by the Victorians. Sadly, very little of the origin...

Feb 18, 2020

The Hereford School of Romanesque Carving

An Afternoon tour looking at Worcestershire's offerings St Leonard's Church - Ribbesford First stop on the tour of the Eastern offerings ...

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