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178 T H E B U I L D I N G CO N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C TO R Y 2 0 1 9 C AT H E D R A L COMMU N I C AT I ON S COURSES & TRAINING continued ◾ ◾ GACHES PLASTERWORK Stonehouse Farm, 36 Station Road, Deeping St James, Lincolnshire PE6 8RQ Tel 01778 342188 Mob 07957 565648 Email philipgaches@aol.com www.philipgaches.com TRADITIONAL PLASTERING COURSES : See also: display entry in Plasterwork, page 173. ◾ ◾ SCOTTISH LIME CENTRE TRUST Charlestown Workshops, Rocks Road, Charlestown, Fife KY11 3EN Tel 01383 872722 Fax 01383 872744 Email admin@scotlime.org www.scotlime.org COURSES AND TRAINING : The Scottish Lime Centre Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of practical training and education for building conservation, attracting homeowners, building professionals and contractors. All the company’s training needs are uniquely informed by its building advisory work ensuring the course content is ‘cutting edge’. CPD certificates are provided for all courses. S ee also: display entry on page 177. ◾ ◾ TILES AND ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS SOCIETY c/o The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Stoke on Trent ST1 3DW Email info@tilesoc.org.uk www.tilesoc.org.uk CONFERENCE : A two-day conference entitled ‘Terracotta – Past, Present and Future’ is to be held on 26th and 27th March 2020 at the Midland Hotel, Manchester which will provide a historical context for the use of terracotta and faience in architectural structures and the latest information on the restoration and refurbishment of buildings bearing these materials. It will also, importantly, promote the use of terracotta and faience in contemporary new- build projects. The conference package will include a visit to a major supplier of architectural terracotta and faience. Please register your interest at conference@tacsuk.org for more information. ◾ ◾ UNIVERSITY OF BATH Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Bath BA2 7AY Tel +441225385115 Email pgtadmissions@bath.ac.uk MASTERS DEGREE (MSc) IN THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS : The UK’s number one for architecture (The Complete University Guide and the Good University Guide for 2019). Taking place within the world heritage city of Bath the course, one year full time, provides technical training within an academic framework including the teaching of classical architecture and the philosophy of conservation. Teaching units include: structural conservation; materials, construction and skills; history and theory (classical architecture and the philosophy of conservation); and the law, including the international legal regime, relating to conservation and heritage management, costing and contracts and the building regulations. Architects, engineers, surveyors, conservation officers, art historians, archaeologists and suitably-qualified candidates from other fields with first degree or equivalent are eligible. ◾ ◾ WEALD AND DOWNLAND LIVING MUSEUM Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU Tel 01243 811021 Email courses@wealddown.co.uk www.wealddown.co.uk CONSERVATION TRAINING, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES : The museum has a well-established reputation as a provider of specialist training in historic building conservation. The 50 historic buildings reconstructed on the site give the museum an unrivalled teaching resource in this specialised field. Courses for surveyors, architects, conservation officers and craftspeople are eligible for CPD certificates. MSc programmes in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation are validated by the University of York. The exciting and innovative Downland Gridshell building provides workshop space and artefact storage. Research library designed for professional use. 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