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USEFUL INFORMATION
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EVENTS
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April 9–11
Institute for Archaeologists 2014 Annual Conference:
Research in Practice
The IfA’s 2014 conference will examine the
concept of research across current archaeological practice, as well
as highlighting how archaeologists contribute new knowledge
to a wider understanding of the human past
Venue:
Glasgow
Marriott Hotel
Contact:
Amanda Forster Tel 01183 786446
Email
April 11
Digital Survey and Recording for Historic Buildings
One of a
series of CPD masterclasses delivered by the University of York
Venue:
University of York
Contact:
Sophie Norton Email sophie.
April 11–12
The Use of Lime in Historic Buildings
A hands-on course based
in a former limeworks during which students will learn the
essential skills for specifying mixes and for applying mortars in
the form of plastering, pointing and limewashing
Venue:
Llanymynech Limeworks, Shropshire
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
April 12–13
Dry StoneWalling
Delivered by accredited DSWA instructors,
this course covers the basic principles of dry stone walling
and includes taking down a derelict or damaged section of
wall and rebuilding it to DSWA standards
Venue:
Hartington,
Derbyshire
Contact:
Derbyshire Dry Stone Walling Association
Tel 01625 618735 Email
April 14–17
Conservation and Repair of Plasters and Renders
This
course covers history, documentation, condition survey,
repair options, specifications, execution and quality control of
remedial works to lime, gypsum and cement-based internal and
external wall plasters and renders
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
April 23
Schiften Day School
A one-day workshop focussing on
the German carpenters’craft of lining out full size and scale
drawings showing the plan and section of a regular symmetrical
hipped roof
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
April 24
Introduction to Leadwork
A foundation course for those
with little or no experience of working with lead, the course
concentrates on design and specification with case studies of
repair and renewal projects
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM
(see below)
April 25
Introduction to Dating Timber Framed Buildings
The number,
position and arrangement of timbers provides evidence for the
analysis and dating of timber framed buildings – this course will
use the museum’s exhibits to look at buildings dating from the
late 1300s to the 1900s
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air
Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
April 25–26
The Conservation and Repair of Stone
A background to
Britain’s building stones, their qualities and availability as well as
causes and mechanisms of decay and a palette of repair options
Venue:
Ironbridge Institute, Telford
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute
(see below)
28 April–1 May
The Structural Repair of Historic Buildings
This course
covers inspecting, monitoring and repair works ranging from
pointing and grouting to tying and underpinning and includes
practical exercises, demonstrations and trials of equipment
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College
(see below)
April 29
Conservation of Historic Ironwork
An introduction to
the history and conservation of historic ironwork including
causes of failure and methods of conservation, repair and
replication
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
April 30
SashWindows: History, Repair and Maintenance
Lectures and
practical demonstrations of the joinery involved in making and
repairing sash windows with course leaders Stephen Bull and
Charles Brooking
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
MAY
May 6
Recording Vernacular Buildings Day 1: Observing
and Sketching
Including improving the accuracy of
rapid sketches, the geometry of construction and using
string lines
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 6–9
Conservation and Repair of Brick and Flint Masonry
This course provides basic skills in the conservation and repair
of traditional brick and flint masonry including methods of
repair, joint treatments and cleaning
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
May 7
Vernacular Architecture: Farm Buildings
This day school will
review recent research on the local patterns of farmsteads in
the landscape and will show how farm buildings were designed
and used
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 8
Energy Conservation in Traditional Buildings
Course leader
Richard Oxley looks at the implications of improving energy
efficiency in traditional buildings and reviews the relevant
regulations
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 9–10
The Conservation of Historic Interiors
Understanding and
conserving the historic interior
Venue:
Ironbridge Institute,
Telford
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
May 10–11
Dry StoneWalling
Delivered by accredited DSWA instructors,
this course covers the basic principles of dry stone walling
and includes taking down a derelict or damaged section of
wall and rebuilding it to DSWA standards
Venue:
Birchover,
Derbyshire
Contact:
Derbyshire Dry Stone Walling Association
Tel 01625 618735 Email
May 12–15
ManagingWildlife andWorking with Bats on Historic
Monuments
The course will consider the flora and fauna
of historic structures and their surroundings, grasslands on
archaeological sites, the use of vegetation to protect ruined wall-
tops, and bat conservation at historic sites
Venue:
West Dean
College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
May 12–16
The SPAB Repair of Old Buildings Course
Presented by the
SPAB since the 1950s, this five-day course delivers an intensive
programme of lectures and visits to building repair projects
and is presented by leading building conservation professionals
Venue:
Spital Square, London
Contact:
SPAB (see below)
May 13
Recording Vernacular Buildings Day 2: Imposing a Grid
Including setting up a plan grid, setting up levels and using a grid
to record complex patterns
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air
Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 14
History of Wall-coverings
One-day course led by wallpaper
specialist Treve Rosoman
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air
Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 16–17
The Conservation of 20th-century Buildings
Two days
based at Birmingham University looking at innovations in
20th-century architecture and materials with case studies on
recent conservation projects
Venue:
University of Birmingham
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
May 19–23
Oak Timber Framing: Rafters
Students will fabricate both
a gable and a hip roof, lining out, cutting and fitting the
common, hip and jack rafters of a traditional Sussex timber
framed building
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 20
Recording Vernacular Buildings Day 3: Studio
Techniques
Basic equipment and materials, technical
conventions, three dimensional visualisation and drawing for
publication
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 21
Vernacular Architecture: Mills as Industrial Buildings
This
day school will describe mill mechanisms and their enclosing
buildings, and will trace the historic development of buildings
using water, wind and animal power
Venue:
Weald & Downland
Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
May 24
Repairing Traditional Stonemasonry
One of a series
of CPD masterclasses delivered by the University of York
Venue:
University of York
Contact:
Sophie Norton Email sophie.
May 30–31
Ceramic Building Materials
Using Jackfield Tile Museum and
Blists Hill Victorian Town this course will cover the background to
and repair of brick, terracotta, faience and tiles
Venue:
Ironbridge
Institute, Telford
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
JUNE
June 2–3
Jointing, Pointing and Re-pointing Historic Brickwork
The
course will cover tools, materials, mortars and practice and
will also examine the considerations for successful re-pointing
Venue:
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM
(see below)
June 2–5
Practice and Theory: Managing Change in Historic Buildings
The course will consider the history of conservation, current
heritage protection legislation and the writing of conservation
plans with reference to a series of case studies
Venue:
West Dean
College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
June 3
Practical Thatching
A hands-on course thatching with straw on a
model roof using traditional tools and techniques
Venue:
Weald
& Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
June 4–5
Repairing Traditional Masonry: Professional Level 1
This two-
day workshop for building professionals provides an introduction
to the effective conservation and repair of traditional masonry
structures, and will help those attending to produce masonry
repair specifications
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops, Fife
Contact:
Scottish Lime Centre Trust (see below)
June 4–6
Introduction to Gauged Brickwork
Three–day course
combining lectures and practical experience
Venue:
Weald &
Downland Open Air Museum
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
