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Useful Information
Events
January
January 11–12
Conservation Plans
How to write successful and useful
conservation management plans
Venue:
Ironbridge Institute
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
January 14–16
Practice and Theory: Managing Change in Historic Buildings
The objective of the course is to provide participants with a
better understanding of broader conservation processes and
expand awareness and understanding of current principles and
practices in the conservation of the built heritage
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
January 24–25
Lime Plaster, Run Mouldings and Pargetting
A two-day course
covering lime plastering, mouldings run in situ and pargetting –
no experience needed
Venue:
Cressing Temple Barns
Contact:
Essex County Council (see below)
February
February 1
Specifying Mortar for Repair, Restoration and New Build
This introduction to specifying mortar includes guidance on the
performance of mortar in different environments and seasons
and includes case studies which will help attendees avoid mortar
failure
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 1–2
From Spaces to Places: Building with Earth
This two-day Earth
Building UK conference and AGM will highlight best practice in
the construction of new earth structures and the conservation of
existing ones
Venue:
Dartington Hall, Devon
Contact:
Website
February 2
Introduction to Maintaining Traditional Buildings
The course
will outline the maintenance that traditional buildings require
and attendees will gain an understanding of traditional building
techniques and the correct materials to use when undertaking
repairs
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish
Lime Centre (see below)
February 4–6
Masonry Building and Conservation: Principles and Techniques
This three-day workshop aims to provide confidence in the relevant
repair principles, materials and techniques for traditional masonry
buildings, covering mortar mixes, practical repair methods, and
aftercare of lime-based materials
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 4–7
Conservation and Repair of Architectural and Structural
Metalwork
This course covers the conservation of structural
metalwork, architectural features and statuary and includes
both ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
February 6
Forwards and Backwards: Architecture in Inter-war England
A free public lecture by Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English
Heritage, on a critical period in the debate about conservation
and development in England
Venue:
Museum of London
Contact:
James Franklin Tel 020 7831 0575
Email
February 7
Heritage Statements and Impact Assessments
This seminar
will look at the policy framework for heritage statements, how
they should be structured and what they should include
Venue:
Cressing Temple Barns, Braintree
Contact:
Essex County Council (see below)
February 8–9
Understanding British Buildings
A two-day course exploring
the buildings of Britain, from vernacular cottages to mansions,
castles to churches, Modern Movement buildings to industrial
warehouses
Venue:
Ironbridge Institute
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
February 15
Sash and CaseWindow Repair for Contractors
This half-day
course looks at the repair of traditional timber sash and case
windows
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 16
Introduction to Sash and CaseWindow Repairs
This practical
course begins with a short history of the development of windows
before looking at components and repairs
Venue:
Charlestown
Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 21
Retrofitting Historic and Traditional Buildings for Improved
Energy Performance
This talk will explore the various means of
improving the environmental performance of traditionally built
and historic buildings
Venue:
Cressing Temple Barns, Braintree
Contact:
Essex County Council (see below)
February 21–22
Introduction to Masonry Repairs in Traditional Buildings
This
workshop provides an introductory guide to the use of a range
of mortars for the effective conservation and repair of traditional
masonry buildings
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 22–23
Disaster Management and Heritage Management
This
two-day course will cover some of the essentials of disaster
management in relation to historic buildings
Venue:
Ironbridge Institute
Contact:
Ironbridge Institute (see below)
February 23
Introduction to Lime Pointing
This one-day workshop is aimed
at those who would like to undertake repointing works as part
of a renovation project or simply as general maintenance to
traditional masonry structures
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
February 26–27
Flint Walling
Practical two-day course covering the sorting,
selection, preparation and knapping of flints; different styles of
flint-laying and the use of lime mortars
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
February 28
Traditional Leadwork Part 1
This course will address various
aspects of the design, specification, and handling of lead sheet
that will involve both technical presentations and practical
hands-on sessions
Venue:
Penicuik House, Midlothian
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
28 Feb –1 March
Making and Using Traditional Lime Mortars
This practical
workshop will provide attendees with a strong understanding
of lime technology, how to approach re-pointing work in
traditional buildings and the correct materials to use
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
March
March 1
Traditional Leadwork Part 2
This course will address various
aspects of design, specification, and handling of lead sheet that
will involve both technical presentations and practical hands-on
sessions
Venue:
Penicuik House, Midlothian
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
March 4–7
Conservation of Stone Surfaces and Detail
A course designed
for craftsmen, contractors and specifiers with experience of basic
masonry conservation techniques, who wish to acquire specialist
skills to tackle more difficult jobs
Venue:
West Dean College
Contact:
West Dean College (see below)
March 5–6
Fortifications at Risk 2
This symposium will consider how
fortifications can be reused without the structures losing their
historical integrity and includes speakers from heritage bodies in
the UK and overseas as well as from local groups involved with
specific fortifications
Venue:
National Army Museum, London
Contact:
Register online at
March 6
English Architecture in the Post-war Era
A free public lecture
by Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, on the
post-war language of architecture and the public response to it
Venue:
Museum of London
Contact:
James Franklin Tel 020 7831 0575
Email
March 6
Timber: Identification of Species
Introduction to the identification
of timber species
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 7
Traditional Timber-frame Construction
One-day course on
traditional systems of timber framing
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 11
Historic Buildings and Regulation: Part L (conservation of
fuel and power)
This half-day course covers Part L of the Building
Regulations including exemptions relating to historic buildings,
how to make improvements without harming the building and how
to work with conservation officers and control bodies to achieve the
best results
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 11
Historic Buildings, Regulation and Accessibility: Part M
(access to and use of buildings)
This half-day course considers
the impact of Part M of the Building Regulations on work to pre-
1919 buildings
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 11–15
Conservation Masonry Intensive Training and Assessment
This intensive training and assessment week combines courses
C1 Making and Using Traditional Mortars and C2 Traditional
Masonry Repair with continued assessment to allow those
attending to gain SQA National Units 1, 2 and 3 in Conservation
Masonry within five days.
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
March 13
Understanding Historic Timber Frame Design
Exploring the
design of traditional timber-framed buildings
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 18–22
Oak Timber Framing: Jowl Posts
Students will frame up the
principal timbers of a traditional Sussex timber-framed building
Venue:
WDOAM
Contact:
WDOAM (see below)
March 21
Tour of a Traditional Brickworks and GuidedWalk Through
Bury St Edmunds
A rare opportunity to visit Bulmer Brick & Tile
Company’s brickworks and Bury St Edmunds in the company of
one of the country’s leading traditional brick-makers
Venue:
Bulmer Brick & Tile Company
Contact:
Essex County Council (see below)
March 23
Introduction to Lime Pointing
This one-day workshop is aimed
at those who would like to undertake repointing works as part
of a renovation project or simply as general maintenance to
traditional masonry structures
Venue:
Charlestown Workshops
Contact:
The Scottish Lime Centre (see below)
