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Waffle and Daub

A quarterly round-up of what’s going on in the Building Profession

Building Newsletter Spring 2014

Peter Best

We have to pass on the very sad news that Peter Best, a key member of Lanhydrock's Direct Labour Team, passed away in April after a short illness. He had worked for the team for 35 years and will be remembered by his colleagues for all the fun and laughter he gave them. His smile, gentle sense of humour and skills will be sorely missed.

Welcome to the Summer edition of Waffle & Daub, this time with a greater focus on some of the

excellent work of our craftsmen and women. For the first time, we’re also including a new regular feature on Building staff, starting with Bill Baker from Killerton and Terry Wilson at Clumber Park. They’ve been around a long time, in the nicest possible way, and have plenty of interesting things to say!

Here at Heelis, our new-look team has been frantically busy in recent weeks organising training and development courses, and can now knock off the Heelis Environmental Day and the Cambridge Retrofit Conference off the list. These two events attracted attendance from over half of our Building Surveyors, as well as staff from other disciplines, with overwhelming positive feedback. Sustainability continues to be a key theme, with the imminent launch of our revised ‘Bronze standards’ guidance which will affect us all – more in the next issue of Waffle.

We have also formed a small project team to ensure we get the most out of the National Conference which is now set for 24–25 September at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester. All Building Surveyors are expected to attend, but you still need to book your place through MyPlace. Preparations are already well underway and Ashley Groombridge will shortly be sending out a note where you will be able to vote for your preferred presentations. This is your opportunity to ensure the Conference suits you – what an opportunity when you consider that the last one for all Surveyors was held almost twenty years ago in 1995!

Rory Cullen, Head of Buildings

Stoneywell, a Grade II* Arts and Crafts house in Leicestershire, designed by the architect and furniture designer Ernest Gimson. Largely unaltered since it was built in 1899, it remained in the Gimson family until it was bought last year by the Trust as a rare, complete example of its period. See pages 4–5 for the story of its refurbishment.

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Introducing Bill Baker, Clerk of Works, Killerton Estate, Devon

What types of property do you work on? Killerton Estate has 2,630ha (6,500 acres), 20 farms and over 200 cottages. It is an agricultural estate with 324ha (800 acres) of forest.

What’s your favourite property and why? It has to be Killerton. It may not have a very fancy house but in some ways it is the domestic scale of the place that lets you feel like you could live there! I enjoy the challenge of a large and very busy estate – and even after over 40 years of working here, I am still finding out new things and am definitely not bored yet!

Best part of the job? It may sound slightly mad but I enjoy the day-to-day challenges. You may think you have seen everything, but there is always a surprise around the corner.

Worst part of the job? Finances! Like everybody else, lack of money can be frustrating, I want to care for all our properties, so when you find things in need of repair and can’t afford to treat them in the way they deserve, it can be demotivating.

What’s been your most interesting job to work on and why? It is difficult to choose one. I have been fortunate to work on a number including the Peach House and Vinery at Greenway, Old Blundell’s Clocktower and the Rotunda at A la Ronde. They each had different aspects I enjoyed, but the common theme is that of conservation and teamwork. I have always been fortunate that the skills and ideas my team bring to the projects has allowed us to provide some ingenious solutions.

What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in your time with the Trust? The greatest change was when we entered the world of ‘One Trust’ back in 2000. The approach was a new direction, a great positive force for good where we were all part of a big team pulling in the same direction. I think we have lost that ‘common goal’ and focus over the past few years but am hopeful that some of the huge positives that came with it can be given the space and support to flourish again. I think my length of service in the Trust means that I can be a bit more reflective and hope that it is just a part of one of the circles we are travelling in.

What led you to become a carpenter/joiner? I started on the estate 45 years ago as an apprentice carpenter/joiner. When the opportunity arose to be in charge of the Estate Yard 24 years ago, I just felt that I wanted a bit of a say in our own destiny. I wanted to take some ownership of what we do, alongside my colleagues in the Estate Yard, and share that ownership with them.

What’s the one piece of equipment you wouldn’t be parted from? It’s a collection of equipment – the Joiners Workshop. When I enter there, to me it is a bit of paradise.

What do you do when you’re not working? I love reading, taking the dog for a walk (a German shepherd called Bear), gardening and working in my workshop at home, especially making bits and pieces with my grandchildren.

Tell us something not many people know about you Unfortunately, most of the people I work with have known me too long! But probably only a few know that my family and I do pig-racing for FORCE, a cancer charity in Exeter that we support. These pigs are pink, yellow and red fluffy things that run on batteries – if anybody wants to know more, give me a call!

Do you have any good projects coming up? It is mostly repairs and redecorations so far this year but we hope to pick up a few cottage refurbishments later on. Having successfully completed Old Blundell’s Clocktower last year, the team should get the opportunity to repair Killerton Bell Tower this year… depending on the bats!

What advice would you pass on to new or would-be craftsmen/surveyors? Always try to be one step in front of your mentor; if you see he is going to use the hammer, have it ready to put into his hand. It makes you think about the job you are doing and the order in which you need to do it.

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Introducing Terry Wilson, Estate Building Team Manager, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

What types of property do you work on? All properties within the East Midlands from Let Estate, mansion, countryside, retail and catering, and all facilities associated with these. I also look after our own private water supply and sewage system.

What’s your favourite property and why? Cragside, as I had a fantastic private tour by a Direct Labour Team colleague one evening. In the Midlands, it would have to be Clumber Park as it is just not where I work but home to!

Best part of the job? The variety of work and working with colleagues who are highly skilled craftsmen.

Worst part of the job? Seeing poor quality of work and having to correct it.

What’s been your most interesting job to work on and why? The reinstallation of the Belton fountain, because of working out the calculation for the water quantity required that would operate the fountain correctly and overseeing the installation of tanks and auxiliary equipment.

Tell us something strange or quirky about one of the properties The people and staff that work at them...

What’s the biggest change you’ve seen in your time with the Trust? Going from the regional office structure to Consultancy. What led you to become a skilled craftsman? At the age of 14, I undertook a construction study course at the local college where I tried out different trades and plumbing was the trade I decided to undertake. After leaving at school at 16, I joined a training scheme with the National Trust where I continued my training course. Later on in my career, the Trust allowed me to further my trade into joinery where I completed my NVQ Level 3 in Bench Joinery. I enjoy working with my hands in the various tasks I undertake.

What’s the one piece of equipment you wouldn’t be parted from? A camera.

What do you do when you’re not working? Reading Science Fiction and trying to keep fit … but it’s getting harder!

Tell us something not many people know about you I like to pass on my knowledge and experiences.

Do you have any good projects coming up? Undertaking work on the Vineries at Clumber Park.

What advice would you pass on to new or would-be craftsmen/surveyors? Stick with it, go with the changes, don’t fight them and roll with the punches!!

Don’t hide your light!

We want more profiles from staff to give everyone a chance to know who’s behind all the hours of maintenance, repair and conservation of properties – and where to find them! I’ll be following up more profiles in future issues but if you want to volunteer yourself or anyone else, get in touch: Jacky at consultant@nationaltrust.org.uk

Congratulations to Terry who, on 6 March, celebrated 25 years’ service as part of the Trust’s Clumber Maintenance Team. That’s a lot of hard work and commitment!

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© National Trust/Dave Watts

Special Stoneywell Dave Watts, Area Clerk of Works for South Derbyshire

Acquired in late 2012, Stoneywell Cottage (Grade II*) is only the Trust’s third property in Leicestershire but its first house. A stand-out Arts and Crafts property, it was designed by leading architect and designer, Ernest Gimson, for his brother, Sydney, and was completed in 1899.

The Arts and Crafts movement (1860–1910), led by William Morris, sought to resurrect the status of craftsman and craftsmanship against what its followers saw as the horrors of mass mechanisation and production that came with the Industrial Revolution. Their aim was a return to a simplicity of forms using natural materials and pure human craftsmanship. Arts and Crafts architects and designers were often involved in the actual practical building and joinery works as well as designing furniture and interior fittings for their properties. This was certainly the case at Stoneywell, where Ernest designed much of the furniture for the cottage, some of which is still in place.

Incredibly, the property had remained in the Gimson family right up until its acquisition by the Trust. The family were very keen that it should come to us and have also shown wonderful support for our work by supplying us with invaluable information and many excellent old photographs.

We began work, under the project leadership of Trevor Guyler, to do a fairly low-key refurbishment in late 2012/spring 2013. This used the skills of the small but excellent Direct Labour team based at Calke along with various local contractors. As Donald and Anne Gimson were the last members of the family to live at the house, the curators decided to centre the interiors, etc, to the layout that they would have known when they first moved in in 1953. All trades were required and there has been a wide range of tasks carried out since, including the repair of the decorative lead gutters and the rebuilding of the 1930's fireplace.

Originally thatched, the cottage suffered an electrical fire in 1939, and was then reroofed with Swithland slate, with new, unique decorative (embossed oak and acorn foliage) lead box gutters and downpipes. Our first job in December 2012 was to remove a section of the gutter and a downpipe for storage at our yard at Calke in case we should get any ‘visitors’ on site now that the cottage had become vacant. The gutters were sagging badly between their bespoke bronze brackets, leaking at every joint, and the downpipes were pulling away from the walls. The remit was quite simple: get all the guttering and downpipes off and get them restraightened – and strengthened – before fixing them back onto the refixed bronze (wallplate-mounted) bracketing (we also had some additional bronze brackets made to match by our excellent local Calke blacksmith). Fortunately, just down the road in Leicester we have one of the country’s foremost and oldest lead specialist companies, Norman & Underwood http://www.nandu.co.uk/ I set up an initial site meeting with Stuart Bailey from the firm to agree a specification for them to tender and then a couple of days later I got a call to say he’d like to meet me again on site. Amazingly, and completely on the off-chance, staff had searched through their pattern shop and had found the original timber mould that the Stoneywell embossed decoration was cast from almost 75 years ago. We did offer to buy it off them but had to settle for a copy! Our joy was tempered in that a couple of weeks later thieves stole three of the boxed downpipe lengths from the property.

(Top right) The guttering on the curved elevation. (Left) Close-up of the original timber mould for the guttering (Right) Close-up of the restored guttering. © National Trust/Dave Watts

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Norman & Underwood won the work and over the space of a couple of weeks, the guttering and downpipes were carefully lowered and taken back to their premises for repair. The strengthening work (to help prevent future sagging) was achieved by using 1.0mm thick stainless steel strapping to the full base and 75mm up either side to form a strengthening 'U' type channel inside the gutter and this was then covered with Code 7 Norman & Underwood sand-cast lead to encase it all. Once repairs were complete, and avoiding any hot works, it was all hoisted back into position and resited onto its realigned bronze brackets. To avoid further potential thefts, we fixed the downpipe bolts into resin. The finished result is great and it has been very satisfying to reuse and repair so much of the original, which is exactly what we are all about.

When we arrived at the cottage, a wood-burning stove stood in the main fireplace opening. Originally this would have been an open fire, built up on ash, with a vertical iron bar in the corner and swinging arms that could swing over the fire on which to hang kettles and pans, etc, and be raised and lowered to desired levels. We had photographic evidence that a fireplace insert had been built in at some point prior to the 1939 fire and we had a later photo showing the same fireplace in the mid 70s just before it was removed as it had always smoked badly and the family could no longer put up with it. At this point the woodburner went in.

Our original plan for the fireplace was just to strip out the stove, line the flues and replaster the huge amount of failed plaster at that end, where the cottage is built straight into a rock face, leaving an open dog-grate fire. Incredibly, one of our building team – Ian Birkett – was walking in the garden when he came across a couple of odd-shaped blocks under the composting area (we’re still not sure what he was doing there!) He had a further scratch around and soon realised that there were quite a few more and that they were the main blocks from the 1930’s fireplace insert! We got them all in and set them out so that we could see what we had and hadn’t got. A decision was made to rebuild the insert, particularly as this held entirely true with the 1953 theme.

We had to apply for listed building consent – which eventually came through – and we also had to get bespoke refractory fire clay blocks made to match the originals to make up a shortfall – no doubt the missing ones were fire damaged. We had to scale-off blown-up old photographs to arrive at the various heights and levels in order to match the original. The old photographs were invaluable, as were testaments from the family indicating the various changes.

We rebuilt the fireplace during March this year and it has just been limewash-decorated. It was incredibly satisfying to light a fire in it yesterday (7 April) and rekindle a view in the cottage that hasn’t been seen for many years.

The work is not finished as there are separate on-going projects to form a new car park and to adapt the small but wonderful stableblock to house visitor facilities. I am not sure exactly when the cottage and its beautiful garden will open but I really would recommend a visit to anyone who has any interest in the Arts and Crafts movement – or simply wants to visit a charming and atmospheric smaller property that they will not be able to find elsewhere within the Trust.

To find out more about Stoneywell, see the Trust’s website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/get-involved/donate/current-appeals/stoneywell-appeal/ or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneywell

From the top: Fireplace shortly after the 1939 fire (note all the water still on the floor) © Donald Gimson; In use in 1970s, showing more clearly the window seat in the right-hand corner and original iron fire dogs, which were designed by Ernest Gimson © Donald Gimson; First fire in the restored fireplace. The iron fire dogs also back in situ. © National Trust/Dave Watts

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Belton House sash window repairs Terry Wilson, Estate Building Team Manager, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

We were contacted by Stephanie Hall, Building Surveyor, to have a look at a sash window in the Chapel Drawing Room at Belton House, Lincolnshire, for which Curator Andrew Barber gave us all the guidance we needed to plan the work. One of the critical elements in making the repairs was to protect the historic cylinder glass and to carry out minimal splice repairs to the glazing bar section.

We began by removing the large sash window to take it back to the workshop for repair. The glazing bars had been subjected to long-term damage from water ingress and condensation. Coupled with the very slender sections, this had made the whole frame very fragile and sections had broken. Over the years, the glazing bars had twisted and distorted.

A methodology for the repairs was agreed with Graham Kent, Conservation Joiner, and Paul Wankiewicz, Lead Building Surveyor. Because of the very fragile nature of the glass, it was agreed the sash should be carefully supported with an armature (frame). We used folding wedges to protect the glass in the armature.

A bespoke jig was made to enable a router to remove the defective sections of the glazing bars which were then finished off by hand. An exact profiled cutter had to be made for the spindle moulder to match the existing glazing-bar profile. Great care was taken to select the correct timber both in texture, grain and colour (image left, below).

Once sections of the defective glazing bars had been removed, the new sections were introduced. A second armature was made so these new sections in the glazing bars could be held in place by folding wedges whilst the glue set. Care was taken throughout the process to avoid stress and damage to the historic glass and frame.

Our two apprentices, Calum Scott and Sam Tinsdeall, assisted with all aspects of the work and have used the evidence for their Heritage NVQ.

(Left) Armature showing wedging techniques above the window; (top) the bespoke jig.

(Right) Splice repairs (Left) Finding the perfect match: looking at colour, grain and texture to get the best timber replacement. All images © National Trust/Terry Wilson

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Introducing Ashley Groombridge, Research Surveyor

My passion for the Historic Environment began when I studied for a BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying at Reading University. I focused on traditional and historic buildings and my dissertation was on ‘Fire Risk in Historic Buildings’ with a particular focus on Uppark! I further focused on conservation and restoration at the RICS/SPAB summer school in 2008. Having graduated on the year that the property market crashed, I took the decision to do a Masters in Rural Land Management, as my background is in farming, since when I have since been practising as a Chartered Rural Surveyor. As well as being a member of RICS, I am also a Fellow of the Agricultural Valuers Association (CAAV) and am currently undertaking my training to become a Level 3 Deer Manager with the British Deer Society.

I will be phasing my start in this new role by doing Monday to Wednesday until the end of June while continuing my Rural Surveying role in London & South East Region on the remaining two days. My priorities over the next few months will be both the Building Surveying and Rural Surveying technical panels, producing guidance on PvC and double glazing with the Building Conservation Advisory Group and organising the national training days for both Building and Rural Surveying teams. I also hope to master Ask BART and widen it to include both disciplines. Finally, I hope to attend some regional Buildings and Rural Surveying meetings to understand what support I can most usefully offer.

CONGRATULATIONS! All credit to the team who worked on the conservation and restoration of Wainman House at Peckover, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. The house, which is next door to Peckover House, received a ‘Highly Commended’ at the Hudson Heritage Awards 2014 in the Accommodation category on 18 February.

The Grade I listed Georgian townhouse was refurbished to provide a luxury holiday let for 10 guests. The work focused on restoring its early Georgian interiors and furnishings, to enable the property to be lived in in such a manner that evokes the age in which it was created.

Saviours of Belton's crumbling urns – Hardwick Masons to the rescue!

Hardwick’s Master Mason, Trevor Hardy, has led his team in repairing the urns at Belton House, Lincolnshire. New collars were made in Ancaster limestone by Paul Froggatt, mason, and Dave Wilkins, apprentice mason. Other urns had mortar repairs undertaken by Craig Ritchie, mason. An absolutely fantastic piece of work!

Before … … and after. Mortar repair. © All images NT/T. Hardy

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Building Design Guide update Kelly Gardiner, Building & Project Design Guide Manager

I have now taken over the Building Design Guides (BDG) full-time while Ingrid Chesher is on maternity leave. During my first few weeks in the role, I have been trying to get up to speed with the project, looking at what case studies are ongoing and deciding what the objectives for the next year will be.

My initial focus has been on completing the wood-fuelled heating systems topic-based report, which will be launched at the ‘When the chips are down’ event on 13 May. This provides a summary of lessons learnt based on our collection of practical experiences of biomass heating.

One main area of work for me this year will be looking at car-parks. I have been putting together a topic-based report on car-parks which will look at lessons learnt on specific elements of car-park design covering topics such as surface finishes, lighting and security. It will pull together information from the car-park planning and design guidance and the various BDGs on car-parks we have. This will link into work the Car-Parks Working Group are doing. Alongside this will be a BDG of Calke car-park and updates to the Antony House BDG.

Following discussions with Rob Macklin, Head of Food & Farming, and John Kay, Farmed Environment & Resources Adviser, we will be developing some Farm BDGs. More information on these will be available shortly. And following a suggestion by Paul Wankiewicz, we shall also be looking at developing a BDG on Presentation and Standards.

Natasha Rozanski, one of our central building team interns, has now finished her internship. During her time with us she worked with Deanna Fernance on composting toilets and SUDs. She also completed a BDG on Deer Larders and a short one on flooding at Sizergh Castle.

Katherine Rawlinson, another of our central building team interns, is still with us, working on cottage refurbishment BDGs. Pamphill Farmhouse, Dorset is now online; others will be available shortly.

Megan Hari, from the New York University in London, has been in touch and is keen to help put together some case studies on coastal erosion, flooding and damage to historic fabric (from issues with freezing and thawing) so may well be in touch with you for some information. Please contact me if you have any good projects for her to look at.

We will shortly be advertising for new interns to start in June who will focus on BDGs on environmental perfor-mance and sustainable technology.

So, lots going on but as always please do get in touch if you have any projects which would make a great BDG: kelly.gardiner@nationaltrust.org.uk

Introducing Kelly Jobanputra, Promotion Co-ordinator

I have always been passionate about the National Trust and what it stands for as a charity and so I am absolutely delighted to now be a full-time member of the Buildings team. My background is in journalism, working for the BBC, but I also have experience of working for many charities in a range of roles over the years.

I began an internship with the Trust in early January as a digital social media officer for the Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme. I've been writing blogs for our bursary scheme website, as well as sharing the great work that our skilled apprentices do via Twitter and Facebook. I have visited several apprentices to conduct video interviews with them at their sites and you will be able to see these videos very soon! Now, as my role has progressed, I shall continue to work at promoting this fantastic scheme but will also now be working with all the Building and Rural Surveyors too.

Amongst other things, as part of my new role I will be involved in organising the Building Surveying Technical Panel meetings, promoting our Ask BART online forum and setting up a webpage that keeps all surveyors up to date with both internal and external training opportunities.

If you are on Facebook or Twitter, would you help me promote our Apprenticeship scheme pages please. Our Face-book page is on https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Traditional-Building-Skills-Bursary-Scheme/1379274692318268, you can follow Twitter @TTBSBS and we also have an Instagram page at http://instagram.com/ttbsbs#

You can contact me on kelly.jobanputra@nationaltrust.org.uk and I look forward to meeting you all at some point.

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JOINERS, MOVERS, LEAVERS

Welcome to Chee-Wai Lee, Building Surveyor, who has joined the North West team, and to Sam Catlin, Building Surveyor in London & South East Region, who will be looking after buildings on the South Downs.

Jonathan Bale (right) joined the Cotehele Building Conservation team on 6 May as a joiner apprentice through the Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme; Jonathan will be taking this 18-month opportunity to gain his NVQ level 2 in joinery and to learn some valuable building conservation skills. Hello Jonathan!

At the Centre, we welcome Ashley Groombridge, who has taken over Guy's role (see page 7) on a two-year contract, and Kelly Jobanputra, who has joined the team on a nine-month contract as the Guidance and Promotion Co-ordinator (see opposite).

When Nature Moves In – the revised Wildlife and Buildings Manual

The Trust’s Wildlife and Buildings Manual has been completely revised and updated for an external audience of home owners, building consultants and contractors. Many in the Buildings Profession acted as expert readers (thank you all!) as did external experts and staff from the Trust’s collections and nature conservation teams.

As well as the handy sections on dealing with particular types of wildlife, from plants to mammals and everything inbetween, it covers legislation, links to planning advice and includes a handy table of when mammals, birds, amphibians and key pollinating insects are active.

Excitingly it’s also the Trust’s first eBook. You can access a copy at http://intranet/intranet/when_nature_moves_in.pdf Hard copies have been distributed to property managers/house & collections managers. To buy a hard copy, see the Trust's online shop at http://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/when-nature-moves-in/p4941 To buy a Kindle copy go to http://www.amazon.co.uk/ or find an Apple version on iBooks.

Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd for students training in building and crafts

The Grampus Training in Contemporary Application of Traditional European Crafts programme is open to students in initial vocational training enrolled at a UK college or university. It funds and organises four-week trips to European countries where traditional crafts are practiced and taught. ‘Crafts’ covers a whole range of hands-on work, including textiles and art, but there are usually one or two building-related projects on offer too.

Ricky Seath, Joiner/Foreman at Thwaite Yard in Coniston, took part in a woodworking skills trip to Norway last year:

I got involved because of an email that was forwarded at work. I applied to go on the project through Grampus Heritage and Training, and was lucky enough to get a place. The project is funded through the EU Leonardo Da Vinci Foundation, the aim being to keep old arts alive. My chosen course provided an insight into how to build traditional Norwegian timber-frame houses, using traditional tools and techniques. Other people were there to learn other skills, such as scything.

Getting there was really easy as Grampus arranged and paid for everything, from the flights onwards, I just had to get to the airport. Before I went, I was put in touch with another joiner travelling from Brighton. The course was hosted by an English couple who have moved to Norway. Their house was the venue, but as it couldn't accommodate everyone, some of us slept in bell tents. While there, we ate traditional Norwegian food and whatever had been foraged in the grounds. I met a range of different people, many of whom were English but also a Belgian who worked for the European Union in Brussels who had funded his own place on the course. The course was led by a Master Norwegian Log House Builder, George Fuller, who guided all of us through at our own pace.

I really enjoyed my experience, and would recommend similar experiences to anyone that is interested. See more about Ricky’s experience on this video which was being filmed while he was working on site in Norway http://vimeo.com/75085465 (‘Stavlaft on the South Hill’ by Yvonne Davies). To find out about the funded trips which are currently available through Grampus Heritage and Training, see http://www.grampusheritage.co.uk/

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Get in touch and contribute to the next Waffle and Daub! If you have any articles or news to share, I would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Jacky Ferneyhough on consultant@nationaltrust.org.uk Deadline for the Summer issue: 5 July

DIARY DATES

Internal courses (book through MyPlace)

Procurement, various dates (tbc). One-day course in regions for Building Surveyors led by Claire Smart, Procurement Director. Floor repairs and leadlight window repairs, Coleshill, Oxon, July. Two one-day practical courses for Direct Labour Team staff. Car-park Design, three dates and venues (tbc). One-day course for Building Surveyors led by Rory Cullen, Head of Buildings. Wildlife and Buildings, Tyntesfield, near Bristol (date tbc). One-day course for Building Surveyors led by David Bullock, Head of Nature Conservation.

Contracts, December (date tbc). One-day course for Building Surveyors led by Caroline Steel, Specialist Lawyer. Sample of external courses

Building Survey Week: analysing and recording historic buildings, 26–30 May, Oxford. A general introduction to understanding historic buildings. Strong emphasis on practical, ‘portable’ skills and covers observation, investigation, analysis and recording. The tutors are historic building specialists from English Heritage. Cost from £545. www.conted.ox.ac.uk/V400-361

Practice and Theory: Managing Change in Historic Buildings, 2–5 June, West Dean, West Sussex. The technical issues of building conservation within the broader conservation context to consider why we conserve buildings. Cost £542. Contact Liz Campbell on 01243 818219 or liz.campbell@westdean.org.uk www.westdean.org.uk/CollegeChannel/CPD/Conservation/BuildingConservationMasterclasses.aspx

Assessing the Impact of Change in the Historic Environment, 11 June, Manchester; 9 July, York; or 10 September, Birmingham. A one-day HELM course which gives a thorough briefing on the National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance from a heritage perspective. It will also highlight how English Heritage guidance provides support to interpret these documents. Contact Phil Pollard, HELM, on 01904 601998 or email him on helmbookings@english-heritage.org.uk More details on www.helm.org.uk/training

Conservation of Timber in Buildings, 27–28 June, Ludlow and Coalbrookdale, Telford. Historic joinery will be covered on the first day with an analysis of repair techniques for timber-framed buildings on day two. Contact Harriet Devlin on 01952 435969 or email h.devlin@bham.ac.uk; more details on www.ironbridge.org.uk/learning/adult-courses/

Conservation and Repair of Masonry Ruins, 15–18 July, West Dean College, West Sussex. Although aimed at those concerned with the conservation of ruined structures, the principles and skills are also applicable to roofed buildings. Includes assessment of structural and surface condition of masonry walls, identification of traditional materials, fault diagnosis, removal and control of organic growth, consolidation and treatment of wall tops, specification of mortars and grouts and preparation and placing of mortar, with practical exercises. Contact Liz Campbell on 01243 818219 or liz.campbell@westdean.org.uk / www.westdean.org.uk/CollegeChannel/CPD/Conservation/BuildingConservationMasterclasses.aspx

Lime training and Lime Rendering & Plastering, Cornish Lime Company, Bodmin: various dates. One-day hands-on courses on general working with lime or specifically on render and plaster. £65. See http://www.cornishlime.co.uk CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Institute of Historic Building Conservation Summer School: ‘The Art of Conservation’, 5–7 June, Edinburgh. For more information see www.ihbc.org.uk/edinburgh2014 and book at booking@ihbc.org.uk

Meeting the Challenge of a Sustainable Urban Future: the contribution of green walls, 4–5 September, Stafford-shire University, Stoke-on-Trent. The first international conference on green walls in urban areas. Download a PDF with more details at International Green Wall Conference 4-5 Sept 2014

National Conference for Building Surveyors, 24–25 September, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Glos. Book through MyPlace

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