This year the Building Limes Forum (BLF) has organised their conference and gathering to take place from 18-20 September at Cambridge, with IHBC as co-sponsor and the programme recognised as CPD for IHBC members.
Craig Frew, IHBC member and conference co-organiser, said: ‘Speakers will include building professionals and practitioners and academics, who are at the forefront of current developments in the use of lime. There will be lectures and case studies in the mornings and visits in the afternoons, including to Ely on the Friday, Audley End, Saffron Walden and pargetting and plaster conservation on the Saturday together with either a walking tour of Cambridge or Hot Limes forum on Sunday.’
‘For those unable to attend the full conference, but fancy a taster of our event, we also offer a Pick ‘n’ Mix selection which includes the Baker Memorial Lecture on Saturday evening, this year given by Dr David Watt, chartered building surveyor and historic buildings consultant who will be discussing his career involvement with ancient monuments, standing ruins and other historic sites and buildings’
‘And thanks to the Ernest Cook Trust, the BLF has a number of bursaries available to help with students, apprentices or those starting out on their lime career with the costs of attending the conference.’
The BLF writes:
The 2015 Conference and Gathering of the Building Limes Forum will be held in Cambridge from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September. The venue will be the historic Clare College and the general theme will be Lime in East Anglia.
East Anglia has a long tradition of lime, covering its diverse range of historic building construction. This includes timber-framed (infilled with wattle and daub, lath and plaster or brick) and those built in flint and rubble, with the use of lime as the binder and limewash as a protective finish. Grander stone built houses, ecclesiastical buildings and universities will also be discussed.
For details on the bursaries email admin@buildinglimesforum.org.uk
