This year the Building Limes Forum have organised a conference and gathering to celebrate 40 years of lime revival, which will takes place from 5-7 September at the University of Bath, with the programme now formally recognised as CPD for IHBC members.
The Building Limes Forum writes:
This year’s Conference & Gathering of the Building Limes Forum, generously supported by English Heritage, commemorates 40 years of the lime revival with lectures and visits looking at the work at Wells and developments in the four decades since.
The programme includes case studies and presentations by members, lectures and workshops and tours of Bath, Glastonbury, Wells and Bradford-upon-Avon.
Speakers include:
- Jerry Sampson, the conservation programme at Wells
- Nick Durnan, work to the statuary at Wells
- Catherine Woolfit, The legacy of the lime work at Wells
- Clare Torney, Historic Scotland, modern restoration mortars – the future of lime in masonry repair
- Sally Strachey, Sally Strachey Historic Conservation, shelter coats
- Roz Artis, Scottish Lime Centre, additives and admixtures for lime mortars
- David Odgers :Reflections on the Wells experience; legacy and future challenges (Baker Memorial Lecture)
- Mike Lawrence, University of Bath: Calcitic aggregates in lime mortars: current research
- Gianluca Pesce, Nanolime: update on current research
- George O’Malley, the Replastering of St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford, Ireland
- Nigel Copsey (England), Craig Frew (Scotland), Stephen Waite (USA), Bill Jordan (Australia), hot-lime mortars
The conference of the Building Limes Forum is recognised by the IHBC for continuing professional development (CPD).
View the full event programme
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