Buildings Historian offers a highly individual service researching the history and archaeology of old houses and buildings, their surroundings and occupants.
South East, England
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A great week's course @WealddownMuseum helping to build an oak timber frame with Joe Thompson at the fabulous Weald & Downland Museum. Great way to learn about medieval buildings.
ALT 2/2 Now repaired, back in use as homes, and hopefully good for at least another 150 years. A little known gem by one of the great architects of the Victoria era.
ALT Repairs in progress at the dilapidated former Cookridge Convalescent Hospital (1869), near Leeds designed by Norman Shaw in country house style. Grade II listed.
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When you live in a house as low-slung aged as ours (1628), winter sun is heaven’s gift. 3.46pm today.
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Discovered in Shropshire, we ask, is this Britains most listing listed building? conta.cc/33A8RQt
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📢Building of the Month December 2020: Grimethorpe Hall, Brierly, Barnsley, South Yorkshire 👉savebritainsheritage.org/cam…📷Neal Theasby CC BY-SA 2.0 via geograph
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We've helped to protect 396 listed places of worship thanks to the Taylor Pilot Review, a £1.8 million scheme funded by @DCMS.
The pilot offered free support and advice for listed places of worship of all faiths and denominations.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3ncEOa3
A remarkable survival - rural surveyor’s leather bound appraisement notebooks c.1811. Rare and splendid artefacts found when researching a Georgian farmhouse. The valuation on transfer of tenancy records field names, stock inventory and assets for many local farms- a rich source.
ALT Leather bound agricultural surveyor's note-books; flip-over style with one notebook retaining its brass clasp. Found whilst researching a Georgian Farmhouse and the field names around it. The survey took place in 1811.
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Roof of historic hall damaged after youths were seen climbing on it derbytelegraph.co.uk/burton/…
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Team member James at his workstation on top of the lantern roof at All Saints Pavement, York. He is about to begin installing a new lead roof, the previous roof had lasted 185 years, his first job was getting everything up there from the street 110 feet below
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Team member Tom undertaking repairs to the Font at St. Helen's, Stonegate, York. The mid 12th.c bowl sits quietly on its 15th.c quatrefoil foot, this stands on its 13th.c base. How many babes in arms have been wetted here over the last 900 years... mind boggling.....
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Have a look at our rather wonderful new interactive map to explore all the cruck, Wealden and tree-ring-dated buildings listed in our databases - archaeologydataservice.ac.uk…. Thank you @ADS_Update!
A sad example of theft of heritage metal from a church building in Wiltshire. Let’s hope the police investigation is sucessful.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wi…
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Working our way up one of the grand staircases at @Wentworth_House Here we are carrying out conservation works to the finely carved stone treads. The cantilever stair which seems to float in mid air over four floors is richly adorned with skilfully crafted wrought balustradings
