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Great visit to Baildon Hall (now a social club) on Saturday. A largely C17 stone house with C19 alterations, incorporating a C15 timber-framed wing. An earlier screens passage still survives inside.
Baildon Hall front view.

ALT Baildon Hall front view.

Baildon Hall parlour ceiling.

ALT Baildon Hall parlour ceiling.

Remnant of screens passage with three doorways at Baildon Hall.

ALT Remnant of screens passage with three doorways at Baildon Hall.

C15 timber-framed wing at Baildon Hall.

ALT C15 timber-framed wing at Baildon Hall.

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Huge thanks to @SVBWG for organising and hosting a superb VAG Spring Conference! We saw an excellent variety of Scottish buildings ranging from castles to longhouses and enjoyed every minute.
Sauchie Tower.

ALT Sauchie Tower.

17th century house in Stirling.

ALT 17th century house in Stirling.

The unusual electricity substation at Culross.

ALT The unusual electricity substation at Culross.

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Culross - what a wonderful place to visit on the final day of the VAG Spring Conference. Vernacular surprises around every corner (even on a rainy day)!
Window with shutters in Culross.

ALT Window with shutters in Culross.

View of rooftops in Culross.

ALT View of rooftops in Culross.

Culross Palace.

ALT Culross Palace.

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Final day of the VAG Spring Conference and it was great to start the day with a visit to the fabulous Bannockburn House to see its remarkable plasterwork and other features. Thanks for the tour, @BannockburnHSE!
Plaster ceiling at Bannockburn House.

ALT Plaster ceiling at Bannockburn House.

Bannockburn House front elevation.

ALT Bannockburn House front elevation.

Bannockburn House.

ALT Bannockburn House.

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Moirlanich Longhouse, near Killin, visited during VAG Spring Conference. Lovely example of a cruck-framed cottage with byre, with 'hingin lum' (hanging chimney) and box beds. National Trust for Scotland - well worth a visit!
Hingin lum (hanging chimney) at Moirlanich Longhouse.

ALT Hingin lum (hanging chimney) at Moirlanich Longhouse.

Parlour with box beds at Moirlanich Longhouse.

ALT Parlour with box beds at Moirlanich Longhouse.

Roof at Moirlanich Longhouse.

ALT Roof at Moirlanich Longhouse.

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A castle, a long house, a tin tabernacle and a historic library and chapel - a wonderful variety of buildings for day two of the VAG Spring Conference in Stirling!
Castle Menzies.

ALT Castle Menzies.

Moirlanich longhouse.

ALT Moirlanich longhouse.

Scottish Episcopal Church, Killin.

ALT Scottish Episcopal Church, Killin.

Innerpeffray Library and Chapel.

ALT Innerpeffray Library and Chapel.

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Trustees met this evening as plans continue for Clayton Hall's Grand Reopening. A few finishing touches are still underway, but we're excited to welcome visitors soon. We're also gathering memories, stories and photos for future projects. Watch this space!
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More images from day one of the VAG Spring Conference in Stirling (where Christmas has come early to one shop).
Oval window at The Gold Lion hotel, Stirling.

ALT Oval window at The Gold Lion hotel, Stirling.

The Boys' Club, Stirling.

ALT The Boys' Club, Stirling.

Tinsel & Tartan shop, Stirling.

ALT Tinsel & Tartan shop, Stirling.

Stonework at The Gold Lion hotel, Stirling.

ALT Stonework at The Gold Lion hotel, Stirling.

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Great day in Stirling on day one of the VAG Spring Conference, exploring the city and the castle (including the secret bits!).
Cowane's House, Stirling.

ALT Cowane's House, Stirling.

The Boys' Club, Stirling.

ALT The Boys' Club, Stirling.

Stirling Castle.

ALT Stirling Castle.

The Settle Inn, Stirling.

ALT The Settle Inn, Stirling.

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The rather lovely venue for this year's VAG Spring Conference - Stirling University. About to kick off with an introductory talk on 'Living in a cold, wet climate: environment, materials and vernacular buildings in Scotland'. Very appropriate as we had a heavy shower earlier!
VAG conference delegates on the Stirling University campus.

ALT VAG conference delegates on the Stirling University campus.

Stirling University campus.

ALT Stirling University campus.

Stirling University campus.

ALT Stirling University campus.

Stirling University campus.

ALT Stirling University campus.

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Wales is great for buildings archaeology: early vernacular architecture specialists like Lord Raglan, St Fagans museum (📸) & very accurate listing entries... but there are currently no Welsh dates on The Buildings Archaeologist book tour 🥲 Anyone know some events organisers?
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Spent much of this week on an archaeological survey of a Nottinghamshire mediaeval hall house built from trees felled in 1497 and 1500. It is one of those properties that looks entirely Victorian from the exterior but gives up its secrets the moment you step over the threshold...
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Our June Newsletter is hot off the press! Catch up with all our latest news, including info about forthcoming events, publications and of course buildings in Yorkshire (and elsewhere)! yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/jun26…
Cover page of YVBSG Newsletter June 2026

ALT Cover page of YVBSG Newsletter June 2026

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VIDÉO - Beaucoup de façades à pans de bois ont été détruites ou recouvertes. “Un patrimoine souvent détruit” : course contre l'oubli pour inventorier les dernières maisons à pans de bois à Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor). ici.fr/culture/patrimoine/vi…
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A one-day conference on Exeter's buildings coming up soon ...
Poster advertising conference on Exeter's buildings on 25 April 2026.

ALT Poster advertising conference on Exeter's buildings on 25 April 2026.

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Plus grand musée à ciel ouvert de France, l’Écomusée d’Alsace est organisé comme un village alsacien du début du XXe siècle. actu.fr/histoire-patrimoine/…
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The Écomusée d’Alsace: The largest open-air museum in France. L’Écomusée d'Alsace, situé à Ungersheim (Haut-Rhin), offre une immersion totale dans la vie traditionnelle alsacienne en reconstituant un village typique du XIXe siècle. mainlymuseums.com/post/1360/…
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I'm really looking forward to talking folklore at this online event on 2 April. I've found an understanding of folk tradition hugely enriches the study of ancient buildings because it informs us about how people thought about them. Bookings here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folkl…
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Keen garderobe-gogglers may be interested to learn that I've spent part of today writing a good chunky section on latrines for The Buildings Archaeologist book, including this reconstructed one in the parlour chamber of Bayleaf (now at the Weald & Downland Living Museum).
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BBC News - 'We want to bring Baguley Hall in Wythenshawe back to life' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjm…

'We want to bring Baguley Hall in Wythenshawe back to life'

Restorations plans are now under way for the Grade-I listed Baguley Hall in Wythenshawe.

bbc.co.uk
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