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Traditional Building Skills and Building Conservation Courses

Cressing Temple

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Address: Witham Road, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8PD

Telephone: 01376 584903

Website: www.cressingtemple.org.uk

Traditional Building Skills Courses and Seminars
Since 1997 the Historic Buildings and Conservation team at Essex County Council has run a series of one, two or three day hands-on courses in traditional building skills. The courses aim to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our historic buildings by using the appropriate methods and materials to repair and conserve them.

The programme responds to the ongoing shortage of traditional building skills, and aims to provide a greater access to craftspeople through re-training, as well as giving home owners the skills to repair their properties.

Most of the courses are held at the historic site of Cressing Temple however, some of the courses are held at sites around the county where students work on real projects giving them a unique opportunity to learn by repairing a historic structure or building.

Traditional building professionals provide tuition on techniques for the conservation and repair of historic fabric through the use of traditional materials such as lime plaster, wattle and daub, thatch and flint. Hands-on courses and associated lectures on specialist topics are suitable for those wanting to expand their skills or hone existing talents, either for home conservation projects or to expand business prospects.

Running alongside the hands-on courses are a series CPD lectures suitable for building professionals, architects, surveyors, historic building enthusiast and those with an interest in historic buildings.

 

Lime Plaster, Run Mouldings & Pargetting
21st - 22nd January 2010 at Cressing Temple Barns
A two-day course covering the art and craft of lime plastering, mouldings run in situ, and pargetting. It is open to working plasterers who want to broaden their
experience, home owners and the enthusiastic amateur. No experience needed.

Cost
£190

 

Repair & Conservation of Historic Windows
25th - 26th February 2010 at Cressing Temple Barns
In order to keep as much of the old fabric of the historic building as possible, conservation officers will normally insist that doors and windows are repaired and not replaced. This two-day course is intended for working carpenters and joiners who want to develop their experience in this area of woodwork. Amateurs with an interest in historic joinery and who have basic woodworking skills are welcome.

Cost
£190

 

Damp Proofing and Timber Treatment
10th February 2010
The session will dispel the myths about damp and timber decay by looking at how to assess the problems and then find an appropriate solution for traditional buildings, without necessarily using chemical treatments.

Cost
£50

 

Building Regulations and Historic Buildings
17th March 2010
Building regulations and listed buildings often seem to be in conflict, a situation more apparent than real. These two talks will address the application of the Building Regulations to listed buildings, covering disabled access, insulation, fire and sound.

Cost
£50

 

Buying and Selling a Listed Building
31st March 2010
This lecture will be of special interest to new or prospective owners of listed buildings and Estate Agents. We will help you through the law surrounding listed buildings and the other issues involved in owning a listed property, separating fact from fiction.

Cost
£50

 

A tour of a traditional brick works & a guided walk through Bury St Edmunds
11th March 2010
A rare opportunity to visit Bulmer Brick & Tile Company and Bury St Edmunds in the company of one of the country’s leading traditional brick-makers. You will look at and discuss the conservation and repair of historic rubbed and gauged work. The day will help professionals to specify and oversee work in the correct manner, and will also be of interest to the enthusiastic amateur.

Cost
£95. Lunch not included

 

Build Your Own Bread Oven
Take out-door cooking to the next level by learning how to build a traditional brick bread oven for your back garden. This course would be suitable for homeowners or brick layers and builders who would like to offer their clients something different.

If you are interested in this course please contact us for more details. Cost and date to be confirmed

 

Contact details

For more information contact Katie Seabright on:

Telephone:
01245 437672

E-mail:
traditional.buildingskills@essexcc.gov.uk