York Symposium

Traditional Mortars Symposium
10, 11 12 June 2019
York

Over the last 5 years, there has been a growing awareness of the historic ubiquity of earthlime and hot mixed lime mortars and a renewed emphasis upon like-for-like repair of traditional buildings, as well as important research into the character and performance, as well as the historic precedence, of Natural Hydraulic Lime Mortars.  Like-for-like and compatible repair will usually require the use of earth-lime and hot mixed lime mortars. The York Symposium aims to bring together all current thinking and knowledge about traditional mortars, presenting recent research outcomes, revised heritage agency guidance and case studies from around the UK, Ireland, Spain and Canada. The speakers will be drawing upon long and more recent experience using traditional mortars for the repair and conservation of historic fabric, sharing their insights and knowledge in theory and in practice. The Symposium is intended to allow the informed specification, mixing and confident use of earth-lime and hot mixed lime mortars, as well as demonstrating their historic prevalence, usefulness and enhanced performance characteristics. It is aimed at conservation professionals and practitioners, as well as homeowners and general builders.

Monday 10 June
Venue: St Anthony’s Hall, Jewbury, York
Time: 09.00-18.00
Alex Gibbons, mudworker and SPAB Fellow
Nigel Copsey, stonemason & building conservator
Alison Henry, Historic England Conservation Research Team
Fernando Vegas & Camilla Mileto, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universitat Politècnica de València
Roger Curtis, Historic Environment Scotland Conservation Research Team
Stafford Holmes, architect
Becky Little & Tom Morton, mudmason & architect
Ben Gourley earth-lime mortars in Western Canada
Marianne Suhr– tribute to Anthony Goode, traditional builder
Nigel Copsey stonemason & building conservator
19.30-20.45: Evening screening of The Architecture of Mud, documentary on mud masonry in the Hadhramaut Valley, Yemen directed by C Borelli.

Tuesday 11 June
Venue: St Anthony’s Hall, Jewbury, York
Time: 09.00-18.00
Alison Henry Historic England Architectural Conservation Research Team
Roger Curtis, Historic Environment Scotland Conservation Research Team
Bill Revie, materials scientist , CMC Consulting
David Wiggins, structural engineer
Craig Frew, conservation surveyor
Richard Jordan, traditional roofer and SPAB Fellow
Thom Kinghorn-Evans, Coestone, West Wales
William Skinner, conservator Cliveden Conservation
Philip Scorer, stonemason & conservator, Vitruvius Conservation
Nick Durnan, stone conservator
William Napier, plasterer & surveyor
Eoin Madigan, stonemason and SPAB Fellow
Chris Pennock, stonemason, Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim

Wednesday 12 June
Venue: York Minster Stoneyard
Time: 09.00-17.00
There will be tours of the scaffolding led by Minster masons where works are being carried out using locally burned magnesian lime, as well as demonstrations of mixing earth, earthlime and hot mixed lime mortars, as well as traditionally made putty lime, hot limewashes/sheltercoats and hot lime grouts. Participants will be invited to get involved and have a go.
Practitioners: Nigel Copsey, Richard Jordan, Thom Kinghorn-Evans, Philip Scorer, Will Skinner, Alex Gibbons, Eoin Madigan, Nick Durnan, Karl Mallard, with Bill Revie, Craig Frew, and Alison Henry.

Cost per day £110 (£100 for BLF members), £330 for all three days (£300 for BLF members).  Please book using the booking form.

Bursaries are available for those in the early years of their conservation/lime career, those who are self-employed, and those on a low income. Apply to the BLF Administrator.

This event is supported by Historic England and Historic Environment Scotland

   

with assistance from Cadw, EBUKI, York Conservation Trust, York Minster and the University of York. The event is recognised for CPD by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.