Conservation Structural Engineer.....also on BS
Joined April 2015
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Thinking time to draw a line under Twitter. A great conservation community that helped me keep going through Covid times, but just an empty shell now.
Happy Christmas, and see you all on B-sky :)
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Looking for somewhere to stay in Scarborough.... came across this interesting blog..... hadn't realised The Grand Hotel (II*) was by #Leeds architect Cuthbert Brodrick..... secretlibraryleeds.net/2019/… .....going to have to book there now! 🙂
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I love to see buildings I've worked on in the past fully repaired. Was involved with St Helen's some 20 years ago! Well done to those involved
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At its core, St Helen's, Barmby on the Marsh is a medieval structure. However, the character of this Yorkshire is largely provided by its later Georgian features.
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Danger: play area! I particulalry like the rule that there is to be no running..... Have to admit I have broken it many times chasing my children!
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How to build it ........a bit of Temporary Works design this week ....large opening in a @BritishListedB load bearing wall.....the temporary works can be more involved than the permanent @IStructE
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Lovely back stair in a Soane influenced compact neoclassical villa currently working on @BritishListedB
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Holiday in Greece......Temple of Poseidon...decided to sketch not snap...... helped me see it #drawing #sketching 🙂✏️
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Pleased to announce Capstone just been appointed to investigate and specify repairs for this lovely #Lancashire war memorial @CWGC @WarMemorials
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An asian hornet survey first!
Found wedged between a sash window & outer boarding yesterday. Incredible cross-section view of the nest. I was scared! Becoming a real menace..... wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/…
(Authorities have been notified)
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I imagine the person responsible foe emptying these 2 buckets retired some years ago.....
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This collapse......having viewed internally (from a distance!) it is actually caused by a collapse on the rear slope, puhsing the front outwards.
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Did an assessment of the original Guest and Chrimes brass foundry buildings. Lovely 1901 film: youtube.com/watch?v=RPU36tb5…
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#Buttress-Friday.... Now that's what I call a Buttress! ......Lovely Norman Arch inside too..... @EngChurchPics @CofE_Churchcare @friendschurches @NatChurchTrust
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....was in there with a client having a drink a few weeks ago 🙃
6 Aug 2025
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is an interesting building, but not quite as ancient as claimed.
Supposedly dating back to 793, instead the building started as a dovecote, dated around 1400, originally standing at the nearby monastery.
ALT A photograph of the exterior of a timber-framed, old pub beside a small pub garden.
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.....A little shocked at this one.....Listed Building meets Design&Build carpark.... @BritishListedB @IHBCtweet @SAVEtoReuse @SPABScotland
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Standing at the top of a ladder deciding whether to get off or not.....decided 'not'.......joists all good, but lots of decayed boards. What a lovely well ventilated mostly dry, untoucher roof. Barn Conversion
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Opportunity for nice sea swim after today's site visit :)
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Lime ash floor: at 3 inches thick, 7 times heavier than floorboards. This truss was up to the job until beetle decay set in, right at midspan :( @IHBCtweet @SPABScotland @HistoricEngland
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