Heritage and Training Days
Demonstrations of Lime mortaring at Skills Festival 2011
- Demonstrations of Lime mortaring at Skills Festival 2011
- John Grundy discusses Lime work at Skills Festival
- Learning the skill of hedge laying at Kelloe Field
- Learning the skill of Stone Masonry
- Learning how to restore sash and box windows
- An introduction to Blacksmithing day
- An introduction to Pole Lathing day
- Heritage Skills Symposium on including training in work
The North of England Civic Trust have promoted and improved the awareness of heritage skills such as hedge laying, dry stone walling, stone masonry, blacksmithing, traditional roofing, pole lathe turning, box and sash windows and lime painting. They did this by offering taster days and homeowners’ advice days. They arranged master classes for building professionals to improve their heritage skills. They trained volunteers with master craftsman on the buildings and structures the project has restored.
This Project has now completed.
The North of England Civic Trust have promoted and improved the awareness of heritage skills such as hedge laying, dry stone walling, stone masonry, blacksmithing, traditional roofing, pole lathe turning, box and sash windows and lime pointing
They ran the 2011 Souter Heritage Festival and a series of 34 taster days engaging with a total of over 2,500 attendees for 5,502 hours over the three year period.
The North of England Civic Trust ran 3 Homeowner days for those people with pre-1919 houses. They arranged master classes for building professionals and communities to improve their heritage skills training with a master craftsman on the buildings and structures the project restored.
They ran annual symposiums on topics such as how to include heritage skills in educational outreach; in principled procurement; and educating, engagement, inspiring.
Contact Information
For more information contact the North of England Civic Trust.
Tel: 0191 232 9279
Email: admin@nect.org.uk