Research, Repairs and Restrictions at the Old House Project

Event details

Research, Repairs and Restrictions at the Old House Project
Online Talk

Thursday, 29 June 2023
13:00 - 14:00 (BST)
£6 per person - SPAB member
£7 per person - Non-member

In November 2018, the SPAB bought a Grade II* 'building at risk' in Kent and embarked on a repair project bigger than any it has attempted for many decades. The third in a collection of online talks celebrating our Old House Project, this lecture will highlight how the SPAB made progress on the project during the height of the Covid pandemic and overcame other early problems and restrictions. 

When the SPAB purchased former St Andrews Chapel, it had been unoccupied for 50 years and was hidden behind an overgrown garden. Vandal damage had left the site vulnerable, and parts of the roof were leaking. Special Operations Manager Jonny Garlick and Matthew Slocombe, SPAB Director will discuss our approach to tackling the vital roof and chimney repairs to this unique building, as well as the structural stabilisation of the west wall. They will also introduce the research applied by the project team to better understand local lime, ragstone and septaria, which was used in the early repairs to the site. Jonny and Matthew will welcome audience questions at the end of the presentation. 

If you cannot make the live talk, but wish to watch it on demand, advance booking is required - the live presentation will be recorded, and a separate link will be emailed to you after the recording is prepared (with viewing access of the recording until 28 July 2023).
 

You may also be interested in the first two talks of this collection, now available to watch on demand:

An Introduction of the Old House Project  

Archaeology at the Old House Project.
 

Speakers:
Jonathan Garlick, Special Operations Manager (Projects & Working Parties), SPAB
Jonny Garlick trained as a building surveyor in London and went on to work with a conservation builder and designer in Devon. Jonny was a SPAB Scholar in 1996, following which he worked for small, medium and large sized commercial surveying practises where he became Chartered. Jonny joined the SPAB in 2005 and has since overseen the SPAB's U-value and building performance research, carried out over 30 working parties covering the length and breadth of the UK, and is currently project managing the SPAB's repair projects and British hydraulic lime research.

Matthew Slocombe, Director, The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
Matthew Slocombe MA FSA IHBC was previously the SPAB's head of casework. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Council member of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Published works include the Shire book of Traditional Building Materials.

IT requirements:
To join the online talk (delivered via Zoom Webinar) all you need is an internet connection and a laptop, phone or device with the ability to play video and audio. You will not be on screen and can ask questions via the webinar's Q&A function.  

Accessibility:
Please contact us if there are any adaptations we can make that would make the lecture more accessible for you.

Main image credit: Christian Montez 
Small images credit: Daniel Bridge (L & R); Christian Montez (M)

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