Research, Repairs and Restrictions at the Old House Project

Watch this recorded online talk to find out more about the SPAB’s Old House Project – an ambitious project to fully repair a Grade II* listed ‘building at risk’ and return it to use.

Former St Andrews Chapel had stood empty for 50 years when we bought it in 2018.

In this talk, Special Operations Manager Jonny Garlick and Director Matthew Slocombe explore how we made progress on the project during the height of the pandemic and overcame other early problems and restrictions. 

You’ll learn about the SPAB's approach to tackling the vital roof and chimney repairs to this unique building, as well as the structural stabilisation of the west wall. We also introduce the research applied by the project team to better understand local lime and ragstone, which was used in the early repairs to the site. 

How does it work? 

You will receive a booking confirmation email with a link and passcode to watch the recorded talk. Please check your junk mail if you don’t receive one.

Interested to know more? There are two more talks in our Old House Project collection, also available to watch on demand: 

An Introduction of the Old House Project  

Archaeology at the Old House Project

Speakers 

Matthew Slocombe, Director

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.

Jonny Garlick, Special Operations Manager 

Jonny Garlick is a trained building surveyor and was a 1996 SPAB Scholar in 1996. He joined the staff in 2005 and has since overseen the SPAB's U-value and building performance research and is currently project managing our repair projects and British hydraulic lime research.

IT requirements

To view this recorded lecture all you need is an internet connection and a laptop, phone or device with the ability to play video and audio.

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

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