Date: -
Address: Unit 1, Sherburn-in-Elmet, LS25 6EP
Audience: SPAB Members and their guests
Price:
SPAB member £8
Non member £10
Event details
Tuesday 28 April, 10am – 1pm
Join the Notts and Derbys Group for a presentation and demonstration by Brouns & Co founder, Michiel Brouns, exploring the history and learning about the traditional uses, and benefits of linseed paint and oil.
Based in West Yorkshire where the paints’ raw ingredient, flax, is grown, Michiel Brouns, gained his expertise surveying historic buildings in his native Netherlands, before setting up Brouns & Co in 2006.
“Linseed paint is an incredible product for wooden surfaces both outside and in,” says Michiel. “We have this notion in the UK that the more coats of paint we put on timber, the better it is. Unfortunately, water always finds a way in, and when it does, it needs to find a way out again as well.”
“The usual application of four or five coats of a petrochemical-based paint does the exact opposite of what it is meant to do. It seals the water in and then the timber starts to rot. Linseed paint is different because it doesn’t form a film on top of the timber and it allows water to escape again and even helps to preserve the wood. It’s also long-lasting: maintenance is just a wipe with some oil once every 10-15 years, so it is actually cheaper than many brands of conventional paint.”
Brouns & Co work with architects’ practices all over the world and with a high-profile clients including Chatsworth House, the Grosvenor Estate, and London’s Natural History Museum.
If anyone would like to have lunch afterwards, The Motorist in Sherburn-in-Elmet has been recommended. Those who wish to join are very welcome, but please note that each person will order and pay for their own food and drinks on the day. (https://www.themotorist.com)
You will need
Please wear warm, comfortable layers.
How to get there
Brouns & Co
Unit 1
Bypass Park Estate
Sherburn-in-Elmet
Leeds, LS25 6EP
From the A1(M) – Junction 42
Exit A1(M) at Junction 42 following signs for Leeds / Selby (A63).
Take the A63 eastbound towards Selby.
After approx. 4 miles, take the A162 exit toward Sherburn in Elmet.
Follow the A162 north toward Sherburn in Elmet.
After approx. 1 mile, turn right into Bypass Park Industrial Estate.
Go through the estate entrance barrier. Unit 1 is immediately on the left inside the estate.
From the M62 – Junction 32A
Exit M62 at Junction 32A and join the A1(M) northbound.
Leave the A1(M) at Junction 42.
Follow signs for A63 Selby.
After about 4 miles, take the A162 to Sherburn in Elmet.
Continue north on the A162.
Turn right into Bypass Park Estate.
Unit 1 is the first unit on the left.
There is ample parking
Accessibility
The site is accessible.
Anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.
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Photo credit: Linseed oil paint making by Handwerker CC BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons