Ornamental Lime Plastering Masterclass

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EXPRESSION OF INTREST FORM

Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September
Shankill Castle, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny. Fee: £225

Ornamental Lime Plastering Masterclass with Sean Wheatley. 

Sean is a specialist traditional plasterer and Master Plasterer with over four decades’ experience in lime plastering, rendering, historic plaster repair and decorative plasterwork. He teaches and demonstrates for organisations including SPAB and RICS, and is a SPAB Guardian on the Education and Training Committee.

Sean's work focuses on the conservation of traditional plastering skills and the repair of historic buildings using appropriate materials and methods. 

Participants will learn

• Running mouldings in situ. 

• Forming and repairing cornices. 

• Running and mitring internal and external corners. 

• Setting out mouldings and profiles.

• Traditional decorative plasterworking techniques. 

Sean will be supported by two additional instructors, with Gerard Edwards (2025 SPAB Fellow) acting as resident instructor throughout the course.

Lunch will be provided on both days. We are now inviting expressions of interest for this masterclass. Please complete the following questionnaire and we will be in touch in due course. 

Organised by SPAB Ireland

This event is generously supported by The Heritage Council

Photos and filming: We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion, including in print and online. Participants may take photos and short videos for personal use, with permission of the course leader and all other participants in frame. If you want to post on social media, please message SPAB's Comms Team (press@spab.org.uk or @spab1877) for permission. If your material is good, we might ask to share it with our followers.

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Photo © Ralph Hodgson