SPAB Kent and Surrey Group Visit to Joinery Workshop, Canterbury

Friday 24 July, 10.30am

Join the Kent and Surrey Group for a visit to a timber joinery workshop specialising in Accoya timber. We will see the production process and discuss the replacement of timber windows and doors in the context of SPAB philosophy, including questions of material authenticity and the decisions involved in retaining, repairing or replacing historic fabric. We will also explore the complex considerations surrounding single and double glazing, and the retention of historic glass.

The visit is of interest to specialists and historic property owners

You will need

Please wear sturdy and closed-toed shoes, hi-vis jacket. This is a factory environment so please dress accordingly. The hosts will supply tea, coffee and biscuits.

How to get there

There is limited parking outside Unit 13 and more around the grounds of the Chislet Business Park, Hersden, Canterbury CT3 4BY (off Island Road A28)

Accessibility

•    There is easy access. 
•    There is parking outside and near the unit and toilets are available

Anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.

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 credit: Andrew Jaynes Joinery