In search of Pozzolana Sources part 4
In search of sources of Pozzolana for UNESCO. Just outside the port of Gorgora, developed further by…
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In search of Lime Sources part 3
In search of sources of Lime for UNESCO. Next to the Blue Nile, 10km south of the Junction from where…
In search of Lime Sources part 2
In search of sources of Lime for UNESCO. Found after a 5 km walk from the hamlet and church of ኖራ ኢየሱስ…
In search of Lime Sources part 1
In search of sources of Lime for UNESCO in Old Gorgora, Northern Ethiopia. Sites near to the former …
Fantastic News!
Fantastic News! Today, M. Womersleys Ltd have entered into a partnership agreement with the Authority…
Three Pictures in Top 15
Mark Womersley was pleased to find out that after submitting 3 pictures into the SOAS School of Arts…
Wonderful 14-15th Century Timber Aisled Hall
A wonderful, potentially 14th century Ethiopian building, hidden behind refurbished chika (clay and …
Great News! Funding for Lime Kiln Feasibility Study
Great News! M Womersleys have helped ARCCH, in Ethiopia, secure UNESCO World Heritage Funding. …
The Coffee is Wonedrful
Bitten by ants, mosquitos, and fleas on the Zege peninsula, which projects into Lake Tana, but the coffee…
Vernacular Construction
Traditional construction on Zege, before eucalyptus and tin sheets were introduced at the end of the…
The Water that Smokes
Linking the Gondar and Gojam Regions of Northern Ethiopia is the Portuguese bridge, built by emperor…
Yemrehanna Kristo
Yemrehanna Kristo, 12 ͦ 8’26’’N 39 ͦ 4’19’’E. After journeying from…
Local Honey
The peaceful testing and measuring out of the honey, in a village near Yemrehenna Kristos, northern …
Perhaps the World's Largest Monolith
Bet Medhane alem, Lalibela. The worlds largest church carved completely out of solid rock, standing …
Golgotha and the House of Michael
The House of Michael, Lalibela (13th Century): A wonderful, atmospheric, Christian church carved out…
The Orthodox Christian community coming to worship
The 13th century rock church of St George in Lalibela. Siting 2400 metres above sea level in the Ethiopian…
Melancholy theatre inspections
July and August are always a busy time for theatre ceiling inspections, but this year our surveys are…
A real plethora of mortar mixes
We have just completed investigations into the types of plasters, ceiling finishes and floor build ups…
Repairs specification for Saltaire Church
After the partial collapse of the ceiling at Saltaire United Reform church , following high winds and…
Fine Staircase in Georgian Manor House
Fine Staircase in Georgian Manor House It was a pleasure to offer advice on repairs at The Grange, Leeds…
Yorkshire Timber Frame from 1480
It was good to see a repaired timber famed bay from 1480 ready for re-erection in Leeds, after it has…
Surveying the Stunning Oval Hall
M Womersleys have just finished initial survey work of the historic fibrous plaster, and concrete frame…
Historic Paint Analysis for Holy Trinity
M. Womersleys have just helped to identify the original paint colour scheme within Holy Trinity Church…
Clay construction mortars in use today
A reminder of how we built in the UK, upto the mid-18th century, when no lime was readily available. …