The peaceful, melancholy, construction site at Daga
The peaceful, melancholy, construction site at the highest point of the Daga Istafanos monastery near…
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Mortar and Salt Analysis at Caernarfon Castle
A fine day for taking mortar and salt analysis samples for testing to help inform our clients as to …
Advice on repairing beautiful Lime Stucco in York
A delight to be in one of the finest Georgian town houses in England to advise on conservation of mid…
Helping to manage the ongoing conservation at Lalish
Another enjoyable 8 days of helping to manage the ongoing conservation and restoration of the Temple…
Insulated Roof Build Ups
Womersleys provided training to specifiers and Roofing Apprentices at Leeds College of Building on the…
A Pleasure to Survey 16 and 17th Century Plasterwork
It was a pleasure to help advise on the conservation of historic hand formed lime stucco plasterworkat…
Lime Training for Architectural Students
Womersleys was pleased to supply lime training to architecture students at Leeds Industrial Museum at…
Plasterwork Surveys and Lessons to be Learnt
Over the last 8 years of carrying out plaster surveys, you would think that we would have found that…
Helping Volunteers Construct Walls for Swing Bridge
Womersleys worked with and trained Canal and River Trust volunteers to rebuild the brick walls that …
Womersleys help conserve Dale Mine
On the 22nd August a new project from the South West Peak Landscape Partnership broke ground at the …
Kirkgate Conservation Training comes to an end
Womersleys have finished their contract to provide conservation training to Leeds City Council for the…
Work begins on Yazidi Temple at Lalish
Womersleys are assisting the Consultancy for Conservation and Development in the progression of works…
Lime Stucco and Scultural Clay Plaster Training
It was a pleasure to provide training to a great group of people at Leeds College of Building for Leeds…
Re-building Header Chamber at Lock 14
Mark Womersley has been glad to help provide some additional lime training and support to volunteers…
Plant based organic pigments used to create beautiful paintings
Plant based organic pigments in fish oil form some of the natural decorative paints which have been …
Traditional Earth Daub
Earth and clay daub and plaster still form the backbone of worldwide construction. Whilst we manufacture…
Training in understanding the historic plasters of Ethiopia
Mark from Womersleys was pleased to work with the PROHEDEV programme funded by the European Union to…
The Cistern at Danqas
The Cistern at Danqas, the semi-permanent capital of Emperor Susenyos, built 1619. Influenced by Jesuit…
Do not assume every mortar was created from a hot lime mix
We need to remember that within the current fashion for recreating hot lime mortars that in many areas…
Early 17th Century Hydraulic Mortar Lined Cistern
The Cistern at Danqas, Northern Ethiopia, the semi-permanent capital of Emperor Susenyos, Built 1619…
Womersleys sponsor and support new Gondar Heritage Centre
Womersleys is proud to work with the people of Ethiopia to promote good conservation practice and are…
Pushkar, Rajasthan
It’s not all about the grand or refined architecture but just about the historic sense of place…
Moulded and raised 17th century lime stucco patterns
Jaipur Palace is decorated with moulded and raised 17th century lime stucco patterns which define four…
External and Internal Painted Decorative Lime Stucco
The entrance to Amber Palace in Jaipur is decorated with moulded raised 17th century lime stucco patterns…