Lime mortars used to create water proof step well
At the base of Amber Fort in Jaipur you can find the Step Well, originally built and rendered with lime…
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Back in India
Back in India at Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi. This complex with its central Humayun’s Tomb which…
Mortar analysis for Warren Moor Mine
Womersleys have just completed lime mortar analysis for some structures at Warren Moor Mine in North…
The Shorea tree our soucre of Dammar Resin
Womersleys for many years have sold natural plant oil based paints for timber. The Aglaia and Beeck …
Final day in Ethiopia Conservation Management Plans and Goodbye
Day 8 of the conference concluded with Mark presenting key issues to be included in Conservation and…
Day 6: Promoting Tourism through Conserving Heritage Conference
Linked to the lime and conservation training for masons and craftspeople in Gondor, Ethiopia, Mark was…
Day 5 Lime Training in Ethiopia
Today we have built a lime kiln with basalt and daub to burn free surface limestone deposits, containing…
Day 4 Lime Training in Ethiopia
Today we were removing small areas of masonry where cracks run through the curving towers at Dawit&rsquo…
Day 3 Training in Ethiopia
Today we grouted localised voids in walls supported by clay and earth daub reservoirs and gravity grouting…
Empress Mentewab's Kuskuam Complex
The palace and complex of Empress Menetwab built 1730. The epitome of a romantic melancholy ruin…
Day 2 of Lime Training in Ethiopia
Day 2 of training and working with Ethiopian craftsmen and women at the Royal Enclosure Gondor. We continued…
Lime Training in the Royal Compound at Gonder
The Royal Enclosure, early 17th Century, Gonder, Ethiopia. I am very lucky to be working here running…
Day 1 of Running Lime Training in Ethiopia
Day 1: Digging out one year old lime putty that had previously been run into a pit from quick lime and…
Earth mortars and Northern Ethiopia
St Marys Church and Emperor Menelik’s former Capital in the Entoto Mountains. The first church…
Inspirational Wattle and Daub in Ethiopia
ZOMA MUSEUM is an environmentally conscious art and educational centre located in Addis Ababa Ethiopia…
Providing Lime Training Out of the Rain
It is always a delight to provide lime training to the teams and volunteer groups working for the Canal…
Natural Pozzolana described by Vitruvius in the Roman Era
Vitruvius writing The Ten Books of Architecture in 27BCE reminds us that natural and manmade pozzolana…
An introduction to Silicate Paints
Pure active silicate mineral paints are bound only with mineral binding agents. They are formed by mixing…
Faux Marbling and Traditional Paints Training
Womersleys will run their final built heritage training day for Leeds City Council, for this year, at…
Spenfield House Decoration Inspires Training Day
Womersleys will run their final built heritage training day for Leeds City Council, for this year, at…
Training at the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham
Fantastic day with students from south and city college Birmingham learning about historical development…
Paint Stripping Samples for Wythenshaw Hall
Womersley’s have been employed to undertake sample paint stripping to the fire damaged main hall…
Cast Roman Cement from 1840 on a building in Liverpool
Cast, run in situ and flat renders made from Roman Cement can be found throughout Liverpool in the first…
A refresher day on Hot Limes for Mono Masonry
Mono Masonry described a training day provided at their yard on Friday as 'a Great day with Mark Womersley…