Exterior 11th December 2014 11th December 2014 Black or white windows So we’ve moved in now and one of the things that needs doing in the spring is an outside paintjob. We need to return…
Exterior 1st November 2014 1st November 2014 Last of the autumn sun Went round to the house today to meet a railing manufacturer. Grabbed a couple of shots of the house looking splendid in the autumn…
Exterior, History 31st October 2014 28th August 2015 Old maps reveal original features Old Maps used to be pretty detailed! This is from the OS map of 1911. Not only has the house name well and truly…
Exterior, Products, Stonework 30th October 2014 4th September 2015 Lime Mortar I’ve been investigating the best way to patch and re-point sandstone. Apparently a big no-no is using normal cement mortar as it will actually…
History 15th October 2014 22nd June 2016 Domestic Revival Architecture Domestic Revival Architecture So Mrs Penraevon has been educating me about design…and in particular the changes in design between the late 1800’s and the…
