Interior 5th April 2015 20th August 2019 The Finished Attic As we have said before, we weren’t going to do the attic so early on in our restoration project, but we changed our mind…
Exterior, Garden 10th March 2015 10th March 2015 Spring time 2015 Now spring is here we’re just about to get loads of work done outside. We started with the railings and the gateposts. Next the…
Interior 8th March 2015 26th November 2015 The Attic So, we’ve started work on the Attic. We weren’t going to do it so early, but the way things have worked out it makes…
Exterior 1st March 2015 1st March 2015 Getting it’s name back So our house has finally got it’s name back. We already blogged about getting the gate posts removed to be carved and the history…
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 20th August 2019 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 20th August 2019 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…
