Journal — 3 essays
Essays on lime, timber, stone, and the damage done since 1980.
Occasional long-form writing from members of the practice — material knowledge, regional vernacular, and frank diagnoses of the common mid-century interventions that most listed buildings in the South East are still recovering from.
- 01Why we still slake our own, and when the bagged stuff is fine.
On hot-mixed lime
18 February 2026 · James Ashford · 4 min read
- 02A regional vernacular form that deserves more attention than it gets.
The Sussex catslide
24 January 2026 · Ben Fairweather · 3 min read
- 03The decade of cement render, chemical damp-proof courses, and plastic paint. We are still undoing the damage.
What the 1980s did to our listed buildings
11 December 2025 · Dr Eleanor Pelham · 5 min read