Frew Conservation

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Closing this account very soon—the shitshow that X has become just isn’t for us anymore, despite having 1.8K lovely followers. Please join us on Bluesky @frewconservation where the conversation is better

Join me on Bluesky @craigfrew.bsky.social Also on Threads @frewconservation Will hang around here for a bit longer as I build contacts elsewhere

New work. Lochgilphead. Not quite sure what to call it. Essentially scraped back lime harl lined out to imitate the previous Victorian cement work, in the absence of any other evidence. Still to be painted. Main contractor S&C Crawford. Masonry contractor John Reid Construction.

Norman doorway and 13th century door at St James Church, Shere, Surrey…

Supporting @nationaltrust at Clandon Park Heritage Open Day 14 Sept 2024 with @AndrewBradleyS1. Great chatting with so many interested visitors

This building is remarkable and well worth a visit. I recorded, restored and recreated interior painted schemes here. If you look very carefully in the room with faux tortoiseshell etc, you might just find a discreet signature and date of my work:

Saddell Castle, Kintyre. Mostly under wraps but the freshly limewashed and harled chimneys and crowstepped gable are now visible. Delighted to be working with @LandmarkTrust @limerich_ed ZM Architecture & William Waugh & Sons on this one…

@ZigguratTen Thanks Corey. Possibly original but needs a closer look (hence the slightly vague description). Hopefully the opportunity will arise to carry out further investigation and analysis

@craigfrew Brilliant image Craig, is the harl original to the construction or a later intervention?

Benholm Kirk, Aberdeenshire. Built 1832. Early lime harl. Thin two-coat application with ‘pink’ pigmented (through coloured) finish coat, later limewashed over in pale yellow to off-white limewash. Visual observations only at this stage.

Stone condition survey, Montrose. Nice to see blue sky and sun 😎 after getting drookit in Inveraray yesterday ☔️

NEWS: John Gilbert Architects refurbishes Glasgow’s oldest residential building bit.ly/4aqmfX8

Assessing fire damaged Bath Stone in conjunction with non-destructive tests and physical measurement of the stones properties. The strength and hardness of the stone is significantly reduced with a slight decrease in density, and increase in porosity and water absorption capacity

The Tyndall Bruce Monument stands on the Blackhill, West Lomond. Built in 1855 by Margaret Tyndall Bruce to honour her late husband, Onesiphorus Tyndall Bruce. The Tyndall Bruces were owners of Falkland Estate at that time

The heavy hand of God: Europe’s brutalist churches – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

Doing a bit of survey work for ⁦@falklandestate⁩ at the Stables. Great wee cafe if you’re passing ☕️🥪🍰

A bit late, but Happy New Year folks!

It's a niche thing, but if you're into doors and architecture, history and travel - there's a free door digital print for new subscribers to my Genius Loci Digest which records my camper-van-camino throughout Britain. digest.andymarshall.co/the-door-print/