by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 4, 2023
Lime-burning demonstrationsSPAB Cymru at Craig Gwladus Working with SPAB Cymru, Manifest carried out lime-burning demonstrations at their working party at Craig Gwladus, near Neath, south Wales. Two types of local stone were burnt – the first a blue lias from...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 4, 2023
On-site lime burning in CardiffLocally-sourced limestone for the conservation of a ruined church Manifest worked closely with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, and their budding new offshoot SPAB Cymru (Wales), on the conservation of the ruined...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023
Historic oak-framed cottage in Oxfordshire Traditional timber repairs to decayed elements The cottage, listed at Grade II, had suffered from many inappropriate interventions over its lifetime, but perhaps the chief culprit for its degradation was a combination of...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023
St Mary of the Angels, Brownshill, GloucestershireFabric inspection and recommendations to a church by W. D. Caroe.Manifest were commissioned by the Friends of Friendless Churches to undertake a fabric inspection and schedule of recommendations for this lovely little...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Mar 27, 2021
Conversion of a historic cartshed to a new dwelling in OxfordshireRetro-fit and conservation for sustainable living The original building was a rather lovely, but fairly dilapidated, open-fronted cartshed, dating probably to the 18th century. While many of its...
