Lime Plasterer needed Skipton, N. Yorkshire

[KN]

Hi,

Does anyone know of any Lime Plasterers near Skipton, North Yorkshire?

Needed to finish a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Peel Tower.


Many Thanks

KN

 

[biffvernon]

Sorry no, but it sounds interesting. Do tell us about your pele tower.

Have you tried asking the Building Limes Forum or The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings?

 

[KN]

Biff

You have probably seen it a few months ago on the old forum site.
A ruin, talking about ground source heat pumps which is ready to turn on now.
Its much more finished now and scaffolding is down.
Moving in this week, but into the attic.
Need a plasterer to finish the ground floor, other 2 floors are already done and dying out.

 

[biffvernon]

Yes, I guessed so but there are a lot of new people looking at this forum since it moved a little while ago.
Sounds like you've made good progress, with mod cons like a roof then.

 

[KN]

Yes Biff, having a roof and getting rid of the tree's was a good move.

We even have the crenellations on.

Looks like a proper house now.

Still lots of limewashing to do sometime, but I quite like it unfinished.

Fireplaces are in too.

Have half an oak staircase, just have a scoffolding one at the bottom. Oh well will get it soon enough.

Karen

 

[RobT]

Hi Karen,

give ChalkHill Lime at ring:

http://www.ryedaleconservation.com/

As a supplier of lime from York they must know of some lime plasterers in the area.

regards

Rob

 

[biffvernon]

Don't you need permission from the King to crennalate?

 

[KN]

Husband tells me it was the earliest form of Building Regs.

Crenellations were licenced in 1440 (can't remember which King that is?)and turrets at the same date the main body of the tower was built in 1320 by Sir John Harcourt one of the last templars.

They kept adding to it an finally Geogianised it in about 1780.

Towers are now inside the house.

Karen

 

[Mark]

Ryedale are actually a couple of miles from castle howard, so quite a way from Skipton, worth asking though - they are quite helpful.

There is a firm currently doing work on the entrance arch to the deer park at Fountains (the entrance going through Studley Roger) Theyre called historic conservation or something. If im going past and see them I'll stop and get details.