Principal consultant and conservator Ben Bosence has 20 years experience in the field of building conservation, and over 25 years of continuously working with the same materials. The practice offers specialist advice, research and exemplar repairs of stone masonry, plasters, mortars, terracotta, earth and lime. Our work has recently been published in the updated series of repair guides by Historic England: Practical Building Conservation. Ben is often employed by architects who require specialist knowledge on the repair of historic buildings.
I have an article published today in @BuildLimes journal. About the history and development of oyster shell lime fo… https://t.co/YIrGi5Ppqr
Why was this statue still up in the first place? @HistoricEngland needs to rethink their listings pronto. Not accep… https://t.co/gs6apiZfJx
Kiln is on. Workshop is cold today, so happy to be firing the test kiln! #kiln #ceramics #brick #architecture #fire https://t.co/2i0b9IxPtv
Adding waste to brickclay to replicate historic brick colours. #wip #waste #brick #architecture #test #buildingcraft https://t.co/XSJPdxLuUE
Fragment. Cast of church wall graffiti, saved from a failing wall. #buildingconservation #cast #graffiti https://t.co/6ODgCWnQUB
Like stone? Like buildings? Love this! #localrockscene #geology #buildingconservation #sussex #architecture https://t.co/xZAvTJtTLG
Chalk tower. Rouen, France. Same vernacular materials as Lewes, East Sussex. But different outcomes! #buildingcraft https://t.co/2xVfmqXPmp
Work will be starting to repair this 11thC church. Bosence to consult on hot-lime mortar work. Good end to the week. https://t.co/9cURIbo2Np