Willow Court Wall Conservation Project

November 25, 2015 No Comments

Another brick in the wall and conserved at Willow Court, as the restoration/conservation joint project makes a start. Anne Salt the current Chairperson of the Friends of Willow Court is pictured below chipping all the bricks out then applying mortar which was made to a traditional mix of river sand and lime. Each of the weathered bricks are chipped out and then turned around before being remortared. The finished section is then pointed ready for the finishing lime wash. This is a joint project between the Tidy Towns Committee and the Friends of Willow Court/DVC.

The new Lime wash has started to be applied today and so far two coats have gone on. You can see some of the original colour on the wall and the new colour would be very similar. This is a big job the Friends of Willow Court and the Tidy Town group have taken on but will done all.

Willow Court wall restoration project

November 15, 2015 No Comments

A joint project between the Friends of Willow Court/Derwent Valley Council and the Members of the Tidy Towns Committee is about to embark on a major project to conserve the original walls around Willow Court. These walls once were lime washed which protected the brickwork from excessive weathering. The picture above shows how badly the bricks have survived over their lifetime along with graffiti and the odd human intervention, these walls are in great need of some restoration works. The project which is about to start, and is calling for interested people to join will start by applicants obtaining their “white card” WH&S qualification this week. Training is offered to the applicants and skills in heritage restoration will be taught throughout the project’s life. Applicates are expected to develop heritage conservation, some building skills and employability skills that will assist them obtain work in the building and or heritage conservation industries. The article (left) from Ben Waterworth from the Derwent Valley Gazette explains details and gives contact details.