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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lath and Plaster: Lath (from old German Lætt) meaning strips, or pieces, typically of wood. While in English speaking countries it's typically ran parallel, it can vary greatly greatly. Over time it transitioned to modern plaster board that we are familiar with today

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Medieval Basilica of Saint-Quentin (France) suffered greatly during WWI, and was subsequently restored. But even before this, it was showing signs of deflection. The column in the 1st phot c1900 shows some pronounced deformation of the central columns.

c1900 looking upwards towards the ceiling and noting a considerable curve in one of the central columns.

The ruined church from the air
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Quentin

The WWI damage from the interior
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Quentin

The restored church today
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint-Quentin

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Quarries of the late 18th / early 19th centuries are a lot less TNT and swinging sledgehammers, and more like monotonous hours of drilling

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Glass dance floors, lit from beneath were popular in clubs, cafes and restaurants in the 1920s

An illuminated outdoor glass dance floor covered with dancers.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Did modern people decide to remove awnings, as they deemed no longer necessary? Or were they removed under some WWII regulation, and never reinstated? London 1920s

Roadworkers in London. Shops in the background with large awnings.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Those lovely church bells, weren't always Church bells. This is where the name (if you're old enough you'll remember) tubular bells came from. 1904

HARRINGTON'S
Patent
TUBULAR BELLS
FOR CHURCHES,
And for all Buildings where Bells are required.
TUBULAR BELLS ARE BETTER AND CHEAPER THAN THE OLD FORM OF BELL.
"Peals" of8 Bells, usual size, £160.
Large sizes, £210 to £260.
For Testimonials and Prospectus apply to :
HARRINGTON, LATHAM & Co.
EARLSDON, COVENTRY.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Prefabricated, or panellised houses are not a new idea. These are from 1925 #prefab

Three workmen install pre-made floor panels onto a foundation

Installing the exterior and interior pre-made walls

Installing premie panels of rafters and battens

Workers posing for a photo infront of the completed house.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Decorative stone floors are often described as 'Marble' but this is an oversimplification: Ardesia is slate Basaltina is neither basalt nor marble but, limestone Travertine is limestone Perlatino di Sicilia is a fossiliferous limestone Softer marbles wear more over time, creating an uneven surface

A mosaic stone sample kit with 68 stone tesserae

The Cosmatesque floor in the Terracina Duomo

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There are the "Catch-Scaffolds" on the Woolworth building. This is the detritus it caught.

The Woolworth building during construction

Two men in suits standing on one of the platforms, appearing to carry out inspection

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

For between 10-20 cents, someone would run this portable heater full of hot coals up and down downpipes to thaw them out. I imagine people finding one of these in a junk yard would have no idea what it was for.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Any guesses as to what he’s lowering down the building? 1877

A worker lowering a device on a rope down the front of a building.

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

French stonemasonry using hard limestones less itself to being tooled with a pick

An 18th century image of a mason using a pick on the surface finish of a large stone

A photo of stone from the wall, limestone and a picked finish

A photo of quoin stones and a portion of wall, all of limestone and a picked finish

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Most of us know what a Doocot / Dovecot is, but did you wonder how that collected the eggs, in the largest ones?

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

in the 1920s, bank tellers would gas bank robbers, mid holdup.

A photo of a bank branch filling with gas
A drawing of a bank employees foot triggering the release of gas
A drawings of a bank workers hand on a push button
A drawing of a cornice in imitation of egg and dart plasterwork, concealing the gas outlets

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Ever seen these small doors in the US or Canada?

A milkman places bottle of milk into the hatch, A 1920s "housewife" removes the bottles.

A section of the milk and parcel receiver

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This 1920s steel casement window must have been appealing to people who'd grown up with wood sash, or much older, draughty wood and lead casements. Builders like the, as they arrived as a singe, easily installed unit.

An open steel casement with a view of a garden

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Asbestos Century Shingles Atlantic City, N.J. c1910

Childers play on a beach with a group of adults behind them. Building stone the rear of the photos. One used contrasting colours shingles to write "Asbestos Century Shingles"

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

which doorway is the Trompe l'eoil and which is the veneer?

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Long before the marble floor (but not the columns) and fancy bell pulls were installed, this was an entrance for horses.

and slopped stone ramp from street to door threshold

An interior view, showing a highly polished marble floor

Five bronze bell pulls recessed into the stonework

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Symmetrically cut veneer has been used for stone and wood for centuries. The 1750s ‎Royal Palace at Caserta⁩, ⁩near Naples

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Peperino stone, used for millennia. At times it seems a cross between basalt and Tufo volcanico. Yeah, it’s installed in a 15th century church entrance

A close-up of the Peperino Stone with inclusions of basalt

Wooden double doors within larger doors set within a Peperino Stone entrance to a 15th century church

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval fortified town, partially destroyed by a major earthquake in 1920.

A view of the town looking across the valley

View from a private garden across the valley

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The introductory episode is out. Most people don't live in a Greek temple, but plenty do live in an 18th or 19 century house. So we aren't looking at the Greeks or Romans, but at building conservation, materials, symptoms, problems and their solutions. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

He's back 😄 #archaeohistories

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

>70 spots left. Why are cheap high quality high comfort upgrades with climate benefits instead of climate burdens such a hard sell in a climate and affordability crisis?

different examples of buildings retrofitted with straw insulation or additions

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

According to this book, it seems to be a myth that apprentices usually worked with their father, and that they found their apprenticeship locally. Completely the opposite actually. BTW, some of these apprentices seem to have more annual holidays than many modern day Americans.

A book titled Oxford City Apprentices 1513 - 1602

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Grinding arsenic 1912 Arsenic was a popular product in paint, coloured wallpaper and a range of other products

A worker shovelling arsenic into a grinding machine.
1912

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Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

It won't be long until the first episode is released! We are presently preparing the episode for the initial series and will post an update soon.

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