Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@bookscraiccake.bsky.social Here are some examples which I hope will encourage you to look - once seen they cannot be unseen. All these are from the north of Scotland. 140
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekBooks,Craic,Cake @bookscraiccake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#31DaysOfGraves #Scotland 🏴 Day 1. Flower 2384
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekJohn Vigar FSA @johnevigar.bsky.social · 29/09/20262nd Earl of Worcester (d 1539) in Chepstow Priory. 0425
Reposted by Dr Tim Meekwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart 204584779
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekMichael Pearce @michaelpearce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Inch House, Edinburgh, doors open today. My first visit. Early 17th-century replacement spiral stairs with slightly later and super rare carved oak double doorcases at landings 1326
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Spinningdale Mill, Sutherland. Tippy toes surveying this. Shows how extensive lime finishes were and applied to industrial buildings as well as domestic. LFG Open Mic night on the 6th Oct. @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social Joining the LFG is easy and free. 1256
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cromarty on Wednesday; we harled this in 1999 & the owners have kept on top of maintenance, espc the Crowsteps. We looked at the archaeology of harl, thickness, detailing and galetting,& how it folded over the details. Nothing fancy or imaginative, just looking at precedent. Seamless architecture. 4518
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekMichael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In most countries around the world, individual action is the only option left. You can really only take that away from yourself. 22511
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Another in my series of 'I'd love to have listened in on the decision making process'. Glencoe. Image credit my mate Callum who is becoming obsessed and blaming me. 2293
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekTom @bighappyhead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The clouds will be a daisy chain so let me see you smile again 071
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekJunior Einsteins Science Club® @junioreinsteins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Explore. Engage. Empower Over 12 years, we've built something that strengthens and enhances your current primary science curriculum, STEM provision and ECA for international schools. #EducationLeadership #CurriculumDesign #PYP #primaryscience #ECA #STEMeducation #internationalschools 072
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Stamford. I’d love to have seen the architect’s drawings. 2142
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Continuing the theme of UK HERs, the next Groam House Museum online talk will look at 'The Black Isle in the Highland Historic Environment Record' - October 1 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm BST. groamhouse.org.uk/event/the-bl...groamhouse.org.ukThe Black Isle in the Highland Historic Environment Record - Groam House MuseumJoin Emily Freeman, Head of Treasure Trove Operations at National Museums Scotland for Groam House Museum's Online Lecture. 0106
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekTom @bighappyhead.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stonebreakers Roscrea Co. Tipperary photographed by Fox Talbot 1853. Stone breaking was a highly protected trade due to ongoing contracts so interlopers wouldn’t be getting hugs. Sometimes you still find what were called “Blue Bastards” that were lobbed over hedges. These were impossible to break. 183
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekJonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026St Albans: medieval mural paintings on the later C11 nave north arcade. 214419
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🧵This 1873 engraving of Bradford from Cliff(e) Quarry captures perfectly the raw scale, environmental impact, and economic landscape of the industrial revolution in the West Riding. Sprawling, multi-story textile mills dominate the valley whilst dozens of chimneys choke the sky with dense smog. 4639
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I picked up this worn plastered concrete block from the beach at Balivanich, Benbecula. Considering taking it back and throwing it back in for the next beachcomber. 2251
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Scalpay lighthouse has everything, Harl as you go, lined out and painted pointing, and multiple layers of limewash. 2122
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekNina Baker @ninabake2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If ever there was a reason and example as to why building skills are survival skills, this must be it. Well done that man. 1144
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Kick-ass painted monument in Nairn. This must have been astonishing when new. Each passing, another coat. So much for black Victorian mourning? The burial ground is full of them. Who would have guessed. Do share yours when you find them and FTR you will when you start to look. 061
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The best bit about making plum jam? Licking the saucer after testing the set. Bumper crop btw 1130
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekJaq W @kardomah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Dionysus’ Donkey A donkey amphora for oil, carrying a wine amphora on each side and a donkey-headed rhyton; a drinking cup that could not be set down while it still contained wine riowang.com/2026/07/dion... 072
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026More painted headstones, left in Wick and right Devon, courtesy of my friends, Zinnie Denby Mann and Milly Allen. 0174
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekTom @bighappyhead.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Íosa Críost A rare, late-medieval stone Crucifixion plaque, Johnstown, County Kilkenny 1124
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Last night, in Turin, to celebrate the pedestrianization and complete renovation of Via Roma, a magnificent court ball took place, in period costumes, with Risorgimento accents. 927251
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Like it or not, painted headstones were once a thing. More to follow. St George's Church, Stamford. 1152
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A tiny selection of the many, many, fantastic buildings in Stamford, Lincolnshire 😍 714121
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026An excellent painted sign, still clear and legible, in an alley in Stamford, Lincolnshire 🤩 Love finding unexpected little gems like this! Part of some fieldwork with @limefinishes.bsky.social 😀 19214
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Receding heavy shower down the Moray coast, seen from the Black at Learnie on the Black Isle 0183
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Heavy shower coming over Fort George, seen from Learnie on the Black Isle. Never a shot fired in anger. 1285
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026An excellent door, and doorway, in Stamford, Lincolnshire…that colour combination is fab! 🤩 2726
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Chimney stacks at Burghley House with @curatorkate.bsky.social & @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social 2265
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Our second brood of Swallows have hatched, fledged and are spinning around the house as they prepare for the off. I was going to take the covered deck away from the workshop but rethinking about it now. We used to have loads of them. 0232
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026On Tuesday Dr Aleksandra Vadinska takes the @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social to Bulgaria examining Fresco . 👀Kate North whose PhD research examines the loss external finishes in England relative to the loss of orthodox Christianity and the physical and cultural implications of that loss. 051
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekThomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026An ancient sculpture of Tyche, and a rendering of it colored as it would have appeared. 821352
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Submission deadline 5pm Monday 😬 Share your in-progress or completed work re: moving past discussions of climate risk to climate action within and through the historic environment and living heritage. Although not a fully hybrid event, we are happy to support the remote presentation of papers. 032
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hougharry Noth Uist, Kilmuir Old Kirk c. 1764 general view, second gives an idea of how thick the lime harl is and rich in marine aggregates - astonishingly robust. Face bedded galletting with thick harl whispering into the window detail, a feature with no raised margin to protect it. Knockout. 0133
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekDr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Remarkable Roman statue of Juno Regina standing on a heifer excavated at Chesters Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall 😮🥰 A very high quality example of Roman sculpture depicting the fashions of the day 💃 #RomanSiteSaturday 📷My own, 2025 1032060
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I had such a good day helping the wonderful Robbie Schneider install the first table top grave slab since 1813. The quality of the cutting and setting out makes me want throw my chisels in the sea. Robbie teaches letter cutting every year in Crom so don’t miss out in 2027. 3235
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026In 1976, during an unforgettable episode of her syndicated television variety show Dolly!, Dolly Parton welcomed her close friends and fellow music icons Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt to share the stage. 23793921743
Reposted by Dr Tim MeekContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Friday started Early 411916
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Teampall na Trianaid & the associated Teampull Clann a’ Phiocair is a spectacular multi period (14th – 15th C) site, North Uist in an exposed location. Despite the evident wear and tear, the finishes remain to a greater or lesser degree on all elevations @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social 1121
Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Teampall na Trianaid & the associated Teampull Clann a’ Phiocair is a spectacular multi period (14th – 15th C) site at the bottom of North Uist in an exposed location. Despite the evident wear and tear, the finishes remain to a greater or lesser degree on all elevations. 040
