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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The stunning 12th century chancel arch, surrounded by a gorgeous backdrop of warm-toned limewash and lime plaster, in the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Knotting, Bedfordshire 💕

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Spinningdale 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.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cromarty 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.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Another 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.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stamford. I’d love to have seen the architect’s drawings.

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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Don’t you just love the soft, curviness that can be created with lime plaster? 💕 Not to mention all of the functional benefits it brings too, of course! Stamford, Lincolnshire.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

More painted headstones, left in Wick and right Devon, courtesy of my friends, Zinnie Denby Mann and Milly Allen.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Like it or not, painted headstones were once a thing. More to follow. St George's Church, Stamford.

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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

An 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 😀

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Chimney stacks at Burghley House with @curatorkate.bsky.social & @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

On 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.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hougharry 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.

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Teampall 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

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Following the huge success of this year’s event, we’re really looking forward to What’s The Point 3, in Stirling, next May! Discuss your ideas with us and get your abstracts in! 😀

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I admire this, so you haven't risen up in the world high enough to have a raised band? Sod it, just limewash one on. Gorstan, near Garve. It's been demolished now, highlighting the importance of recording.

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We’re busy planning this year’s LFG weekend away, which will take place in the autumn, so here’s some pics from last year’s gathering…as always, a large helping of staring at and discussing lime finishes, with a generous side of socialising with like-minded people! 🤩

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I made a naive error this morning @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social and put in 'limewashed cottage' in to iPhoto's search this morning, anyway these are a few that came up.

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Do have a read of our paper and learn more about the impact of pressure difference on buildings and how lime finishes can help mitigate this… journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/articl...

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

OK, I get it's two prints and a watercolour but I see no sign of joint lines. James Smith c. 1688

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

When looking for evidence of finishes on a church, a great place to check is behind grave markers that have later been attached to the wall - it’s harder to reach (if purposeful stripping of finishes has occurred) and also provides a sheltered spot, so any remnants tend to survive 😀

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Clachan Church, Lochbroom 1817 with fantastic survivals of harling @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social on both gables. You can see how the original harl was overlain with a freshening up at some point and the more recent cement works are obvious. Our youngest LFG group member.

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Views of Glatton Church, Cambridgeshire We can see now, that other than the upper tower, the church is of rubble construction - and yet the documentary and archaeological evidence suggests it wasn’t always that way! Continued below…

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Caged lime finishes @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social at Alness, Ross shire

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Remember - there’s very often lime plaster to be found under cement renders!

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Some lovely bits of lime finish left on St. Mary’s Church, Acton Burnell, Shropshire. Note how the finish also once covered the architectural details, not just the flat walls!

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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The well known view of the rows of terraced cottages of the 18th century shipbuilding community of Buckler’s Hard, leading down to the Beaulieu River in Hampshire…but if we look at the documentary evidence - a 19th century photo and painting, we can see they weren’t bare brick! 🤩

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Today we have lime finishes from New England to share! Here’s an example of what was originally external plaster - protected, as it has since become part of an internal dividing wall between the two houses. So, external plaster, on lath, marked out and coloured to represent brickwork 🤩

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

What a difference…here’s the C17th Old Hall in Orton, Cumbria…with and without its coat on! Aside from the improved performance that the lime coating provides, we can see that it also elevates the aesthetic and makes architectural details - like the hood mouldings over the windows - stand out more 😀

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

When you find a dark and dingy alleyway (snicket / ginnel / other term!) keep your eyes peeled for plaster, limewash and paint finishes! 😀 This example is from Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

An illustration of how a plaster can elevate the aesthetics of a building, creating a bright and cohesive effect, rather than the visual confusion of rubble walling. This example is from Devon 😀

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire, is a fantastic ruin of a medieval fortified manor house, complete with external and internal plaster surviving! We enjoyed a visit here as part of our annual LFG trip back in 2024 😀

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Just look at this beautiful 17th century house in Arncliffe, in the Yorkshire Dales. Roughcast, with traces of peachy limewash 🤩

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Dr Tim Meek @limefinishes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

On a miserable June day in the north of Scotland I thought we should all see a nice bit of harl and limewash against a lovely blue sky on the island of Egilsay, Orkney @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A Gwynedd slate quarry Caban…a communal shelter and the intellectual and spiritual heart of quarry culture. Low buildings, complete with a fireplace (now buried). Lime finishes made with slate aggregates were crucial to the comfort of these crude shelters in the exposed uplands of Eryri!

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Wheal Coates is a former tin and copper mine on the Cornish Coast, near St. Agnes. We can see that there is a lime coating (much eroded) that was lined out, to give a more uniform appearance 🤩

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Tom @bighappyhead.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hugginstown Co. Kilkenny containing 56 houses and 283 inhabitants. Cattle fairs, called "the fairs of Harvey," are held here on the 12th of May, Aug., and Nov. (1837)

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This evening’s talk for the Lime Finishes Group is by Louis Curtis and is titled: "External plasters, and the evolving presentation of Hertfordshire's historic timber framed buildings." 🤩😀 If you’d like to join the LFG then just drop us a line…it’s free, informal, kind and inclusive!

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

When out looking at churches, don’t forget to look out for remnants of lime finishes! A large number were once plastered and limewashed (and who knows, maybe decorated externally, too?) 🤩 Pictured: St. Andrew’s Church, Barton Bendish, Norfolk.

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

1 of 2… Floors Castle, near Kelso, has some incredible flat lined out plaster, dating to 1721, by William Adam. The wall was chased out to make the lining out of the plaster easier - but interestingly, the lines don’t respect the bedding of the stone…

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The surviving interior decorative plaster in the ruin of Sutton Scarsdale Hall, in Derbyshire, is fantastic - created by Italian master plasterers, Arturi and Vassali, in the early 18th century, it has managed to cling on despite the odds 😍

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

A former church at Wester Balblair, Beauly….once harled, then lime pointed with rough and ready horizontal lining out - very beautiful! 😍

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The lovely Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, now bare stone but once lime coated, as we can see from archive images and physical evidence on the building (which survives particularly well behind the current sign!) 😀

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