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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm really excited to be speaking at EARTHA's annual conference next month - it's a really varied line-up, with all sorts of perspectives on earth building past, present and future. Join us at The Forum in Norwich on 20th October - tickets at lnkd.in/ex-KdEbZ

Poster which says

EARTHA Annual Conference
The Forum, Norwich
20th October 2026
0930-1730

Earth Building: Back to the Future
https://EarthBuildingBackToTheFuture.eventbrite.co.uk

Three weeks to go!

www.eartha.org.uk
The Forum

Poster reads

Jenne Pape
Mud and Stud - Lincolnshire's Indigenous Vernacular Building Technique

Lincolnshire has a long tradition of building in earth but, as with many things, the county does it a bit differently.

Mud and stud is a hybrid technique, combining earth and timber to cremate buildings which have responded to their environment for more than half a millennium, and which have the potential to inform building methods in the future too.

This talk will explore the technique, place it in its historical and geographical context and take a peek at how it might inform building in Lincolnshire - and perhaps beyond? - in a changing world.

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You must - but make sure it's a screening with the organist during the intermission. The whole auditorium is part of the organ!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you - in Stamford you never quite know, but that does look very likely!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Intriguing - did you get a sense of what the building is made of underneath the plaster?

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you for trying again after the venue unreasonably caught fire! The Palais was definitely worth the wait!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I've been doing some work which included James Jellus, and I'm sure there's a bit of a story around him but can't recall it - when I have my laptop to hand I'll see if it's relevant 🙂

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We loved the new format, and look forward to seeing how Gary breaks this one...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The smoke hood I was looking at today is about 1.9m deep, although I'm not sure how wide as too much has gone (it may in fact be a smoke bay not a hood). But others I've seen have been roughly square in footprint, and that's plausible here too

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Not so much experimenting with, as them being a completely normal thing to do - I can only speak for Lincolnshire, but we have plenty. Many houses had them replaced in brick (as here), but it's rare to find so much of the original left as they take up so much room

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Very sorry to hear we're not coming to Nottingham this evening, but glad all is OK. Here's to hoping we can make the new date when it's announced

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Yes, Latin lessons were definitely more engaging when they were set less than 5 miles down the road...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I will confess to desperately hoping it's not true. Digging at Fishbourne literally changed my life - halfway through the dig I got my A Level results and changed my degree course to History & Archaeology...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Whatever your politics, you have to admit that @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social are outstanding lyricists and musicians. And in this particular case they have absolutely hit the nail on the head.

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Hurrah! Can't wait to hear it - and to see you in Nottingham 😊

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Amazing, well done! Well deserved

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I'm very much looking forward to speaking to Willoughby History Group (nr Alford) on Saturday about mud and stud. It's fun to be giving this talk in the heartland of the technique, and I'm also very excited to be able to share about the Mud & Stud Buildings project - and invite them to get involved.

A poster advertising the talk, with a large Lincolnshire flag and two photos of mud and stud cottages - low, white-painted thatched buildings. Across the top are a series of shields and flags representing Lincolnshire, England and Willoughby.

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I feel your pain, I hope someone manages to get it for you

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The use of carpet samples as mini-rugs...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Hi Martin, sorry, I thought I had an answer for the Lincs placename query, but then decided it was wrong so deleted the post!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sorry, that should be Harrowby Lane!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I will, unsurprisingly, be looking at it from the viewpoint of the smaller houses which made up the vast majority of Lincolnshire's C17th housing stock!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm very much looking forward to chatting to Lincolnshire Family History Society's Grantham branch about the #hearthtax tomorrow evening (Wed 18th) - come and join us! Harrow by Lane Methodist Church hall, Grantham, kicking off at 1930

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

You have clearly never met an elephant seal...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're enjoying the stream and playing Star Realms - does it get any better?

A game of Star Realms (deck-building) with TLJ on the TV in the background.

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I haven't been asked, but if they do I can promise that I will be very honest about where they can stick that idea!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The whole thing smells to me like when you let your two year old hold your aged dog's lead. They think they're being given huge responsibility and trust, you know it is entirely irrelevant...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

That is very exciting news, here's hoping Lincolnshire might be one of the early counties to be released!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Or today Nun Cotham, it's up near Brocklesby, and was Cistercian for at least some of its history arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/monasticmatr...

arts.st-andrews.ac.uk

Monastic Matrix

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Well it's 11 o'clock at night but it's snowing for the first time this year so I couldn't help sneaking out to enjoy it. The snow is really odd - soft and fluffy but weirdly dry in the hand, even when you take a handful back home to show the rest of the family!

A snowy scene, taken at night, of a triangle of roads with six trees in the middle, and old farm buildings on each side. The side roads are covered in snow - as is the grass - but the main road in the foreground is mostly clear

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Hmm, given they've blocked access it would be pretty reasonable, if it's a particular article(s), to put a shout out to ask if anyone has a copy - I know I have 'one or two' saved in Zotero...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Thank you very much for reporting it!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Pesky East Midlanders that we are...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Hmm, now that you mention it, I'm struggling too. I can log in fine from the website, but then trying to click on an article to actually read it I hit the pay wall...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

These guys make amazing music, and this one is in aid of a really great cause. Please do support them however you can afford to! And then go and check out their inspired songs...

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I'm absolutely delighted to share that I have just been appointed Project Officer for Lincolnshire County Council's new Mud and Stud project. Really looking forward to getting stuck into the first proper county-wide study of its indigenous building technique!

A mud and stud cottage with lovely daubed walls, thatched roof and brick plinth. It looks really inviting and makes you want to go in through the door and explore.

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I hope you're already aware of this, but if not it might explain all! youtu.be/R5TTA4f7Q3E?...

youtu.be

Bob Newhart - Bus Driver Training

YouTube video by Daniel Fox

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Really looking forward to @elponypisador.bsky.social in Selby tonight - and we got front row seats!

A surprisingly close-up photo of Selby Town Hall's stage, with various guitars, banjo, drum kit and fiddle. Just missing some Ponies!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Not long now - really looking forward to speaking at Counting Chimneys tomorrow!

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Can't wait to see you in Selby! Suuuuu

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Really looking forward to speaking at the 'Counting Chimneys - The Hearth Tax in Lincolnshire' conference on the 25th. Everyone is welcome, book in now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/counting-c...

Picture shows a mud and stud smokehood exposed when the thatch was removed. It is made of timber and earth walling, but has been cut off below the ridge line. It originally served two fireplaces. The rafters and ridge-piece are much altered, but bits of the reed under-lining of the ceiling within survive

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Me too - bad gateway error here too sadly

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

A photo of a row of apparently-brick cottages with thatched and wiggly-tin roofs. Actually a row of mud and stud cottages, with thatch under the wiggly-tin. A cobbled pavement in front of the cottages and a grey sky complete the picture

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Jenne Pape @mudandstud.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

An absolutely pleasure to speak to Bracebridge Heath U3A today about mud and stud, and a delight to be speaking to Horncastle History & Heritage Society tomorrow evening - in the heart of Mud & Stud country!

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