THE SOCIETY IS STILL HERE ! AN UPDATE
For a period since 2018 the East Midlands Earth Structures Society (EMESS) has been quiet. There have not been any formal meetings, but there have been informal workshops here and there. The members have also been working on their own projects throughout the County. The main one of these for the near future was obtaining planning permission for the construction of glamping pods to be built using a variety of earth-building techniques. In other words, not just the local mud-and-stud method, but rammed earth, light clay, clay blocks, etc. Also, they would be new-builds and not just the repair of existing cottages or barns !
Elsewhere, repairs have continued to be carried out on some of
the 400 earth buildings in the county, mostly in the area of East Lindsey. The Withern Cottage at The Village Museum in
Skegness has not been neglected, having been lime-washed. Research work with the University of Lincoln
Architecture Department has continued.
At the Heritage Skills Centre within the grounds of Lincoln Castle, a
week of demonstrations of traditional earth building techniques has taken
place. This was run by the organisation
called EBUKI (Earth Building in the United Kingdom and Ireland) The different uses in which earth can be
used, showed blocks being made, an arch constructed, mud-and-stud walls
constructed, and an oven built.
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