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          EMESS will be holding it's Open Evening                           On:                  Tuesday 10th November 2015                                                 From                          6:30pm                           At:                Field Cottage, Moorby. Situated a few miles South of Horncastle on the B1183 Horncastle to Revesby Road. By kind permissions of the owners -       Andrew and Erica Mallory-Blythe Off road parking is available next to Field Cottage. Refreshments - Normal charge of £2 per head. Special o...

EMESS made a contribution to this year's national Heritage Open Days.  The on-going repairs to the mud and stud barn at Tumby Moorside, near Coningsby, Lincs, were open to the public on Thursday and Friday 10th, 11th September.  About 18 people made visits on the Thursday, and about 25 on the Friday.  They were all people with an interest in the heritage of this country, which is the purpose behind the annual Heritage Open Days - namely to have buildings of historic interest open to the public.  The grand ones are open at no charge, and the modest ones (like Tumby) are open when otherwise they would be inaccessible. The weather was warm and sunny on both days.  There were displays of photos, plans, artefacts and various records, under cover.  Then the building itself, and the various repairs which have been carried out to it over the last 20 years could be seen and discussed.  There were many complimentary observations, which w...

EMESS are taking part in Heritage Lincolnshire Open days on: Thursday 10th and Friday 11th September 2015 Between: 10am to 4pm At: The Barn(High House Barn), Tumby Moorside, Coningsby, Lincolnshire, PE22 7ST -------------------THIS EVENT IS FREE!!---------------------- Experience Mud and Stud - almost unique to Lincolnshire. See renovation work to this Rare 18th century Mud and Stud Barn by EMESS. Plus exhibition of photographs and information on Mud and Studs in Lincolnshire. Rodney Cousins and David Glew will be leading these days. All members and non-members are welcome! In other news, The Cabin finally has a new owner, and the property is no longer on the market.

 'THE CABIN' is a 17th Century Grade II listed mud and stud cottage in Thimbleby, Lincolnshire. It is looking for a caring owner, who understands the needs of mud and stud cottages. It is a double bedroomed home, inclusive of a vaulted reception room with a mezzanine, kitchen, bathroom and off road parking with attractive gardens laid to lawn. Could this home be for you?  Guide Price is £159,950 but is negotiable. You can find this property on rightmove and 'on the market' with JH Walter, Lincoln below! http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-48668173.html https://www.onthemarket.com/details/1238111/

The next EMESS Meeting will take place in June (date to be agreed), where a walkabout in the village of Moorby was proposed by Rodney Cousins. Following that, during the National Heritage Open Days, the Barn at Tumby will be on display on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th september 2015, when Rodney Cousins and David Glew will be in attendance. Other members are welcome.

EMESS held its  most recent meeting on Saturday the 4th April 2015 at the barn at Tumby Moorside, Lincolnshire. This is a Grade II listed building which the society is gradually repairing, by carrying out the work on a like for like basis. Those who attended were: Rodney Cousins, Trevor Oliver, Eleanor Harris, Tony Bonham and David Glew. The work carried out this time including mixing and applying mud repairs to the original mud and stud walling, to maintain it's structural integrity. In addition the base of a length of the south wall was stabilised by laying salvaged bricks in mud mortar, to continue repairs which were started a few years ago. The French drain along the south wall was also repaired, by excavating and sieving gravel, and putting it back inside the line of bricks, to reduce the volume of rising damp within the walls. Finally, limewash was applied to previous mud repairs on the north and south walls, to help protect the walls in the future. During a short busin...

The 1956 film “The Ten Commandments”starred Charlton Heston as Moses from the Bible. At one time, as a Jewish slave in Egypt, he was shown building with mud. This was a very Hollywood version of such work, as what was shown was the use of a very wet, sloppy mix, and so the conditions portrayed were very messy. Such a mix could have been used for mud mortar, but not for the mud bricks which were the subject of the work in hand. The mix for bricks needs to be wet enough to be malleable, but not so wet that its splashes about. The mix for mortar does need to be wetter, however, in order for it to fit around the bricks to make a homogeneous whole. The 2005 film “The New World” starred Christian Bale as Captain John Smith who married Princess Pocahontas on the east coast of the USA when Europeans first settled in that country. Once the village was established, there are scenes in the film showing the cottages in which people lived, which look like correct portrayal...