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Special Events 2008

Basic Maintenance for Historic Buildings.
Thursday 19th June at Cressing Temple.
This one-day seminar is aimed at owners of historic buildings and concentrates on sympathetic methods of repair and maintenance. Illustrated talks will cover the need to maintain your building, the need for buildings to breathe, window repair, lime plaster, brick repair, the structure of the building and using the right professional for the job. There will also be an extended lunchtime with practical demonstrations including wattle and daub, pargetting, and leaded window repair. Cost £45 including buffet lunch.

Victorian Day.
Thursday 11th September at Cressing Temple.
With the passage of time, the appreciation of Victorian architecture has changed, and the conservation of Victorian buildings has become a more urgent issue.
Topics covered will include: The re-evaluation of Victorian architecture over the last 50 years; Victorian architecture in Essex; Victorian details (materials & Interiors); Victorian brickwork; the work of Frederic Chancellor, an eminent Essex architect; Industrial architecture & workers houses; and a restoration case study. Cost £45 including buffet lunch.

The Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation Canal.
Thursday 12th June at Paper Mill Lock, Little Baddow.
The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. Designed by the renowned canal engineer John Rennie, most of his original structures are intact together with the entire length of the original waterway. The day will start with two talks about the waterway's history and how it is being preserved today, followed by a lunch and a relaxing 3 hour cruise. Cost £45 including a light lunch.