M Womersleys were delighted to offer a day of tutoring to those who attended the Wentworth Woodhouse Working Party
M Womersleys were delighted to offer a day of tutoring to those who attended the Wentworth Woodhouse Working Party between the 5th and 10th June 2025. M Womersleys carried out initial mortar analysis for SPAB and Wentworth Woodhouse before helping people understand the range of lime mortars that should be used in Historic Building Conservation Work.
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The Summer Working Party took place at Wentworth Woodhouse, one of the UK’s largest Georgian Houses, and the Working Party was open to all. It provided an opportunity to have a go at a range of conservation techniques on real historic buildings and structures, under the guidance of world-class specialists.
Mark Womersley spent a day demonstrating the preparation and application of lime mortars for the repair of decayed sandstone walls, using hydraulic and non-hydraulic lime-based plastic stone repair materials, to a diverse group of individuals who all shared a passion for the conservation of old buildings and a thirst for knowledge in how to repair them sympathetically.
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