A collective, advocating for the use and reintroduction of a range of lime finishes.
LFG - Lime Finishes Group
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Left: Kate North, 2023
Right: Herbert Bell, 1894 www.lakesguides.co.uk/html/maps/HB...
LFG - Lime Finishes Group
On a miserable June day in the north of Scotland I thought we should all see a nice bit of harl and limewash against a lovely blue sky on the island of Egilsay, Orkney @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social
Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire, is a fantastic ruin of a medieval fortified manor house, complete with external and internal plaster surviving!
We enjoyed a visit here as part of our annual LFG trip back in 2024 😀
The same goes for other out of the way and sheltered places, like behind drainpipes, under vegetation, behind graves/monuments that have later been fixed to walls and even just around the back/side of a building (often where the bins are kept!).
Photos courtesy of @millyallen.bsky.social
Photos courtesy of @limefinishes.bsky.social
An illustration of how a plaster can elevate the aesthetics of a building, creating a bright and cohesive effect, rather than the visual confusion of rubble walling.
This example is from Devon 😀
When you find a dark and dingy alleyway (snicket / ginnel / other term!) keep your eyes peeled for plaster, limewash and paint finishes! 😀
This example is from Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Just look at this beautiful 17th century house in Arncliffe, in the Yorkshire Dales. Roughcast, with traces of peachy limewash 🤩
What a difference…here’s the C17th Old Hall in Orton, Cumbria…with and without its coat on! Aside from the improved performance that the lime coating provides, we can see that it also elevates the aesthetic and makes architectural details - like the hood mouldings over the windows - stand out more 😀
