MYTHBUSTING!James WrightWe are talking to James Wright - the Historic Buildings Mythbuster!We start off by looking into his background and how he got into building archaeology, and then we go on to tease a bit more out about him in terms of some of the grand buildings he's dealt with to some of the smaller historic buildings, and the lessons that he's learnt from those. We talk about some of the science involved in building archaeology, so dendrochronology what it is, how that works and how he uses that, as well as some of the other investigation techniques and the technology that's used. The historic reuse of building materials is discussed and how that can throw you off the scent of a particular building in terms of it’s age and legacy. From this we go ont to talk about where to start with understanding your own building and some of the resources that homeowners can use to research their own building's history. Then, onto the myths. In particular we talk about the myth of reusing ship timbers, as well as touching on the issue of the oldest pub.And then James mentions his favourite books, including Linda Hall’s ‘Period House Fixtures & Fittings’. When we go on to talk about his favourite building, we benefit from a fantastic overview of the history of Knole House in Kent.Of course, we mention how to contact James. We think it's a really good episode, this one, very engaging, hope you enjoy it, do let us know.00:00 - Intro to James04:28 - How do you take the lessons from studying grand buildings into smaller historic buildings?09:46 - Dendrochronology19:58 - How do you deal with something that’s covered up?26:04 - When to involve a building archeologist 29:09 - Buildings archaeology isn’t very expensive in the grand scheme of things31:46 - Investigation techniques and technology43:35 - When changes occur to buildings and changes of ownership53:20 - Reusing of building materials57:54 - Where do you start with trying to understand your own building?1:02:24 - Resources homeowners can use to research their building’s history 1:13:49 - The myth of reused ship’s timbers1:22:09 - James favourite books1:24:39 - James’ favourite building 1:29:04 - How to contact JamesLinks:James' website: https://triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/James' Historic Building Mythbusting: https://amzn.to/3OvF4Q5Linda Hall's Period House Fixtures & Fittings: https://amzn.to/4i980elThe books of Ronald Brunskill: https://amzn.to/4fOuIHbKnole House: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/knolePlease note that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases#talkingconservation #mythbusting #heritageconservation#podcast #conservation #buildingconservation #buildingsarchaeologist #historicbuildingmyths #shipstimbers #knolehouse #architecturalresearch #triskeleheritage #heritagepreservation #historicbuildings #traditionalbuilding #architecturalconservation #architecture #architects #surveyors #buildingsurveyors #engineers #archaeologists #architecturaltechnologist #planning #planner #conservationofficer #heritageskills Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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