Knowledge Share July 2026
Knowledge Share 2026 will be held at St. Bartholomew’s Church between The course will be run by Richard Jordan and is primarily aimed at SPAB scholars and fellows to both expand working knowledge of building techniques and introduce areas of conservation work. The dates of this course will be 13th July – 19th July inclusive.
Members of the public are more than welcome to attend this course for their own interest or conservation project.
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The premise of this course will be based on repairs required to the fabric of the church, the order in which repairs should ideally be conducted and why. The future uses of the building, understanding the history of the building within the context of its setting and the responsibilities of the trustees, volunteers and Parish Council.
| Date | 13/07/26 | 14/07/26 | 15/07/26 | 16/07/26 | 17/07/26 | 18/07/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 8.30 | Arrival at St. Bartholomew’s. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Breakfast at William Blyth’s hand made roof tiles. | Site welcome and induction. | Site preparation for open day. |
| 9.00 | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | |||||
| 9.30 | Site visit to William Blyth’s factory. | Scholars and Fellows to walk and talk. | ||||
| 10.00 | Morning Coffee. | Morning Coffee. | Morning Coffee. | Morning Coffee. | Morning Coffee. | |
| 10.30 | Site induction and historical overview of the site. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | Talks from Scholars. | |
| 11.00 | Talks from Fellows | |||||
| 11.30 | Walk round looking at what repairs can be achieved. | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | ||||
| 12.00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch (staggered to give cover for visitors). | |
| 12.30 | ||||||
| 13.00 | Scholars giving feedback to Fellows on how they approach a project of sympathetic repairs. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Lunch. | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | |
| 13.30 | ||||||
| 14.00 | Afternoon Brew | Possible field trip to a local chalk stone quarry. | Demo/ practical sessions for the public | |||
| 14.30 | Fellows giving feed back to Scholars on how they approach a project of sympathetic repairs. | Afternoon Brew. | Afternoon Brew. | Afternoon Brew. | Afternoon Brew. | |
| 15.00 | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Practical repairs using varied techniques and mortars. | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | Demo/practical sessions for the public. | ||
| 15.30 | Open discussion regarding the findings and a plan of works. Timeline and how to progress the works. | |||||
| 16.00 | Q&A | Finish/clear up and leave. | ||||
| 16.30 | ||||||
| 17.00 | ||||||
| Evening | Sketching class at St. Bartholomew’s. | Cheese and Wine with talks from the Scholars and Fellows to the local community regarding the findings at St. Bartholomew’s. An overview of SPAB and its accreditation programme. |