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Darren McLean

@darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social

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Building conservation university teacher and practitioner. Historic building materials, construction techniques, and architecture. Studying Roman construction. Interested in forgotten methods and materials. UK/Italy

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · Nov 14

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 3h

"Bleak door" hahaha. A great description.

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 3h

There seems to be a big deal about 'eco-bricks' made from stone in the UK..., meanwhile in Italy, almost every building supplies outlet sells these.

A shoebox sized block of stone (tuff) cut to be used as a brick

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 3d

Haha

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, it’s not the same one hahaha

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 3d

Please explain 😀

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

And the roads were paved with gold. Sort of.

Stone crazy paving with gold coloured mortar between the stones

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

Heads up.

A carving of a man’s face with a moustache and goatee beard

A close-up of one carved panel from the door

An historic set of double doors, intricately carved

The double doors of wood surrounded by a brick entranceway

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

An unusual mosaic floor for Italy.

Monosize tesserae in a large mosaic under an arcade in an Italian shopping precinct

A close-up of the mosaic pavement with a dog lead standing on it

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t believe people who tell you that their rubberised coating is bc a good solution for your dodgey outdoor tiles.

A shop’s terrace with a rubberise coating that’s failed to resolve the problem of the loose tiles beneath

Cracked tiles visible through the coating that should have hidden the problem

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 10d

A Trompe l’oeil ceiling in imitation of beams, joists and carved decorations.

A photo focusing on the decoratively painted ceiling. There are large beams which are real, and smaller joist and carvings which are fake, being painted decoration

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 11d

Look up while you’re walking

Apartment above a shop on an historic building. An open window above the shop allows a decorative ceiling to be seen.

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John Vigar @johnevigar.bsky.social · 5d

I’m leading a tour of 18 churches in Hampshire. This is Fareham, St Peter and St Paul. Visible Saxon origins and thirteenth and twentieth century rebuilds. Only 17 churches to go!

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

So it does!

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

And the roads were paved with gold. Sort of.

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

Wait until you get the questionnaire…

“Please list the 27 most valuable takeaways from your learnings today”

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

Heads up.

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

An unusual mosaic floor for Italy.

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Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · 5d

My colleague @HamishDarrah.bsky.social recording historic timbers from Black Bull Close, an urban renewal project in Dunbar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 by community enterprise The Ridge. Many of the lintels are re-used oak ships’ timbers. Yet to do the dendrochronology
#FindsFriday #buildings #timber #heritage #archaeology

Hamish is standing looking at a timber lintel on the floor and recording woodworking details. Photo copyright Coralie Mills

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

Bravo Bruno!

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 5d

Bruno, keep showing us photos of this please!!

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 6d

Reminded me of this housing development.

That’s not a criticism of the floor.

An aerial photo of an enormous and very repetitive housing estate. Nad Al Sheba Villas

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t believe people who tell you that their rubberised coating is bc a good solution for your dodgey outdoor tiles.

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 8d

“Designed this bad boy myself”

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 8d

I hope you feel better soon!

Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 10d

Yea, but they’ll be 99% disused. And they need lots of ventilation of course.

Personally, I filled them with Lexa or foamed glass to stop condensation problems. I don’t like unused empty flus.