08.03.2022, 13:00 P.M.
The Irish Georgian Society and Dublin City Council have assembled a team of conservation experts to present a series of talks on the history and significance of Dublin’s period houses and practical advice on their conservation. Attendance at the talks will greatly benefit owners of all periods and types of houses, from the modest Edwardian artisan dwelling to the substantial red-bricks of the Victorian suburbs and the fine townhouses of our Georgian city squares, providing an ‘A to Z’ for their care and conservation.
It is possible to book talks individually (€15 each) or book for the whole course for a discounted rate (€140).
Talk subscribers will be able to attend the live talk using a Zoom webinar link at 1pm each Tuesday. There will be an opportunity at the end of each talk to ask conservation questions relevant to your period house through the Q&A chat function. All subscribers will also be sent a link to the recording of the webinar, which will be available to watch for a further week.
Click here to download the Conserving your Dublin Period House 2022 programme
CONSERVING YOUR DUBLIN PERIOD HOUSE 2022 TALKS PROGRAMME
Tuesday 8th March: Dublin’s Domestic Architecture: its historic stylistic evolution by Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer, Dublin City Council.
Tuesday 15th March: Protected Structure Policy and Legislation by Jacqui Donnelly, Senior Architect, Built Heritage Policy, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.
Tuesday 22nd March: Maintenance and Controlling Damp in your Period House by Frank Keohane, Chartered Building Surveyor accredited in Building Conservation & author of Irish Period Houses: a conservation guidance manual.
Tuesday 29th March: Sensitively Extending your Protected Structure by Niamh Kiernan & Mary McDonald,
Architectural Conservation Officers, Dublin City Council.
Tuesday 5th April: Historic Windows: their history, significance and conservation by Dr Nessa Roche, Senior Architectural Advisor, Built Heritage Advisory Unit,Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Windows.
Tuesday 12th April: History and Conservation of Bricks by Susan Roundtree, conservation architect,brick researcher & co-author of Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Bricks.
Tuesday 19th April: Historic Doors & Staircases: their history and conservation by Peter Clarke, retired lecturer, Technological University Dublin.
Tuesday 26th April
Energy Performance in Protected Structures: planning implications and grants Carl Raftery, Executive Architectural Conservation Officer & Sarah Jane Halpin, Assistant Architectural Conservation Officer, Dublin City Council.
Tuesday 3rd May: Historic Ironwork: its history, significance and conservation by Ali Davey, Historic Environment Scotland & author of the Department’s Advice Series: The Repair of Wrought and Cast Ironwork.
Tuesday 10th May: The Importance of Using Lime & Historic Pointing Techniques in Dublin by Grainne Shaffrey, Principal, Shaffrey Architects, Grade I RIAI Conservation Practice and co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Brick.
Tuesday 17th May: Taking Care of your Period House’s Roof, Chimneys and Parapets by Lisa Edden, Associate Director at Cora Consulting Engineers & co-author of the Department’s Advice Series: A Guide to the Repair of Historic Roofs.
Tuesday 24th May: Historic Decorative Plasterwork: its history, significance and conservation by Andrew Smith, consultant decorative plasterwork conservator.
Tuesday 31st May: Disaster Planning for your Period House and Insurance Considerations by Margaret Quinlan, Principal, Margaret Quinlan Architects and author of Department’s Advice Series: Disaster: a guide to prevention and preparedness in the Historic Built Environment and Paul Collins, Head of Risk Management Ireland for Ecclesiastical Insurance.
The Conserving your Dublin Period House talks are an action of the Dublin City Council Heritage Plan. They form part of the Irish Georgian Society's Conservation Education Programme, which is supported by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and The Heritage Council.
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