CONTEXT 189 : SEPTEMBER 2026 1 www.ihbc.org.uk @IHBCtweet Registered as a charity in England and Wales number 1061593, in Scotland number SC041945, and listed in Northern Ireland Company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England number 3333780 Registered Office: Jubilee House, High Street, Tisbury, Wiltshire SP3 6HA Officers President Rebecca Thompson, president@ihbc.org.uk Vice President Torsten Haak, vpresidentth@ihbc.org.uk Chair David McDonald, chair@ihbc.org.uk Vice Chair Lone Le Vay, vchair@ihbc.org.uk Secretary Dave Chetwyn, ihbcsecretary@ihbc.org.uk Treasurer Joanna Saady, treasurer@ihbc.org.uk National Office Director Seán O’Reilly, director@ihbc.org.uk Policy & Membership Executive Officer Fiona Newton, operations@ihbc.org.uk, consultations@ihbc.org.uk Strategic Planning & Delivery Executive Officer, Rebecca Whewell, r.whewell@ihbc.org.uk Administration Officer Lydia Porter, admin@ihbc.org.uk Education & Outreach Executive Officer Angharad Hart, training@ihbc.org.uk Services and Support Executive Officer Sarah Homer, support@ihbc.org.uk Membership Services Officer Carmen Moran, membershipservices@ihbc.org.uk Professional Services Officer Michael Netter, services@ihbc.org.uk Committee Chairs Policy Roy Lewis, policy@ihbc.org.uk Membership & Ethics Andrew Shepherd, membership@ihbc.org.uk Education Ian Baxter, education@ihbc.org.uk Communications & Outreach Dave Chetwyn, communications@ihbc.org.uk Branch Contacts North north@ihbc.org.uk North West northwest@ihbc.org.uk Yorkshire yorkshire@ihbc.org.uk West Midlands westmids@ihbc.org.uk East Midlands eastmids@ihbc.org.uk South south@ihbc.org.uk South West southwest@ihbc.org.uk East Anglia eastanglia@ihbc.org.uk South East southeast@ihbc.org.uk London london@ihbc.org.uk Scotland scotland@ihbc.org.uk Wales wales@ihbc.org.uk Northern Ireland northernireland@ihbc.org.uk Republic of Ireland republicofireland@ihbc.org.uk Rest of the World overseas@ihbc.org.uk 2 Briefing 5 Out of Context 6 Periodically 9 The writer’s voice 10 Law and policy 13 Letters 15 Editorial 16 Horsham roofing stone Matthew Slocombe 21 The right stone ClaraWillett 24 Thatching straw production Jenny Chesher 27 Thatch spars for a sustainable tradition Sally Stradling 30 Saving a bell foundry and its skills David Potter 32 Cob, lime and the skills gap Jack Henderson 36 Moving and conserving Manchester Cenotaph Stephen Levrant 39 Murals and the heritage dilemma Duncan Marks 44 Notes from the chair 45 Director’s cut 47 New member profile 48 Inter alia 49 Vox pop 50 Reviews 54 Products and services 56 Specialist suppliers index
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