Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Monday, 14 December 2009
Festive Afternoon At Lamlash House
A festive event attended by forty five friends and family members was held at the house on the run-up to Christmas.
One friend commented that "the house was elegantly attired in its Christmas best".
The highlight of the afternoon was a short selection of seasonal and jazz pieces of music played in a rousing manner by Glasgow based quintet Pure Brass.
Season's Greetings!
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Lamlash House's Ongoing Restoration and Website Update
It's been just over three months since the last Blog posting. This delay has been due to the volume of work being carried out at the house.
Since the last post in August several packages of work have commenced to the exterior of the house including phase 1 of the ornamental ridge tiles being installed, the partial downtaking of the entrance porch, the lifting of the mosaic tiles at the entrance and the planting of 22 trees and in excess of 20o plants and shrubs. The attic room has also undergone restoration with the reinstatement of the walls, ceiling and floor.
The website has been updated with new information and photographs in the Restoration section.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Lamlash House Hits The Headlines
Following the success of the recent Homecoming Event at Lamlash House, an article has been featured in the local press.
The article highlights the red carpet welcome, the feature Robert Burns stained glass window and the finale performance by Fannie and Annie. The article also acknowledges the contribution made on the night by guests towards funds for The Ayrshire Hospice.
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Thursday, 13 August 2009
Lamlash House Website Reaches 3000+ Hits!
Lamlash House is pleased to announce that earlier today the 3000th visitor accessed www.lamlashhouse.co.uk .
The statistics show that all of the pages on the website have been accessed, with the total pages being viewed in excess of 9725 times.
Interestingly the site has now been accessed in 30 countries around the world including Australia, Russia, China and Brazil!
Monday, 10 August 2009
Lamlash House Homecoming Event - Photos Online
Photographs of the Lamlash House Homecoming event are now live on the Lamlash House website.
www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/homecoming-2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Lamlash House Homecoming Event is considered a 'triumph' by invited guests
After 10 months of planning, the Lamlash House Homecoming Event took place on Saturday 1 August 2009. Thankfully, after several hours of heavy rain, the weather was dry as the 64 invited guests arrived at the house for a red carpet welcome while piper Iain Melvin played a selection of Scottish pieces.
The event comprised a champagne reception, a formal welcome of guests (including a note of best wishes from First Minister, Alex Salmond), a prelude to Ae fond kiss performed by The Lady Nancy McPherson, a performance of Ae fond kiss and My love is like a red, red rose sung by Mairi MacGregor and accompanied on piano by William Mealyea. Afterwards an animated rendition of Tam O'Shanter was performed by Laura McPherson followed by a recital of Is there, for honest poverty performed by Stuart Muirhead. Ceilidh music was performed by John Allardice.
The evening was concluded with a one-off performance by Kilmarnock duo Fannie and Annie who performed a medley of songs by the late Fran and Anna.
The event was well received by all and £372 was donated by guests on the night for the Ayrshire Hospice.
The event comprised a champagne reception, a formal welcome of guests (including a note of best wishes from First Minister, Alex Salmond), a prelude to Ae fond kiss performed by The Lady Nancy McPherson, a performance of Ae fond kiss and My love is like a red, red rose sung by Mairi MacGregor and accompanied on piano by William Mealyea. Afterwards an animated rendition of Tam O'Shanter was performed by Laura McPherson followed by a recital of Is there, for honest poverty performed by Stuart Muirhead. Ceilidh music was performed by John Allardice.
The evening was concluded with a one-off performance by Kilmarnock duo Fannie and Annie who performed a medley of songs by the late Fran and Anna.
The event was well received by all and £372 was donated by guests on the night for the Ayrshire Hospice.
Monday, 29 June 2009
Ridging the Gap
Due to the extensive stonework restoration over the past month, it's not been possible to update the blog as originally anticipated. However, that doesn't mean that progress has slowed down - in fact, the complete opposite is the case.
The stonework restoration has been completed and the mammoth scaffolding from around the building has now been dismantled. For the first time since Easter, it has been possible to see the house without tubular scaffold and clouds of dust. Photographs of the completed stonework will appear soon on the Stonework section of Lamlash House's website www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/stonework.
Meanwhile, good progress is being made at Hanson Red Bank with the manufacture of terracotta ornamental ridge tiles to replicate the few remaining original tiles from 1889. Here are a few photos of the skilled craftmanship at Red Bank in Derbyshire where the tiles are being made by hand.
Work has also commenced on restoring the entrance portico at Lamlash House. Several elements of the portico have been dismantled to deal with wet rot and other parts are beyond repair and will require to be replicated. Oak for the main support column has been sourced and work is underway with the reproduction of identical timber panels to the original adjacent panels.
Photos to follow.
The stonework restoration has been completed and the mammoth scaffolding from around the building has now been dismantled. For the first time since Easter, it has been possible to see the house without tubular scaffold and clouds of dust. Photographs of the completed stonework will appear soon on the Stonework section of Lamlash House's website www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/stonework.
Meanwhile, good progress is being made at Hanson Red Bank with the manufacture of terracotta ornamental ridge tiles to replicate the few remaining original tiles from 1889. Here are a few photos of the skilled craftmanship at Red Bank in Derbyshire where the tiles are being made by hand.
Work has also commenced on restoring the entrance portico at Lamlash House. Several elements of the portico have been dismantled to deal with wet rot and other parts are beyond repair and will require to be replicated. Oak for the main support column has been sourced and work is underway with the reproduction of identical timber panels to the original adjacent panels.
Photos to follow.
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Stonework Restoration Update
The last month has been a very productive period at Lamlash House. The stonework restoration is ongoing, with 5 out of the 10 elevations having had work carried out.Above shows the temporary propping of arch stones to one of the tower room window reveals before the stones are reinstated and secured into their original positions.
Currently stone is being worked for the reinstatement of the chimney on the south elevation. More on the chimney in future blogs.
Monday, 20 April 2009
Saturday, 18 April 2009
Stonework Restoration - End of Week 1
The majority of the scaffolding was assembled by the end of Week 1.
On Monday a full survey will be carried out around the property and then the stonework restoration will fully commence.
Weekly updates to follow.
On Monday a full survey will be carried out around the property and then the stonework restoration will fully commence.
Weekly updates to follow.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Stonework Restoration - Day 1
Scaffolding started to be assembled around the house today.
However, the scaffolders were a little different from anticipated.
More photos to follow later in the week.
However, the scaffolders were a little different from anticipated.
More photos to follow later in the week.
Friday, 10 April 2009
Stonework Restoration Starts
Tuesday 14th April 2009 - A Date In The Lamlash House Diary!
After three years of negotiation and planning, a programme of stonework restoration will start at Lamlash House on Tuesday 14th April 2009.
Scaffolding will go up around the building and the work will take around 8 weeks to complete.
Return back shortly for visual updates!
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Hen House Lane
At the end of our first Blog Spot we mentioned that in this edition we would be introducing our neighbours. We've asked Wincey, one of our neighbours who resides in Hen House Lane, to tell you a bit about herself and the other residents of the lane.
Thank you Lamlash House. I'm Wincey, one of three hens who live at Hen House Lane next to Lamlash House. The picture above is of me outside our hen house. My two henmates are Lizzie and Lottie, who are sisters, and they moved into the house with me in 2007. There are some photos of the three of us below.
This is the first time I've been asked to write a blog, so I'm not too sure what I should be writing. I'm a happy chick, who likes nothing more than going shopping for worms, buying the latest feather boa and relaxing in the garden of Lamlash House.
I'm the boss in the hen house. It is my house after all!
Lottie is not the brightest hen in the lane, but don't tell her I told you that. So much so that she's often called 'Clottie Lottie'. I don't know how many times she's put her big feet into the food and water bowls! Lottie's my best friend, and we often explore the garden together for grubs. Lottie's interest include roosting, digging and singing.
Lizzie's the more sensible hen out of the three of us - a mother hen I guess! Her hobbies include knitting, eating grass and having dirt baths.
The three of us have full-time jobs in egg production. It's not too taxing. We produce an egg a day and the rest of the day is leisure time.
It's lovely having a hen house next to Lamlash House as the owners are very good at providing free meals for us. It's the best of organic!
Bye for now.
Wincey x
Thank you Lamlash House. I'm Wincey, one of three hens who live at Hen House Lane next to Lamlash House. The picture above is of me outside our hen house. My two henmates are Lizzie and Lottie, who are sisters, and they moved into the house with me in 2007. There are some photos of the three of us below.This is the first time I've been asked to write a blog, so I'm not too sure what I should be writing. I'm a happy chick, who likes nothing more than going shopping for worms, buying the latest feather boa and relaxing in the garden of Lamlash House.
I'm the boss in the hen house. It is my house after all!
Lottie is not the brightest hen in the lane, but don't tell her I told you that. So much so that she's often called 'Clottie Lottie'. I don't know how many times she's put her big feet into the food and water bowls! Lottie's my best friend, and we often explore the garden together for grubs. Lottie's interest include roosting, digging and singing.
Lizzie's the more sensible hen out of the three of us - a mother hen I guess! Her hobbies include knitting, eating grass and having dirt baths.
The three of us have full-time jobs in egg production. It's not too taxing. We produce an egg a day and the rest of the day is leisure time.
It's lovely having a hen house next to Lamlash House as the owners are very good at providing free meals for us. It's the best of organic!
Bye for now.
Wincey x
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Premier Blog Spot - Tiling Blues
Welcome to the first full length Blog Spot from Lamlash House.
Over recent weeks much of the time spent at Lamlash House has involved setting up Lamlash House's very own website and preparing various paperwork for Listed Building Consent, Planning Permission and a Building Warrant for a programme of restoration work including stonework restoration which has taken three years of planning and will hopefully be completed by the summer - www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/stonework.
In the past week, work has commenced, since the Christmas holiday period, on tiling the master bedroom's ensuite. It is hoped that this will be completed in the next couple of months to allow a new shower suite to be installed.
In the next Blog we will be profiling our neighbours in Hen House Lane...
Over recent weeks much of the time spent at Lamlash House has involved setting up Lamlash House's very own website and preparing various paperwork for Listed Building Consent, Planning Permission and a Building Warrant for a programme of restoration work including stonework restoration which has taken three years of planning and will hopefully be completed by the summer - www.lamlashhouse.co.uk/stonework.
In the past week, work has commenced, since the Christmas holiday period, on tiling the master bedroom's ensuite. It is hoped that this will be completed in the next couple of months to allow a new shower suite to be installed.
In the next Blog we will be profiling our neighbours in Hen House Lane...
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Lamlash House Blog Spot
Lamlash House now has its very own Blog Spot!
This area will be used to keep visitors up-to-date with the various restoration activities around the house and other events concerned with the house. We hope you enjoy!
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