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Dr Gerard Lynch -
Office: 10 Blackthorn Grove, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes MK17 8PZ -
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INTERNATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED MASTER BRICKLAYER, EDUCATOR, HISTORIC BRICKWORK CONSULTANT, CARVER & AUTHOR
Consultancy
Site visits, reports and specifications for Historic, Decorative, Post-
Clients include:
- English Heritage
- National Trust
- Historic Royal Palaces
- Royal Admiralty
- Mesick, Cohen, Wilson, Baker, Architects, USA
- National Park Service, USA
- Savannah Coastal Heritage Society, USA
- Office of the Public Works, Republic of Ireland
- World Monuments Fund
- Port Sunlight
- Chatham Dockyard
- Local Authority Conservation Departments
and many other architectural & surveying practices and home owners too numerous to mention.
Lectures
Includes historic brickwork repair, conservation, limes, lime mortars, historical development of English brickwork, tuck pointing, gauged brickwork, craft education and training, philosophy of repair, historic methods of jointing and pointing
Clients include:
- Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
- Eminent English Universities
- Contact Property Training
- National Heritage Training Group
- CITB/Construction Skills
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Conservation Group
- Historic Royal Palaces
- English Heritage
- Local Authority Conservation Officers
- Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
- Building Limes Forum
- International Trades Education Symposium
- Kentucky Heritage Council
- American College of the Building Arts
- National Trust
- Dublin Civic Trust
and many other institutions ranging from heritage bodies to local history groups.
Masterclasses
A vast offering of master class topics are offered on any aspect of historic brickwork and associated subjects for clients wishing to gain an appreciation of the skills, craftsmanship and knowledge behind s the construction of some of the UK's finest and most significant historic brickwork.
Practical Tuition
Practical courses are available in all aspects of brickwork and associated subject areas, offered via the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum or as private bespoke workshop tuition in Gerard's workshop. More...
Expert Witness
Gerard is experienced in, and can offer expert witness services, to legal practices
on dispute, impasse or loss in any field related to Historic, Decorative, Post-
Product Evaluation
Gerard provides independent product evaluation for a range of companies with products aligned to the building craft, to ensure that they are field tested by him and competent craftspeople whose valuable feedback is encompassed in to the product design and marketing process.
Brickwork Commissions
Due to increased demand over the year, Gerard rarely undertakes site based work, unless it is a specialist brickwork project requiring his unique set of skills. He accepts commissions for gauged brickwork carving and is currently working on a crest for the Virginia Lime Works, USA.
Author
Gerard is a prolific technical author for a number of publishers including Donhead and Elsevier, having produced numerous publications and peer reviewed papers and articles as well as consumer features in monthly periodicals in the UK and USA. More...
Television
Gerard's talent as a natural presenter has been utilised on a number of mainstream television programmes, including BBC, Wall to Wall, ITV, How London was Built , Discovery Home & Leisure, The House. He has also worked in an advisory capacity for the behind the scenes work for a number of TV series. More...