Dr Tim Meek
@limefinishes.bsky.social
@bookscraiccake.bsky.social Here are some examples which I hope will encourage you to look - once seen they cannot be unseen. All these are from the north of Scotland.
October 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
@bookscraiccake.bsky.social Here are some examples which I hope will encourage you to look - once seen they cannot be unseen. All these are from the north of Scotland.
I have a favour to ask. When looking at headstones keep an eye open for painted decoration. Once you start noticing them they are everywhere.
October 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I have a favour to ask. When looking at headstones keep an eye open for painted decoration. Once you start noticing them they are everywhere.
Spinningdale Mill, Sutherland. Tippy toes surveying this. Shows how extensive lime finishes were and applied to industrial buildings as well as domestic. LFG Open Mic night on the 6th Oct. @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social Joining the LFG is easy and free.
September 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Spinningdale Mill, Sutherland. Tippy toes surveying this. Shows how extensive lime finishes were and applied to industrial buildings as well as domestic. LFG Open Mic night on the 6th Oct. @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social Joining the LFG is easy and free.
Cromarty on Wednesday; we harled this in 1999 & the owners have kept on top of maintenance, espc the Crowsteps. We looked at the archaeology of harl, thickness, detailing and galetting,& how it folded over the details. Nothing fancy or imaginative, just looking at precedent. Seamless architecture.
September 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Cromarty on Wednesday; we harled this in 1999 & the owners have kept on top of maintenance, espc the Crowsteps. We looked at the archaeology of harl, thickness, detailing and galetting,& how it folded over the details. Nothing fancy or imaginative, just looking at precedent. Seamless architecture.
Blending in. Rubbish walk.
September 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Blending in. Rubbish walk.
Another in my series of 'I'd love to have listened in on the decision making process'. Glencoe. Image credit my mate Callum who is becoming obsessed and blaming me.
September 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Another in my series of 'I'd love to have listened in on the decision making process'. Glencoe. Image credit my mate Callum who is becoming obsessed and blaming me.
Sometimes it's just fragment Tom, sometimes pain to see as in this example, but you have to look.
September 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Sometimes it's just fragment Tom, sometimes pain to see as in this example, but you have to look.
Is this gravestone painted Tom?
September 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Is this gravestone painted Tom?
Relentlessly scrolls in
September 21, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Relentlessly scrolls in
Stamford. I’d love to have seen the architect’s drawings.
September 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Stamford. I’d love to have seen the architect’s drawings.
Katie; but they don’t keep.
September 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Katie; but they don’t keep.
I picked up this worn plastered concrete block from the beach at Balivanich, Benbecula. Considering taking it back and throwing it back in for the next beachcomber.
September 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I picked up this worn plastered concrete block from the beach at Balivanich, Benbecula. Considering taking it back and throwing it back in for the next beachcomber.
Scalpay lighthouse has everything, Harl as you go, lined out and painted pointing, and multiple layers of limewash.
September 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Scalpay lighthouse has everything, Harl as you go, lined out and painted pointing, and multiple layers of limewash.
Paul the slater’s very worn hammer
September 17, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Paul the slater’s very worn hammer
Kick-ass painted monument in Nairn. This must have been astonishing when new. Each passing, another coat. So much for black Victorian mourning? The burial ground is full of them. Who would have guessed. Do share yours when you find them and FTR you will when you start to look.
September 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Kick-ass painted monument in Nairn. This must have been astonishing when new. Each passing, another coat. So much for black Victorian mourning? The burial ground is full of them. Who would have guessed. Do share yours when you find them and FTR you will when you start to look.
The best bit about making plum jam? Licking the saucer after testing the set. Bumper crop btw
September 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The best bit about making plum jam? Licking the saucer after testing the set. Bumper crop btw
More painted headstones, left in Wick and right Devon, courtesy of my friends, Zinnie Denby Mann and Milly Allen.
September 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
More painted headstones, left in Wick and right Devon, courtesy of my friends, Zinnie Denby Mann and Milly Allen.
Like it or not, painted headstones were once a thing. More to follow. St George's Church, Stamford.
September 13, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Like it or not, painted headstones were once a thing. More to follow. St George's Church, Stamford.
Receding heavy shower down the Moray coast, seen from the Black at Learnie on the Black Isle
September 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Receding heavy shower down the Moray coast, seen from the Black at Learnie on the Black Isle
Heavy shower coming over Fort George, seen from Learnie on the Black Isle. Never a shot fired in anger.
September 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Heavy shower coming over Fort George, seen from Learnie on the Black Isle. Never a shot fired in anger.
Chimney stacks at Burghley House with @curatorkate.bsky.social & @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social
September 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Chimney stacks at Burghley House with @curatorkate.bsky.social & @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social