The Glasgow School of Art, Blairs Steading, Altyre Estate.
The Glasgow School of Art now occupy this grade A listed building, which was designed by the Architect Archibald Simpson around 1840. We were asked by Historic Scotland to replicate and match the original lime harling incorporating raw sienna pigment mussel shell.
The existing Lime Harling was carefully removed.
A sample of the original Harling with the later non breathable white paint with inclusions of mussel shell fragments.
Various test samples using different natural pigments including the incorporation of crushed mussel shell.
The final recipe including the mussel shells is designed to weather back naturally over time and slowly reveal the hidden ingredients. The area to the right has been washed back to reveal this.
Prepared Stonework ready to receive the first of four coats.
The finished building.