2005 Classes

Fall 2005: "Timber Framing" taught by Kerry Shackelford of Museum Resources, co-sponsored by Henricus Historical Park. In the class held on weekends over two months, carpenter Kerry Shackleford instructed six in the fundamentals of heavy timber framing. The class was held at Henricus Historical Park, site of the early Henricus settlement in Virginia, in present day Chester. The class resulted in construction of a new timber frame building to accompany other such buildings at Henricus.

Fall 2005: "Public Lecture – Domestic Interiors: The British Tradition 1500-1850" given by James Ayres, at Agecroft Hall. British scholar James Ayres, an historian and curator noted on both sides of the Atlantic for his exhibits, articles and nine books on art architecture lectured on timber framing and chimney construction. Agecroft Hall, a fifteenth century Tudor estate painstakingly dismantled in England and then reassembled in Richmond in the early twentieth century, was an especially fitting venue for the lecture. Over 75 members of the general public interested in skilled building craftsmanship attended.

Spring 2005: "Public Lecture – Building the Georgian City" given by James Ayres, at Second Presbyterian Church. British scholar James Ayres lectured on his book Building the Georgian City. Georgian architecture had its roots in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Out of that disaster grew the need for rapid redevelopment, which was accomplished through standardization and the relaxation of restrictive practices in the building trades. Ayres discussed the introduction of mass produced components that characterized an emerging consumerism. He outlined the construction processes of the time, the role of the building craftsmen, and the tools and materials they used. Over 75 members of the general public interested in skilled building craftsmanship attended the lecture.