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Is that email for Anna accurate. I could not get it to work?
Brian
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Date: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:33 pm
Subject: [BP] Interesting query on Conservation listserv...
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> In a message dated 7/22/2007 5:07:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> Date: 18 Jul 2007
> From: Anna Shepherd <a_k_shepherd [at] hotmail__com>
> Subject: Spanish fort made of cut coral blocks
>
> I am currently assisting a local heritage team on a small island in
> the Philippines with the conservation of their fort. It was
> built by
> the Spanish in the mid 1600's, and is made of cut coral with lime
> mortar. At the moment the fort has extensive structural damage due
> to weathering and vegetation growth on and around the fort. Many of
> the blocks are falling away due to mortar loss, the stresses have
> caused turrets to break off from the fort walls, and one wall is
> completely bowed from modern infilling material placed behind the
> wall.
>
> Having not had much experience in architectural conservation, I am
> wondering if anyone has any information on how best to repair
> such a
> site, in particular the leaning towers and major structural cracks
> which are threatening to collapse. Also, I am wondering if anyone
> has any information on an appropriate mortar that can be used in
> conjunction with cut coral bricks. Being a small provincial island,
> with most of the work being volunteer, it is extremely difficult and
> exorbitantly expensive to obtain chemicals here, therefore any
> information on easily obtainable 'recipes' that would not be
> confused with the original mortar would be greatly appreciated.
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Brian Scott Robinson, MHP
Professor
Savannah College of Art and Design
School of Building Arts
Historic Preservation Department
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Savannah, GA 31402
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