The Partners

Professor John Ashurst, Architect, D Arch RIBA, worked in private architecture practices before joining the Ministry of Public Building Works (Ancient Monuments Division), and progressing in his career to principal architect for English Heritage in charge of research, technical advice and training; following his extensive career with English Heritage John became a freelance consultant leading to his appointment as Professor of Heritage Conservation at Bournemouth University and the establishment of specialist courses in conservation training and a historic building consultancy which subsequently transferred to a private practice specialising in the conservation of historic buildings and archaeological sites. John was co-author of English Heritage's Practical Building Conservation volumes, co-author of Butterworth Heinemann's Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone and author of Mortars, Plasters and Renders, published by the EASA, of which he is an honourable member. He is currently working on The Care of Ruined Buildings for Butterworth Heinemann.

Graham Abrey, Building Surveyor, BSc (Hons), Pg Dip (Bldg Cons), trained as a building surveyor and has specialised for the past ten years in contract work involving repair, conservation and maintenance of historic buildings. He has considerable experience in site supervision and project management and in the preparation of repair schedules, specifications and contract documents relating to building conservation. He has had many years experience working for a masonry contractor and more recently as a freelance consultant specialising in the survey, cleaning and surface repair of stone, brick, terracotta and stucco buildings.

Catherine Woolfitt, Archaeologist and Conservator, BA, MA, MA Art Cons, trained in history and classical archaeology in Canada and Greece, and in practical conservation at Queens University, Ontario, Canada, leading to work placements in Rome, Scotland, and England. For the past eight years she has directed her archaeological and conservation experience towards materials problems in archaeological sites and on historic buildings. She carries out site recording and in situ conservation of stone, plaster and painted surfaces both as commissions and exemplar works, and analytical surveys of materials problems in situ and in the laboratory. Catherine teaches and writes on her subjects as part of her work at Ingram Consultancy.