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work on enrichments such as return mouldings, and internal radius work.
The breadth of the advanced work cut and rubbed, and gauged work would
incorporate:

￿ Cut moulded architraves ￿ Mouldings

￿ Pilasters, Columns and piers ￿ Cornices

￿ Pediments ￿ Circular work plain or moulded

￿ Tracery ￿ Double curvature work - niches

￿ Vaults ￿ Carving

At this level it would be more prudent and cost effective to deliver these highly
specialised courses with limited demand either within the fully equipped work-
shop of an acknowledged masters, or to bring these people into the college.
As they would have the highly specialised knowledge, skills and experience
required; delivering the subjects to meet the approved standards of the rele-
vant certifying bodies.

Conservation and Repair of Cut and Rubbed and
Gauged Brickwork

Having developed in aspects of the above cut and rubbed, and gauged brick-
work, the students could be introduced to the knowledge and skills necessary
for the successful repair and restoration of cut and rubbed and gauged brick-
work. This would incorporate tuition on the causes of failure and decay of cut
and rubbed and gauged work and an examination of poorly executed remed-
ial works that have seriously compromised the aesthetics of historic buildings
(Fig. 170). Also to study the 'philosophy of repair', the importance of the proc-
ess of correct planning, and the adoption of approved remedial measures; that
are all integral parts of such work; particularly on important listed properties
of historical and social significance.
An overview of some practical elements, which would be taught with associ-
ated theory and technology, can be defined as:

￿ Replacement of ashlar work

Cutting out and replacing individual bricks

Plastic repairs

Colour/texture matching

￿ Replacement of mouldings

Obtaining templet/s to replicate original profiles - related geometry

￿ Repairs to arches and niches

Recording, removal, preparing and relaying of individual voussoirs/bricks

Recording, dismantling and re-building complete arches