Restored Georgian fanlight with radiating glazing bars over a panelled door
Freshly pointed Georgian ashlar stone facade with sash windows
Georgian spiral staircase photographed from below showing elliptical geometry
Hand holding a compass over architectural vellum drafting elevation
Georgian townhouse symmetrical facade with twelve-pane sash windows
Restored Georgian rectory with Bath stone cornice and sash windows
Interior Georgian cornice moulding detail with egg-and-dart profile

Georgian Architecture · Bath · London · Edinburgh

Proportion
is everything.

Sash windows measured to the golden ratio. Fanlights drafted in compass arcs. Cornices that could have been carved in 1780 — detailed in Revit last Tuesday.

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PROPORTION✦SASH WINDOW✦LIME MORTAR✦FANLIGHT✦CORNICE✦ASHLAR✦BALUSTRADE✦KEYSTONE✦DENTIL✦PILASTER✦PEDIMENT✦RUSTICATION✦PROPORTION✦SASH WINDOW✦LIME MORTAR✦FANLIGHT✦CORNICE✦ASHLAR✦BALUSTRADE✦KEYSTONE✦DENTIL✦PILASTER✦PEDIMENT✦RUSTICATION✦

The Atmosphere of Georgian Space

Four qualities.
One architecture.

Georgian sash window casting rectangular light patterns across a pine floor

↳ Glazing bar: 1¼" rebated ovolo

I. Light

Twelve panes. One afternoon.

How a Georgian sash breaks sunlight into rectangles on a pine floor.

The twelve-pane sash window is a solar instrument. Glazing bars set at 1¼ inch divide the light into a grid that moves across the floor from nine in the morning until the room is amber at four. No other window does this. We restore them to the original bar profile — never replacing with hollow plastic that kills the geometry.

Close-up of Bath stone ashlar with fine-jointed lime mortar and keystone detail

↳ Course height: H/7 of storey

II. Stone

Bath oolite. Portland lime.

The tactile grammar of ashlar, keystone, and rusticated base.

Georgian masonry is a conversation between the quarry and the drawing board. Ashlar coursing follows a strict proportional system — the height of each course derived from the overall storey height divided by seven. We survey every joint before specifying a lime mortar, matching the original hydraulicity to within 5% to ensure the building breathes as designed.

Georgian townhouse facade with proportional grid overlay annotations in red ink

↳ Window: bay ratio 1:√2

III. Symmetry

The façade as argument.

Proportional grids annotated in red — planning committees read these drawings first.

A Georgian elevation is not decoration; it is a proof. Every window opening relates to the bay width by a ratio of 1:√2. The parapet height equals one-fifth of the total. We overlay these grids on every planning submission — not as academic exercise but as the fastest route through a conservation officer's inbox.

Craftsperson hands shaping lime plaster cornice moulding with traditional tools

↳ Lime: NHL 3.5 with hair binder

IV. Craft

Hands that remember.

Lime plaster. Turned balusters. Lead came. The materials of a working practice.

We maintain a network of 23 specialist contractors across Britain — plasterers who still work with a hawk and float, joiners who cut mortise-and-tenon sash frames from seasoned oak, glaziers who source cylinder glass for fanlight restoration. The specification is only as good as the hands that read it.

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The Drawing
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Architectural details organised by element. Bookmark freely — this is a resource built for conservation officers and homeowners alike.

8 drawings
Architectural drawing of Georgian six-panel door with bolection moulding detail

Doors · Scale 1:10

Six-Panel Door with Bolection Moulding

1:10

Doors

Six-Panel Door with Bolection Moulding

Detail drawing of Georgian fanlight with radiating astragal glazing bars

Windows · Scale 1:5

Fanlight — Radiating Glazing Bar Pattern

1:5

Windows

Fanlight — Radiating Glazing Bar Pattern

Cross-section drawing of egg-and-dart cornice profile with dimensions

Mouldings · Scale 1:2

Egg-and-Dart Cornice Profile

1:2

Mouldings

Egg-and-Dart Cornice Profile

Technical section drawing of Georgian twelve-pane sash window glazing bar

Windows · Scale 1:5

Twelve-Pane Sash: Bar Section

1:5

Windows

Twelve-Pane Sash: Bar Section

Elevation drawing of Georgian boot scraper and area railing ironwork

Ironwork · Scale 1:10

Boot Scraper & Area Railing

1:10

Ironwork

Boot Scraper & Area Railing

Section drawing of dentil cornice at eaves with stone and render specification

Mouldings · Scale 1:5

Dentil Cornice at Eaves

1:5

Mouldings

Dentil Cornice at Eaves

Elevation drawing of Georgian pediment door case with fluted pilasters

Doors · Scale 1:10

Pediment Door Case with Pilasters

1:10

Doors

Pediment Door Case with Pilasters

Detail drawing of Georgian spear-head balcony railing ironwork pattern

Ironwork · Scale 1:5

Balcony Railing — Spear-Head Pattern

1:5

Ironwork

Balcony Railing — Spear-Head Pattern

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Specifying Lime Mortars Correctly

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