John Durie

MSc in Conservation of Historic Buildings. I am a Building Surveyor who loves old buildings and wants to let people know how to care for them properly.

[John Durie @heritageandd]

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[rich welsh @rdwglass]

Stained Glass Residency. September 2026. Glasgow, Scotland. https://t.co/rN2PBGdiXw

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@Amelia558rs Before high fructose corn syrup!

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A sweet little house, a bit damp, a little u loved, just in need of some TLC as it ages, like the rest of us. Now it's new owner is getting the right advice.

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@rdwglass This little snippet is beautiful. I love reusing pieces of glass. Can we see the full piece?

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@MurphyNiallGLA @GlasgowHeritage I spent many years on my beat walking around Kingston and Plantation before the Glasgow Garden Festival. So many wonderful buildings have been lost.

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@louisepriestman @BBCNews We were all right.

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@MurphyNiallGLA @NSPCC_Scotland @GlasgowHeritage Woohoo!!!

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@MurphyNiallGLA @NSPCC @NSPCC_Scotland Best of luck Niall.

[Niall Murphy @MurphyNiallGLA]

Off to the launch of @commonfuturenow’s magnum opus ‘The Tenement Revealed’ at @HESEngineShed. It’s all about #Scotland’s tenements, their history, design & construction with examples from all our great cities. @GlasgowHeritage has sold out our copies but we’re getting more in😊!

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@DarrenMcLean_uk I'm not sure layers of nylon carpet would be viewed with similar awe as unearthing mosaic floors of a Roman bath house, but you never know.

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@MurphyNiallGLA It would great to have the time to sketch.

[The Architectural Heritage Fund @ArchHFund]

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@DarrenMcLean_uk Electric lights?

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@MurphyNiallGLA @GlasgowHeritage @johngilbertarch Generally, there is a half dovetail between the main joists to the bressumer but not beyond it into the bay. The lath and plaster seems to be the only thing holding some of them on.

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@MurphyNiallGLA @GlasgowHeritage @johngilbertarch Gravity is your friend until it isn't.

[Dr Lyn Wilson @Scottish3D]

We are recruiting for a new Carbon Manager @HistEnvScot. Please share with your networks - closing date 30th October at midday. All details in the link below. Thank you! https://t.co/rrLF9m8xoP

[John Durie @heritageandd]

@DarrenMcLean_uk A palm tree in Edinburgh? It will never last.

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@DSM888 It's rather sad that we don't repair things like that now.