LEARN TRADITIONAL BUILDING SKILLS IN WEST BENGAL, INDIA
With the Listed Property Owners’ Club October 2020
• Homestay in an unspoiled mountain village
• Learn traditional building skills from sourcing materials to construction
• Gain hands-on building experience
• Enjoy spectacular mountain scenery, great for walking
Making connections between building and restoration techniques around the world can be one of the most rewarding aspects of travelling. Remote Karmi Farm, in the foothills of the Himalayas, is a corner of rural Darjeeling where life has changed very little over the centuries. Agriculture and building techniques here have close parallels with those seen in Britain in the 1700s and 1800s, making it a fascinating place to learn authentic timber frame construction and wattle and daub infill.
Working alongside local builders offers a unique opportunity to learn these traditional building skills. Our six-day course (within the 10-day itinerary), will give participants practical experience that could translate to their own building projects. The course is suitable for all levels of experience in conservation from home- owners to professional conservationists.
The traditional wood-framed Karmi Farm guesthouse, owned by Andrew Pulger-Frame, will be our base. It lies a two-hour drive from Darjeeling, on the border of West Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan. Situated at the heart of the community, Karmi Farm offers a wonderful home-stay environment set amid stunning mountain scenery. This comfortable and welcoming guesthouse, which serves delicious organic vegetarian food, is a great place to unwind at the end of a busy day.
Andrew is of Scottish and Sikkim descent and Karmi Farm is run with both these influences in mind making the stay here worthwhile as a stand-alone. Andrew will be helping to run the course as well as acting as interpreter for the local craftsmen and women.
Leading the conservation tour will be Paul Goodyer, the founder of Nomad Travel Stores and Nomad Travel Clinics. In 2000, he also co-founded the Karmi Farm Clinic with Andrew. Paul is currently restoring his own Grade-II timber-framed building in Huntingdon and researching conservation and traditional building techniques as he does so.
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