Write a blog they said.  It would be good for the yard profile they said.  All well and good but how do you start?  And how do you make it interesting?  Not sure on either count but here goes.

I suppose I need to start by explaining what Thwaite Yard does.  We are the base for the direct labour building team and are involved in the renovation and repair of vernacular buildings in the Lake District working with materials that were used in the original construction of our farmsteads, castles and large manor houses.  At this present time the Trust has 90 farms and associated buildings in the Lakes, around 350 residential properties plus 17 holiday cottages and important properties such as Wordsworth House, Sizergh Castle, Wray Castle, Hill Top.  A lot of these properties have private water supplies that have to be treated to ensure they meet the exacting current legislation.

Thwaite Yard

Over the next few weeks you will get to know us and learn what we do.