Room placements in Georgian era
was very proportional and symmetrical as trend of symmetry played a huge role
in that period. That has been carried forward widely as this is highly
appreciated by people of any age group. Belmont House have same features
carried through the room as well and all the rooms are either square or
rectangular in shape.
Belmont House seems to be in a
very good shape structurally, keeping its age in mind. It has aged fairly well
and thanks to the building material that were being used during Georgian era.
Even in modern age there is no
proper replacement for stone or bricks when it comes to strength and these
materials are still highly popular when it comes to the structure. The common
finish used for the structure in Georgian era which was quite common in
Victorian era as well was pebble dash and roughcast.
Structure of the Belmont house
is also finished in pebble dash which is quite rough and has very low impacts
from the conditions that is the reason why, after decades the façade looks so
clean and in good condition while the traces of age can be found by the
woodwork present for example doors and windows.
The building inside has aged a
lot and not in a shape at all wearing of all the woodwork is quite visible, but
staircases seems to be in very good condition and most of them just need to be
renovated and fixed.
The main staircase shows the
elaborative artwork of Georgian period and is still in great condition which
need to be conserved and taken care of same is with handrails as well.
The walls show a great amount
of damages, the dampness and moulds a visible almost in most of the rooms. Over
the ages, humidity, condensation has led to these conditions.
While renovating once the paint coat is scraped off the walls needs to
fumingate thoroughly and disinfected as well, demoulder or bleach can be used
to get rid of the mould permanently and finally a coat of paint over it.
Moreover, due to the brickwork
walls are quite porous which has led to the growth of different weeds in walls
as well.
This seems to be a one major
task but luckily that’s the problem in only basement which can be taken care as
whole building needs a renovation. The process is quite same as moulds but the
use of different chemicals and herbicides is involved to get rid of them
permanently.
The floors and ceilings have
deteriorated quite visibly over decades and need to be taken out throughout and
installed in. It is some particular places which needs an attention whereas,
rest can be renovated but needs to be taken out for the renovation purposes too
and needs to be done plank by plank.
The building materials that
were used in the first place were high in quality based and so is the thing
with wooden floor and ceiling as well. The wood is still standing strong after
years and need to be re-installed and renovated which will be time consuming
but less expensive then getting rid of entire thing.
The door and windows which are
in the building are not in a very shape the windows can be easily renovated but
the outer door shows their ages due to weather effects but interior doors seems
pretty fine and they can be easily renovated. Whereas most of the interior
doors are missing but there are some present which help in replicating the same
period design in the other doors.
The above images shows that door
are in good condition and doesn’t need much attention and can be very helpful
in replicating the missing ones in the building. As the other components and
building itself the Georgian focuses on symmetry as well there can be an
obvious pattern in the Georgian doors can be squares or rectangles.
Some of the components in the
house seems fairly newer than the other ones which means they have been
replaced, renovated or altered during the period.
The windows in the building
seems pretty new considering that how old the building is and the metal frame
seems to be in a pretty good shape.
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