Our current project. Here is a section of the frieze which records that both sides in the civil war were billeted at this house. In the battle scene the Roundheads flanked by Cromwell with Oxford behind them fight the Royalists with their cannon flanked by Charles the 1st.

With the last few copies of the first edition of my book being posted today i am pleased to announce that we are going to publish a second revised edition with some extra elements added. This should be available in a few weeks. There will be a free first edition update available

We are delighted to announce that my next book is now available for pre order from Waterstones and all good bookshops. A how to guide for traditional plasterwork both plain and decorative.

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Here is the newly completed Tapestry Drawing room at Castle Howard. Every one of the over 3000 pieces of plaster lovingly hand made by my sons and I with some friends helping out. instagram.com/reel/DI3np68oq…

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My latest book has just arrived in advance of the commercial copies and I’m very proud of it. Inside are easy to follow instructions covering topics from basic lime plastering to decorative elements and some of the arts like sgraffito and scagliola plus pargetting.All book shops.

I’m looking forward to exhibiting my “tools of the stuccatore” collection at this years event.

Still brilliant.

Gorgeous day here at Castle Acre Priory.

Just an Elizabethan ceiling we made. instagram.com/tv/Ccf6iSAgOtW…

Delighted to announce my latest book will be available from all good bookshops from the 24th of this month. Inside you will find recipes and simple techniques to enable you carry out traditional lime plastering including tool selection, materials and mixing tips.

We have completed the conservation of this coat of arms today in this lovely Cumbrian church.

Congratulations to Philip Gaches on the publication of his brilliant new book Plastering - A Practical Guide to Traditional and Decorative Techniques. 👏🏼 Philip Gaches #crowood #thecrowoodpress #plastering

We are delighted to hear that our work in the Tapestry Drawing room at Castle Howard has been nominated for the “Outstanding Craftsmanship” award by the Traditional Architecture Awards in December.

The Art of Elizabethan Plastering with Gaches Plastering youtu.be/mkUR5R_Qgcg?si… via YouTube

Early British Plasterwork is undergoing a renaissance with us creating several new ceilings a year now. New ones booked in for 2026 keep watching this space.

Delighted to be back in Oxfordshire. We plastered the ceiling back at the start of the year.

Fabulous evening at the Traditional Architecture Awards ceremony in London at the Artworkers Guild Hall where we were truly honoured to be awarded the “Outstanding Craftsmanship “award for our work at Castle Howard.