Mud lark

Claude St Arrowman sent BD this photo of a new-build mud house at Dartington in Devon.

Jonathan Glancey might like to know that construction using mud and earth (“Building with mud, glorious mud”, February 6) is alive and well in north-east Yorkshire. I am currently restoring buildings of rubble stone bound with mud. These date from the late 17th century, so have stood the test of ...

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