Early Fremantle limestone house tuckpointed

At first I thought this was the poor mans tuckpoint. A created recess then pointed with paint which was the case without having to place the tuck.  It was quite hard to tell without jumping the fence.
The tuck appeared almost flush with the point which would make it hard to use a frenchman.

The stone is probably from the nearby having the soil colours of a less consistent floor of stone. They were more than likely lose stones buried in a field rather than from a floor.

I love the colours, the flaws and the  inconsistencies.

Note the mortar colour which appears very much original it may be unslaked burnt lime sand.

I love  stone, collected stone, hand built, like art no machines. 

I want to time travel back for a week in this Australian history; immerse myself in the time.

Fremantle limestone and tuckpoint

Pinjar biscuit Fremantle past - Stone mortar pointing

And here we have one of Fremantle's formal early pieces with its non-hydaulic pieces uncovered to show what I discussed earlier where darker stone is revealed and possibly the evidence for darker lime washes we saw in the vernacular of Fremantle.

Here we see two colours. Both construction mortar and a lighter facing mortar. First stone buildings may also have had conch lime in the facing mix to increase strength.

While we now have penetrating sealers which harden stone exterior and prevent stone losing its colour to mold, evidence is present of a hydraulic Portland bag over the top.

This stone would have been chosen darker, slightly softer for facing.

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Stonemasons tools assortment 3

An assortment of stonemasons tools although some sit outside the scope of stonemasons tools.