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An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent

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Cob Buildings – Schofield & Smallcombe (2004)

**Cob Buildings-a practical guide – Jane Schofield & Jill Smallcombe. Black Dog Press. (2004)**

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In his seminal book ‘The Pattern of English Building’, the late Alec Clifton-Taylor writes much in praise of old cob buildings, but also writes, “what is nearly certain is that we shall see no new ones…as substances for building the unbaked earths already belong to history.