Archive Post 10: Three day stone masonry course, Lincoln.

Earlier this year I decided to take a short course in Stone Masonry. Working regularly with stone and stone working tools I'd been keen to try it out for some time.

The course is ran by Ayley Fridlington in Lincoln and runs for three days. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who has an interest, amateur or professional.

The initial stage involved marking up the block of stone, creating a chamfer off one corner and adding two fillets. The chamfer was then worked back with chamfers of smaller and smaller size until it started to resemble a curve.

Once this was completed a return was marked up and begun in a similar manner, followed by another mitre and return on the other.

The whole process was really satisfying and I learnt an awful lot. This has since helped me interpret and record stone masonry during conservation work. It's a skill I hope to keep up and really would encourage anyone with an interest to give in a go.

The next post will be an archive post on the work I've been carrying our over the last two months in Attingham Park near Shrewsbury.