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We are in awe of stonemason Charlie Gee's skills! It's incredible to watch him freehand carve this stone with such precision; true craftsmanship.

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A couple of photos of the east cloister walk at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Suffolk, featuring some fine foliate leadwork #cathedrals #heritage #history #architecture #craftsmanship #leadwork #stjames #stonemasonry #design #perspective #harmony #burystedmunds #suffolk

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Work is progressing well at Gloddaeth United Church, one of the town’s most prominent and exposed historic buildings. Read our full post here: rmbconservation.co.uk/news-posts/w... #heritage #stonemasonry #buildingconservation

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Eat, Sleep, Conserve, Repeat: In conservation, as in nature, it’s often the smallest actions that make the biggest difference. Our work at Bunbury - 👉 rmbconservation.co.uk/news-posts/e... #heritage #stonemasonry #cheshire #buildingconservation

Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral (construction 1904-1978, Grade I listed) #stonemasonry #architecture

398: Basilica ⛪✨
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BGS photo - showing annotations #1 Quarry blocks (brown) scappled at the quarry; #2 Scants (yellowy-brown) with two smooth opposite faces; #3 and rectangular blocks (pink) with all smooth faces [2] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=113748

original BGS photo without annotations [2] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=113748

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Stage {1},{2}

varying thickness and smoothness of stone

This is beneath the larger overhead travelling crane ie where the quarry blocks were worked on

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Bath & Portland Stone Firms - West Wells Masonry Works Stage #2 processing scants to create rectangular blocks with no rough faces [12] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=113977

Bath & Portland Stone Firms - West Wells Masonry Works Stage #2 processing scants to create rectangular blocks with no rough faces [14] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=113987

Bath & Portland Stone Firms - West Wells Masonry Works Stage #2 processing scants to create rectangular blocks with no rough faces [21] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114017

Bath & Portland Stone Firms - West Wells Masonry Works Stage #2 processing scants to create rectangular blocks with no rough faces [25] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114033

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Stage {2}[2 - Twin saw]

creating rectangular stone blocks with no rough faces using twin bladed circular saws

[12][14][21][24][53]

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

computer controlled slabbing saw [31] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114056

Computer controlled slabbing saw [32] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114060

Computer controlled slabbing saw [33] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114063

Computer controlled slabbing saw [34] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114068

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Stage {1} [1 - Slabbing saw]
The first stage
#1 creating scants with a computer controlled slabbing saw

[31][32][33][34]

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

[18] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114004

[23] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114023

[26] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/actionviewAsset?id=114038

[54] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114380

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#Pod_2 creating scants of a required thickness using a single bladed circular saw
Stage {1} [1 - Slabbing saw]

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The larger overhead travelling crane [36] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114076

36] https://bgs.assetbank.app/assetbank-bgs/action/viewAsset?id=114076

Advert 1955 for a similar John Smith (Keighley) overhead travelling crane The foundry Trade Journal 1955 - sim_foundry-trade-journal_1955-04-28_98_2017 https://ia804506.us.archive.org/33/items/sim_foundry-trade-journal_1955-04-28_98_2017/sim_foundry-trade-journal_1955-04-28_98_2017.pdf

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The large overhead travelliing crane
Stage {1}, {2}

This area covers the first two phases of the processing the blocks from the quarry

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

his map 1892-1915 shows the west wells quarry before the masonry works. Note the nearby spring quarry and sands quarry Kinnock's or Westwells or Moor Park quarry location shown by the blue placemark using the MCRA location data which marks the west wells slope shaft on a NLS old map 1892-1915 https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=51.41844&lon=-2.20976&layers=168&b=osm&o=99&marker=51.417890,-2.209690 DBS p310-312 i.e. section 8.9.14 #1 Kinnock’s quarry 1900 -> Westwells quarry -> Moor park quarry 1907

The location of the masonry works - or stone works. Much of the NLS 1944-1974 map is fictional but the outline of the masonry works buildings are shown . Westwalls quarry slope shaft would directly feed into the masonry works The MCRA location of the slope shaft is the blue placemark on an NLS old map 1944-74 which clarly shows the stone works https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=51.41839&lon=-2.21017&layers=173&b=osm&o=99&marker=51.417890,-2.209690

Bath & Portland Masonry works at West Wells - 70 men and Bottomcombe ~200 men Kenneth Hudson, 'Fashionable stone' p75

Norman Bezzant's description of the stone working process and machines used in different phases was used to classify the photos. #1 But then I noticed the large overhead travelling crane was useful in identifying the initial stages 1 & 2 #2 And the smaller overhead travelling crane identified where the masons worked, ie stages 3 & 4 my notes on these few pages makes it easy to see where the classification comes from https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BvJo-vIls-tWyB48lV_fh7My0B9861MtHEnXQlwoAq8/edit?usp=sharing

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Within the BGS photos are an awesome collection of photos of the Bath & Portland's Masonry Works at West Wells, in Corsham.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Why Experience Matters: The Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach in Building Conservation - R. Moore Building Conservation Ltd A multidisciplinary approach isn’t a buzzword for us — it’s a necessity. It’s shaped by over forty years of working on site, tackling complex issues, and collaborating with conservation specialists across Wales and the North West.

Why Experience Matters: The Value Of A Multidisciplinary Approach In Building Conservation. rmbconservation.co.uk/news-posts/w... #heritage #buildingconservation #history #placemaking #buildings #stonemasonry #limemortar #projectmanagement #survey #minimumintervention #buildingconservationphilosopy

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A morning with OPW Stonemasons and Apprentices in Kilkenny and Trim OPW workers in Kilkenny and Trim tell us about their work, how they got started and what it means to them. Video: Dan Dennison & Chris Maddaloni

Behind every stone is a story.

Meet the OPW stonemasons & apprentices working in Kilkenny & Trim — their craft, their journey, their pride.

Full video via Irish Times.
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Our director JT visited Wells Cathedral with Cliveden Conservation and Nick Cox Architects. Pioneering mortar repairs carried out in the 80s and 90s were found to have faired really well, but much of the sculpture needs further repairs.

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Kedleston Hall is famous for Robert Adam’s Neoclassical design, but its stone choices are equally striking.
The Coxbench sandstone columns display undulating bedding patterns, accentuated over time by weathering — creating effects evocative of marble veining.
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🤔🔎 We’ve found the cause of the unstable pinnacles at St John’s Church, Llandudno - The usual suspects…..rust-jacking dog cramps, lifting the bed joints 😬 rmbconservation.co.uk/news-posts/c...

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The Isle of Portland, Dorset — STONE-WORK 26th-29th May 2025, written by Melanie Hayes

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Sandstone Terraces

(Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, February 2019)

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