We are looking for labourers to work with us on several up and coming projects. Please see further details below: Based in the north-east but work nationally and may occasionally work away An aptitude for manual work is essential – the work involves working outdoors with some working at height and some heavy lifting CSCS […]
Our new apprentices, Ben and Dan, are doing very well and gaining experience in refurbishing a Grade II* brick facade and rebuilding chimney stacks. Dan is replacing old bricks for new handmade specials. Ben is working on the haunching on a stack.
We would like to thank Mark Taylor and Ian Smithwhite for our guided tours of Roker lighthouse and of the Wave Basin battery at the Port of Sunderland. The lighthouse has recently been refurbished and is looking very fine. The Wave Basin battery is due for a facelift. We were asked to consult and found […]
If you are interested in trying your hand with mallet and chisel, sign up to join us for a carving workshop on 7th December, 2016, at Auckland Castle. You can find further details here
We were pleased to be informed that the work we carried out alongside BCE Northern at St Peter’s Church in Monwearmouth has been nominated for a design award. You will find more pictures here. “The public realm improvements at Saint Peter’s Church, Monkwearmouth celebrate both the historic importance of the Church and former monastery and […]
We were really pleased to find this photograph of our Roman altar, produced by our carver Rosie, on the Geograph site. The Geograph project “aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland”. A fascinating and rich resource, and well worth a look. Our many thanks to Andrew Curtis who took […]
You are free to join us to try out stone carving and other heritage skills at the Heritage Skills Weekend at Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. You will find details here
If you are interested in trying your hand with mallet and chisel, sign up to join us for a carving workshop on 7th October, 2016, at Auckland Castle. If you click on the post, you can find details here. There is also a carving workshop held on 7th December and you can […]
Courses covering all aspects of masonry, lime work and conservation are offered, for professional and interested amateurs, at the Scottish Lime Centre Trust. They are highly recommended. Click this post to find more information about them here
Today, we launch our new website. We have tried to include more photographs of our work, where we have remembered to take them, and we’ve also taken the opportunity to use this space to share some of our interests. Click on this post to find links to architectural heritage, photography, and history of the Great War (WW1). […]