The Backdrop I have been fortunate enough to carve several memorials in the world famous Highgate Cemetery over the years and we installed another two bespoke memorials very recently. It’s a wonderful place to explore, full of remarkable tombs, catacombs,...
Welcome back to the Norfolk stone carving workshop, ‘Ar yer orrite buh?’ Here’s a brief look at what we have been up to over the past few months including stone carvings, workshop news, on-site work and road trips. Since my last post we have been up...
An impromptu stroll around a stone carver’s workshop We have recently made a few changes around the place and I’d like to share a glimpse of what a stone carvers workshop looks like. This workshop has developed over about 20 years. When I moved in there...
We installed a stone in Langham church, Norfolk on Saturday, and as usual had a good ol’ rummage around. St Andrew and St Mary’s church is mainly 14th century, and seems fairly dull at first, but then if you spend time reading the stones it throws some...
Hello followers! No, that just sounds odd, like I have a messiah complex, subscribers perhaps? That also seems a bit weird, a bit formal and unfriendly. Hello friends (eww, that just sounds cringey). Anyway hello/greetings/wagwan fam and welcome to the latest from the...
We’re back in Norfolk now having installed a stone in Mere Knolls cemetery in Sunderland today. This stone has been a real pleasure to work on. I had a particularly fine quality piece of slate that I had set aside for a special project and when this particular...