Edinburgh Castle
I was astonished recently seeing a tourist flier promoting Edinburgh Castle's 'top ten highlights'. At No.3 was the Royal Palace block with a photograph entitled, 'Created in 1617 in honour of James VI'. This caption was inadvertently misleading. For me... Read More
Oak Lintel Conservation
The magnificent cruciform stone tithe barn on which the following exravagant measures were lavished is largely C15th with a stone roof held by dramatic raised crucks. The lintel in question supports a stone gable above a pair of substantial twelve foot high doors opening... Read More
The High Table for Tretower Court
Tretower Court is a unique building that nestles in the hills above Brecon. It was home to the influential Picard and Vaughan families for the first seven hundred years of its life. In the 18th century its status began to decline (as was true of a number of fine Welsh houses)... Read More
The Great West Doors of Chester Cathedral
Architect – Tony Barton for Donald Insall Associates Contractors - John Nethercott & Co. A church was founded in Chester almost two thousand years ago. Primarily because of the soft ‘new red’ sandstone from which the present building (which dates back to... Read More
