The great debate in the dry stone walling world is always whether to course or not and there are two distinct schools of thought. On one hand you have the coursed wallers, predominantly based in the Pennines where the local sandstone lends itself to level bedded, regular coursed work and then you have the random…
It is surprising how many times one sees steps that have not been constructed correctly; that is the risers have been built and then the tread is merely planted on top of them. This is not only bad practice but is aesthetically unattractive and gives the impression of inferior workmanship.
In recent years the dry stone walling scene seems to have been overrun with individuals claiming to be sculptors and artists, is this art for art’s sake? I have given this proliferation much thought and I have finally come to the conclusion that, albeit slightly disappointing, these “artists” feel that being a craftsman does not…
Our first foray in to exhibiting at an RHS flower show and we were awarded a silver gilt medal.
