by Toni Watts | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, Recent Work
Lincoln Cathedral is fortunate to have a team of skilled stonemasons. They are responsible for both replacing carvings damaged by the passage of time and creating new imagery which will be enjoyed by visitors in the future. The image on the right is thought by some to...
by Toni Watts | Dec 31, 2014 | Blog
The perils of old age… It’s hard to believe that we are on the verge of a new year already. The latter stages of 2014 were fairly grim. My father (87 years old) fell and sustained a ‘life and limb threatening’ fracture of his thigh bone. He was...
by Toni Watts | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Out and About
Last weekend saw us up in Cumbria visiting Blackwell, an Arts and Crafts house around three miles from Windermere and one of our favourite places. What was the Arts and Crafts Movement? The Arts and Crafts Movement was basically a reaction to the...
by Toni Watts | Dec 12, 2013 | Blog, Out and About
Furness Abbey lies, abandoned in rain-drenched seclusion, in a valley in southern Cumbria. A vast expanse of red sandstone, it’s ruined now, of course. Some of the large church is still standing, but you can see the crack running up one of the walls. And you...
