Tuesday 14 May 2013

Stone mason working on a capital, Bath & Portland Stone Firms Ltd.

Stone mason at work on a capital, Bath & Portland Stone Firms Ltd., West Wells Masonry Works, Corsham.
BGS image No: P539472
Stone mason at work on a capital, Bath & Portland Stone Firms Ltd., West Wells Masonry Works, Corsham.  From the Hugh O'Neill Collection. Date: c. 1961.

 Bob McIntosh
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5 comments:

  1. lindamaryolivine14 May 2013 at 14:12

    Sort of thing my Grandad did! He worked on City Hall Cardiff, also Stormont, and for the War Graves Commission after the 1sr WW

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    1. scotfot14 May 2013 at 18:09

      Thanks for your comment, very interesting! A quick check and Stormont and Cardiff City Hall are both constructed of Portland Stone as in the picture.

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  2. Stephen5 March 2014 at 10:16

    Please may I use this photo in a piece I am writing about self-motivated work - this is a very beautiful piece being created

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  3. scotfot5 March 2014 at 14:14

    Thanks for your post and comment. The image resided on our Geoscenic resource along with other similar photographs. The images are free to use for many non-commercial purposes the exact terms and conditions can be found here


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  4. Unknown9 July 2014 at 10:05

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