All the photos below are by Gary Shaw.
Showing his skills balancing on the roof this slater is all set to start laying the roof slates.
This finished section shows how good it looks and I love the way the slates are distressed. Even though you would not see the difference from the ground, it just shows the amount of dedication to detail is being done on this restoration.
Here the new chimmey waits to be rendered and then plastered.
When you look at this wall behind the window, it shows just how skilled the builders where all those hundreds of years ago.
This is the interior of one of the wall arches and the original stonework.
While here on the exterior they have cladded the arches to make them look more imposing.
This close-up shows the cladding and the original wall which will be rendered and then finally plastered.
Here the men are putting back the original stone pillars.
This section of wall and railings are original.