29th July 2008
Photos by Harris Digital Productions
A stonemason puts the finishing touches to a new piece of the leaf & tongue carving
Applying loose leaf gilding
The gilders carry out the final burnishing using cotton wool & warm water
The gilding is skewed off using a very soft badger hair brush
Stonemasons install a large new stone on the fluted shaft
A stonemason points the bed joint of a newly fixed stone on the fluted shaft
Stonemason pointing the top joint of the newly fixed stone on the fluted shaft
Stonemasons fix a slightly smaller stone on the fluted shaft
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29 November, 2008