The Stonemason - A History of Building Britain

A wonderful behind-the-scenes history, where time works on a different scale and stone is a living, breathing entity . . . by a master craftsman whose expertise connects him to the generations that came before him

About the author

Andrew Ziminski is a stonemason living and working in what was ancient Wessex. He has three decades of hands-on experience with the tangible history of this country and has worked on some of the greatest and most interesting monuments in Britain; from using his skills to create a Stonehenge megalith, to the restoration of Roman ruins in Bath, to working on the tower of Salisbury Cathedral and the dome of St Paul's in London. He is happiest, however, when working on a humble medieval country church. Andrew is a SPAB William Morris Craft Fellow, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a consultant for the conservation of stonework and monuments to the Salisbury Diocesan advisory committee for the care of churches. He lives in Somerset. This is his first book.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Ziminski, ZIMINSKI ANDREW
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781473663947
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-6394-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Conservation of buildings & building materials, Conservation of buildings and building materials