Thread by @friendschurches

Duncan Berry from Berry Stonework was demonstrating flint knapping. It’s an incredible skill. The material offers no guide, no grain. It’s a capricious stone. Here’s Duncan squaring off a piece.

And here’s a galleted panel he made. The gallets are shards of flint, which he presses into the mortar. It’s decorative, but also provides some structural reinforcement.

Here’s a flint nugget that sort of looks like a thigh ball joint.

The sun shining on the stonemason’s tools.

Here’s David Ayres doing some lime plastering. It’s a nicely haired coat and spreads like butter over the laths.

Repairs underway to a 1920s Reading Wagon. See the chamfered muntins in various states of replacements…

A tile hung facade. Clay baking on the sun. 🤤

The dreamy South Downs.

And finally, because we’re a church account after all…

A memento mori of 1688 in the wall of All Saints, East Dean. It commemorates William Peachey, blacksmith.

The Historic Building Weekend continues tomorrow. There’s TONNES more to see that I’ve shared here. It’s *well* worth a visit.

Thanks again to @WealddownMuseum for having us! ♥️