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We are so pleased to have welcomed the students and glad to hear Sarah Siddons' influence lives on!

If you haven't already, check out our work at Old Sessions House which has just been shortlisted for an AJ Retrofit Award. AJ Retrofit Awards Architects’ Journal feildenandmawson.com/projects_old_s…

A one off. The making of a handmade lantern for Aldgate Pump, in wrought iron by craftsman. Photos from the famous Bottega Prata workshop in the centre of Bologna, Italy. We are restoring Aldgate Pump for the City of London, with support from Heritage of London Trust. Spitalfields Life

A history of London's drinking fountains: buff.ly/2MrFyYz The organisation that started out as the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association still exists today as the Drinking Fountain Association. drinkingfountains.org createstreets Russell Curtis

Preparation for gilding of Turnham Green #drinkingfountain, back at our workshop. By 1879, the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association had erected and was maintaining nearly 800 fountains & troughs. Heritage of London Trust

Turnham Green #drinkingfountain work in progress back at the workshop: Recutting the finial. The process involves wet-cutting the granite.

Gilding complete on Turnham Green #drinkingfountain From Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1879,"Until the last few years London was ill-provided with public drinking fountains...This matter is now well looked after by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association"

Can you help? War Memorials Trust are looking for volunteers to go and visit a number of war memorials across the UK to take photos and undertake a condition survey as part of our casework. Can you help? Requests can be found here: warmemorialsonline.org.uk/search?locatio…

We're delighted to have worked again with Heritage of London Trust on restoration of the Wren Spire. The spire has always been exposed to the power of nature and our sympathetic intervention will help to maintain the structural integrity of the Spire for the future. #restoration #gilding

The impressive West London Synagogue building in Upper Berkeley Street, dedicated in 1870, is Grade II listed. #gilding

Just finished Phase II of our Conservation Cleaning and Repairs as well as gilding works to the Bima at the West London Synagogue. #stonemason #stonemasonry #restoration… instagram.com/p/B8RK9rjJd1s/…

The site has been used as a place of worship since ancient times. In 1668, following the Great Fire, Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the church with only the tower and spire surviving from his design. The current… instagram.com/p/BkkPOTYlz4z/…

BAHA’I SHRINE. New Southgate Cemetery. Gilded eagle atop a single column. In collaboration with London Stone Conservation Oil gilding with 23.5 CT gold leaf from Gold Leaf Supplies #gilding

Using historic information from the West London synagogue archives, we were able to create a CAD drawing of the interior of the building. We have now finished phase 2 of our conservation, cleaning and gilding work. #stonemasonry #restoration #builtheritage #caddrawing

We removed a thick concrete screed consolidated the original stone & brick core, supplied & fitted new steps, landing & threshold, matching the original Yorkstone with Manor Park. We repaired & refitted the original iron railings. #highgate

A lockdown project: Coming out of a #Grade1listed building, we had to repair rather than replace the capitals, in keeping with the original design of the structure. The original Portland stone capitals were heavily damaged, repaired with cementitious mortar #stonemasonry

June 2020. Repair & conservation of Northumberland Arch, originally part of Northumberland House, The Strand. When the house was demolished in 1874, the arch was moved and reinstalled in the Garden of Tudor House in Bow. #heritage #heritagebuildings #masonry

In situ marble #handcarved lettering City of London School We took a rubbing of the existing letters to match the style & size, drew out the new design & transferred it onto the marble plaque. It was hand carved & painted in situ, matching the existing #lettering. #heritage #monument

New project Lord's Cricket Ground, Grace Gate. A lorry reversed into the gate & Portland Stone pier. We will remove the gate & stay, then carefully dismantle the stonework. We will repair & replace any damage, before rebuilding the gate pier & rehanging the gate. #buildingconservation

Princess Park Manor for Comer Homes Group. We repaired everything on a like-for-like basis: Bathstone indents & lime mortar repairs with Bathstone dust. Rusting rods replaced with stainless steel fixings. Beautiful surrounding & great management team. #stonemasonry #listedbuilding