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King’s College Chapel, Cambridge

King’s College Chapel, was one of the last great Gothic buildings in England to be built before the arrival of the Renaissance style.  Completed in 1519, it took over 60 years to build and is recognized... 

Private Residence, Norfolk

Stone is a natural material that will complement and enhance the design of any garden. For texture, colour, durability and sheer class, natural stone will always be superior to synthetic alternatives.... 

Sir John Soane’s Museum, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London

Sir John Soane’s Museum is little known outside architectural circles. It was the private house of the architect of the original Bank of England, who created his own collection of architectural sculpture, exhibited... 

Queen Mother Memorial, The Mall

In 2008 the life of the Queen Mother was celebrated with the creation of a new memorial designed by Donald Buttress which incorporated and re-modelled that already existing to George VI.  The carving... 

Stonecarving and Scuplture

The art of the stone carver not only involves the working of stone and marble but also demands an ability to understand, draw, design and reproduce different periods and styles of architectural ornament...