Following a suggestion that a book on local dry stone walls may be of interest, Helen Wallbank of the Slaidburn Archive, began researching and seeking out various walls mentioned in old documents.
Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it consists of a wall made from materials like brick, stone, or concrete, and a glass panel or polycarbonate sheet placed a few centimeters in ...
In the image below, the Glossy setting is not ideal as we can see a clear reflection of the adjacent pool and concrete wall. The stone is not reflective however, it did darken up the mortar joints.
The goal? To build a 20 foot (6 meter) and 213 ft (65 m) long dry-stone wall as part of a park where the landscape was digitally planned, and the earth autonomously excavated. The coolest thing ...
Cormac MacConnell explores the history, artistry and skill behind Ireland's iconic stone walls and recalls his memories of some of the more wonderful examples throughout his life. There is a ...
A skilled waller can replace three to four metres a day The environmental benefits of dry stone walls are at risk unless the government rethinks subsidy rates, it is warned. The Northumbria Dry ...
Media titan Rupert Murdoch is in court in Nevada trying to do something you’re not supposed to be able to do: change an irrevocable trust. In the estate-planning world, an irrevocable trust is ...
Historians were left blushing when they deciphered ancient Roman graffiti carved into stone near Hadrian's Wall. The insulting comment, inscribed more than 1,700 years ago, was unearthed near ...