At Tintern Abbey the unique circumstances favoured a principle of
replacing stone which had a life expectancy of less than 75 years
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To do? Or what to do? That is the question.
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At Tintern Abbey the unique circumstances favoured a principle of
replacing stone which had a life expectancy of less than 75 years
HOME DIRECTORY ARTICLES BOOKSHOP WHAT S ON
Stone Replacement
To do? Or what to do? That is the question.
Malcolm Coulson
A stonemason has to be entrusted to make frequent decisions on how much original stone can be safely
retained (Photo: Paye Stonework)
Should deteriorating material be replaced? Why? Who decides? What to replace it with? Are there any alternatives?
Questions such as these, sooner or later, are faced by all those who own, work on or are responsible for historic
buildings, particularly where historic or original stones are concerned.
They are questions that I had to face time and time
again in my role as Regional Superintendent of Works for Cadw.
Although the buildings for which I was responsible were
scheduled ancient monuments (mostly roofless ruins), the principles are easily transferable to most historic buildings.
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