A random rock face stone wall with curved capping to top of wall.
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Rockface random wall with curved parapet
Posted by Neil at 02:52 3 comments
Labels: bridge, mortar, random stone, rockface finish
Semi Circular arch niche
A stone arch niche built into a hill side with spring water to face. This niche is actually carved into the hillside in Liverpool where water seeps.
Posted by Neil at 02:48 0 comments
Labels: Arches, Federation, Fremantle, geopolymers, Limestone, mortar, nonhydraulic mortar, pointing, Tuck pointing, Victorian
Sunday, 18 November 2007
Stone bridge piers
Given the open face joints this isnt a true dry stone wall. It is cemented at the rear to hold the structure together.
Posted by Neil at 07:17 0 comments
Ribbon pointed stone bridge
Here typical stone structure ribbon pointed to give the appearance of a more flat structure.
Probably built late 1800s it still stands besides the very harsh conditions
Posted by Neil at 07:15 0 comments
Stone barn done in slate
This was more than likely not dry stone finish at first but pointed and like many of the local stone buildings the pointing has failed leaving the joints exposed. Given the slate mines nearby I assume its all slate based stone.
Posted by Neil at 07:14 0 comments
Dry stone bay window
A bay window cladded in bark to give the appearance of a tree trunk. Absolutely love it. I want a bark house, lol
Posted by Neil at 07:12 1 comments
Labels: Cumbria, drystone, Heritage, random stone
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Needle and Eye through brickwork
Here is a true needle and eye well 2 actually set up for supporting brickwork while working underneath for a number of purposes.
Posted by Neil at 01:51 0 comments
Sunday, 7 October 2007
Quadruple brick arch with basket weave
A quadruple brick arch with basket weave backing forming a cove. Such inetnse work for such a small building.
Posted by Neil at 07:59 0 comments
Small stone building
A small stone building with some intensity. Great from an ideas perspective if your a mason looking for ideas which may have taken centuries to conceptualise.
Posted by Neil at 07:55 0 comments
Round stone pier with direction reshape
A stone pier changes shape all sculptured by hand. I liked it but most people probably wouldnt realise the time and effort it takes to do something like this.
Posted by Neil at 07:46 0 comments
Williamson brick and stone tunnel crockery
Many of the tunnel crockery found during excavation of the tunnels. Some 200 tonnes already excavated by hand.
Posted by Neil at 07:38 0 comments
Williamson Stone Tunnel Liverpool
Besides the sights there is some fantastic history into the era how many drank beer and Gin instead of water because of poor water quality.
http://www.williamsontunnels.co.uk/
Posted by Neil at 07:35 0 comments
Double stacked brick Wiliiamson tunnel
A double stacked tunnel though some were triple stacked there are also many that were built of sandstone.
The tunnels had since the death of Williamson been back filled with building rubble though recognised as a signifcant part of Liverpool history 2% of the tunnels have been excavated by hand with wheel barrows.
Some may never be open to the public due to instability caused by water ingress etc.
http://www.williamsontunnels.co.uk/
Posted by Neil at 07:27 0 comments
Williamson brick tunnels Liverpool
Williamson brick tunnels extend some distance under Liverpool built in the mid 1800s they spiratically extend some huge some stacked on top of each other.
The average life expectancy was 22 for many people of the period.
Read more » http://www.williamsontunnels.co.uk/
Posted by Neil at 07:22 1 comments
Saturday, 6 October 2007
Stone entrance in Cathederal
A stone entrance in a cathederal I thought would make a great gate entrance down the side of a house one day.
Posted by Neil at 09:28 0 comments
Arched stone ceiling
A good example of a stone ceiling. Im unsure at rpesent whether this is still classed as a vaulted ceiling.
Posted by Neil at 09:25 0 comments