The Stone Mason: A History of Building Britain

£10.99

Author: Andrew Ziminski
Publisher: John Murray Press (2021)
Paperback: 336
ISBN: 9781473663947
Language: English

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Description

A stonemason’s story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft.

In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from the tower of Salisbury Cathedral to the engine houses, mills and aqueducts of the Industrial Revolution and beyond, The Stonemason is his very personal history of how Britain was built – from the inside out. Stone by different stone, culture by different culture, Andrew Ziminski (with his faithful whippet in tow) takes us on an unforgettable journey by river, road and sea through our countryside showing how the making of Britain’s buildings offers an unexpected and new version of our island story.

Visit our events page for Andrew Ziminski’s Stone Carving workshops at Wiltshire Museum.

Additional information

Weight .240 kg
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 26 cm

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