Stonemason, Mr Ian McDonald starts work on the lead lettering of the main stone of the Mackenzie 'Come & Rest' Seat.
18th August 2014 in the pouring rain Ian McDonald begins the delicate work of bringing the 110 year old lead lettering on the main stone back to life.
In this day and age this expertise is rare indeed and is a rapidly disappearing art, today the job would be designed by computer and then
sandblasted on to the brickwork.
sandblasted on to the brickwork.
Ian says that the guy who originally worked on the lettering
"Certainly knew his stuff" (view short video clip towards bottom of page)
"Certainly knew his stuff" (view short video clip towards bottom of page)
Time for a break and his 'piece'
The expert's weapons of choice
Short Video Below (33 Secs)
"A brilliant job for when it was done way back in time!" Says Ian McDonald.
Almost done! Some exterior cleaning up to be carried out by BLHG and Mr McDonald will then return to complete the final touches.