Gallery: Prepping the Stonework

This photo shows the grip that ivy and other vegetation had on the stone work.

Here you can see the level of flaking and scaling caused by frost action, chemical weathering, and biological attack.

Michael Durkin clearing out rubble and old mortar before laying new quoin.

Again, showing the level of decay.

Tom McCarthy raking out the joints.

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