Biography
2018 - Restoration of Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) at the Palace of Westminster, London.
2017 - 2018 Travelled to Italy to learn the techniques and art of marble carving. Cooperativa di Scultura, Carrara.
2015 - 2017 Postgraduate Diploma in Historic Stone Carving at City & Guilds of London Art School.
2008 - 2015 8 years restoring the East Front of York Minster.
2004- 2008 Apprenticed as a cathedral stonemason under a french Master Mason at Gloucester Cathedral.
2004 - 2004 Restoration of St. Pancras Chambers - Eurostar Terminal - London.
2003 - 2004 Diploma in Advanced Stonemasonry at Building Crafts College, London.
1994 - 1998 Masters degree in Social Anthropology from Edinburgh University.
Prizes and notable achievements:
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) Award 2017.
The Brinsley Ford Rome Travel Award 2016.
The Radcliffe Trust - The Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prizes 2015 for Exceptional Merit in Crafts.
Tylers & Bricklayers Prize for the Best Stonemasonry Student 2004.
National Federation of Builders Prize for Excellence 2004.
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