June 24
Stone coat of arms
Alex Carrington, Stone Specialist, is working on the carved stone coat of arms this month. The lower portion came away more than 100 years ago. Family tradition is that it dropped the day Courtney, Sir William's heir, was killed whilst fighting in WW1.
The upper portion was in poor condition and the remaining heavy raised helmet and other surviving decoration was on the verge of coming away. Alex has inserted special pins through the loose stonework and is now working to disguise the pin heads before moving on to conserve the stone itself.
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