Title
Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria, 07/03/1967. Creator: John Laing plc.
Caption
A stonemason measuring and laying out blocks of stone on a template for the restoration of a window at Carlisle Cathedral. This photograph is part of a batch taken by Laing to show restoration work being carried out using SBD Certite. In 1961, N M Phillips, the architect for Carlisle Cathedral started experimenting with the bonding material SBD Certite in the restoration of the cathedral. It was used on all but one of the decorated Gothic windows of the South Clerestory and by the time this photograph was taken, it was being used in the restoration of the north face of the cathedral. By using SBD Certite, Laing stonemasons were able to remove just the weathered surface of the stonework. New stone only two inches deep could be bonded to the old stone saving more of the original fabric of the building and cutting costs by a third.
Date
1967
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England
Reference
HRM21A84_374
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
81,9Mb (3,8Mb) / 17,8in x 17,9in / 5326 x 5374 (300dpi)