Building contractors would benefit by sending one or more respected employees to train as architectural flint knappers. The essential technologies can be taught to trainees within the space of just one day, and if trainees then put these newly learned skills into practice on a regular basis, then the standard of both restoration and new work will improve nation-wide.
Skillfully applied flint facings can give new properties a real touch of class.
Flushwork applied to a newly built property
Rectangular flints and 2" brickwork, coursed to match existing property.
Award winning projects
Flint House: Built on the Waddeston Estate, Buckinghamshire.
The Depot: A new cinema in Lewes.
The Depot: A new cinema in Lewes.
A new property in Amersham.
A large display of flint and obsidian in the entrance of a new town hall in Nagawa-machi, Japan.
John Lord - working for God at St Mary's Church, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
Transformation of panel in progress at St Mary's Church, Worlingworth, Suffolk.
A flint yoga mat at Whitchurch, Hampshire.
Working for God again at All Saint's Church, Fordham, Essex.
Flint knappers on a very special day out.
Architectural Workshops
Norman Ashton
Norman, pictured here at a quarry, is coming to terms with the striking angles required for the production of architectural flints.
Mark Spriddell, Adam Spriddell, Leon Spriddell & Darren Spriddell
Mark, Adam, Leon and Darren are seen here having their first experience at producing random knapped flints at a quarry. "They all did extremely well".
Andrew Hunter - (Fred)
Fred produced these fine pieces of flushwork after a successful morning at the quarry making randon knapped flints.
Jim Castle & Dale Rollings
Jim & Dale had no trouble at all with their production of flushwork and random faced flints, and they even had time to have a go at handaxes.
