Training Course at Lark Hill, Dobcross

DATE:  March 25^th & 26^th 2023

LOCATION:  Lark Hill Lane, Dobcross

CONDITIONS: Mild with blustery showers on Saturday. Dry but much colder on Sunday with the wind from the north east.

OBJECTIVE: To instruct beginners how to take down and rebuild a dry stone field wall.

Eleven superb trainees from Reading, Ormskirk, Leeds, Timperley and Golcar took on the challenge. They dismantled the 210 year old wall, reset all the foundation and completely rebuilt the wall using the original material.

Starting Point – The ruined wall on Saturday morning

 It all has to go – dismantling and laying out the old wall

What now? …… a very damp classroom

All ready for the new foundation

At home time on Saturday the skies had cleared to a beautiful evening, the lapwings were back and the wall was starting to emerge with some of the bigger throughs in place.

Perfect walling conditions for day 2 and everybody went for it. Where has all that stone gone?

Mind your fingers – TOPPERS! Just under but not touching the string please.

GREAT RESULT, HAPPY WALLERS and Paul modelling an off the shoulder number – WELL DONE EVERYBODY!!