1971 Look Stranger, Skylark Durston. Heart of Stone, Portland Stone masonry, carving
1971 television feature about Cecil 'Skylark' Durston (1910-1996) a true Portlander. His description of the famous Portland Stone, the Island of Portland and its people is incisive and thoughtful. He was a prolific poet and wit. A skilled stonemason. Skylark was my 1st cousin, once removed.
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1971: The Man Who Scratches for a Living | Look Stranger | BBC Archive
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Stonemason lecturer Ray Sumner chamfer demo
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Unusual Objects from Jacks Youth
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The chimney fell down! Let's make a new one. #masonry #lincoln #cathedral
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Britain Sold Palestine to Pay Its WWI Debt. The Balfour Declaration Was a Banking Deal!
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1973: How STEEPLEJACKS See the World | Look Stranger | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive
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Portland Stone - The transition from quarrying to mining - West of England Branch event - Nov 2020
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1972: The ORGANORGANISATION MAN | Look, Stranger | Classic BBC Documentary | BBC Archive
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Portland Stone (1955)
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LOOK STRANGER SPORTING GUNSMITH LINDSEY TILNEY OF BECCLES SUFFOLK 1974
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THE SLATEMAKERS (1980)
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Tom Cunliffe on the rocks at Portland Bill. ©Tom Cunliffe
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stone mason pts 1 and 2 Part 1
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Hands: Clay Pipe Works
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Pointing in lime to fix a damp cottage part 1 breaking out and backpointing
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"Portland, Story of an Island" The 1998 video. 38 minutes.
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Weymouth's First Westham Bridge, over the Backwater. A ricketty Victorian structure.
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Stone Masonry Fundamentals
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Look Stranger - A Wife on the Ocean Wave
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