Wellington Arch

2000 -2001 - Apsley Way, Hyde Park Corner, London, W1

Katherine started her 4 years working with Stonewest LTD on Hyde Park's prestigious Wellington Arch. She carved the missing volutes and acanthus leaf tips to the ornate capitals. She also carved an architectural pineapple, lion's masks, modillions and egg and darts in Portland stone on the building's architectural cornice.

See Katherine's testimonial letter for this work from the project's director for English Heritage.

After the restoration was complete part of the arch was turned into an exhibiton by English Heritage to commemorate the project. Pictures and videos were shown of her work, see the exhibition testimonial letter.

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After achieving a distinction in architectural stone carving at Weymouth College Katherine further honed her skills on a two year carving apprenticeship at York Minster. She also studied stone masonry which is the foundation to architectural carving.

Since 1997 she has worked consistently in this field working on many major and minor restoration projects on grade 1 and 2 listed buildings in the UK and abroad.

See her architectural church furnishings and stone masonry for similar work.

She also carves and repairs statues as well as heraldic statues.

Prestigious commissions

2003 - St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK.

Half a Corinthian capital on the south west bell tower, including carved leaves to the pilaster capitals and decorative relief panel carvings.

2000 -2001 Wellington Arch, Apsley Way, Hyde Park Corner, London, W1

Carved volutes and acanthus leaf tips to the ornate capitals. Architectural pineapple, lion's masks, modillions and egg and darts to the building's architectural cornice.

1997–1999 York Minster’s Cathedral, UK.