These images recorded the work sessions and illustrated some of the thoughts and findings from the investigation of place. Only a few selected images are in the published Journal, so if you came and carved – you make be recorded here for posterity!
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Slindon Surveyor’s Drawing 1805
War Ag.3 field from War Ag.5; the former site of Northwood and the focus for re-planting in 2104/15
our limestone block, sourced in Portland
delivery from Portland arrives
at Slindon Forge
the lift
moving to Northwood
the drop
awaiting the sleepers
DAY 1 stone at Northwood
Hannah Woodhouse gives welcome to treeplanters
Our stone
Our photographer for the weekend, Scott
budding sculptors
some special guests
bright sunshine
a fabulous NT volunteer workday
the sun goes down on Northwood, now rising
travelling home in style from Day 1
Day 2 Northwood
Day 3 Northwood
Day 4 Northwood
Day 5 Northwood
Day 6 sculptors
Day 6 – snow cover at Northwood
Day 6 sculptors
Jon instructing (photo A. Purkiss)
chalk for marking form
Day 7 sculptors
Day 8: stone has moved to Slindon Woods
Day 8 sculptors
Day 9 – Easter Saturday – stone trying to roll itself?
Day 9: family of artists
Day 9: budding sculptors from afar (well, SE London)
Day 10: enthusiasm and sun
Day 10: Jon progressing in a quiet spell
Day 10: finally (Northwood) T-shirt weather!
1808
1763
1750
Sussex (1906) and Belloc’s rather catty comments on Sir George Thomas’s Dale Park
George Bernard Shaw and G.K. Chesterton with Belloc (centre)
our block; session 2
geomorphology of Slindon Estate
Slindon geomorphology
leading into Lepers Walk on route to Northwood
some of SDNP Western Central (Barnham) Volunteer Rangers and Tom from NT
what my eye sees at the end of Day 3
more signs; end of day 3
Peter involved with South Downs Volunteer Rangers for 21 years; telling me about the last South Downs shepherds and the former Leper Colony near Burpham
scutch holder & scutch comb inserts; a tunsten carbide tipped chisel
London & West Middlesex Volunteers exploring the tools; opening up the block
boundary of Dawtrey’s Hooks, West Wood and North (now Eartham/FC) Wood
His Eminence Cardinal Manning; 1880s by Barraud
end of Day 4
forms separating
end of a bright day
a Festival feel, complete with mud!
every chip is a step nearer the finished work
one high point with another – Nore Hill – in the farground
young and keen sculptors
sculpture comes alive through light & shade
potato chips
limestone chips