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	<title>The Master Carvers Association</title>
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	<description>The oldest association of wood and stonecarvers in the UK</description>
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		<title>Tim Crawley</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Architectural Stonecarving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Crawley is a stone carver, sculptor and designer and has been fortunate to have worked on many of England’s most famous buildings.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>45 Gwydir Street<br />
Cambridge<br />
CB1 2LG</p>
<p>Tel: 01223 560631<br />
Mobile: 07717896443<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:timcrawley@ntworld.com" target="_blank">timcrawley@ntworld.com</a><br />
Website: <a href="http://www.timcrawley.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.timcrawley.co.uk</a></p>
<p>Tim Crawley is a stone carver, sculptor and designer and has been fortunate to have worked on many of England’s most famous stone buildings. Tim is experienced in large-scale architectural stone carving projects, from the design stage, which generally involves the production of drawings and models, through to the carving process and finally to installation.</p>
<p><strong>Examples of Work</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-420" title="The Queen Mothers Memorial" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/k04-777x1024.jpg" alt="" width="630" height="830" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-421" title="Atlas Fountain, Kenilworth Castle" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p01-697x1024.jpg" alt="" width="630" height="925" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-422" title="Temple Bar Heraldic Sculpture" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/g02-793x1024.jpg" alt="" width="630" height="813" /></p>
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		<title>Westminster Abbey&#8217;s Chapter House</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/videos/westminster-abbeys-chapter-house.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[english heritage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[simon smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of newly-carved stone heads created at Westminster Abbey's famous Chapter House.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dozens of newly-carved stone heads created as part of a £3 million restoration project were unveiled at Westminster Abbey&#8217;s famous Chapter House in May 2010.</p>
<p>The Chapter House, one of London&#8217;s oldest buildings and once a meeting place for the early House of Commons in medieval times, has undergone a major repair and conservation project led by English Heritage.</p>
<p>A team of 20 master carvers and stonemasons have been cleaning, repairing and conserving badly-weathered gargoyles, stone floral friezes, flying buttresses and stained glass windows over an 18 month period. </p>
<p>Master Carver <a href="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/members/simon-smith.htm">Simon Smith</a> is featured in the video from <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7733165/Stone-heads-unveiled-at-Westminster-Abbeys-Chapter-House.html" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>.</p>
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<p><img class="wp-image-409 alignleft" title="Simon Smith working at Westminster Abbey's Chapter House" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Simon-Smith-working-at-Westminster-Abbeys-Chapter-House.jpg" alt="" width="50" height="29" /></p>
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		<title>The Listed Property Show</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/the-listed-property-show.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Master Carvers Association will be exhibiting at the 2012 Listed Property Show]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Master Carvers Association will be exhibiting at this year&#8217;s <a href="http://lpoc.co.uk/property-show/" target="_blank">Listed Property Show</a></p>
<p>The Listed Property Show is a free event for select listed property owners, designed to banish all your domestic nightmares and ensure another 12 months of healthy home-ownership. For February 2012 they&#8217;ve bought together the industry’s best, all under one glorious roof in London’s <a href="http://www.eco.co.uk/p/maps/134#olympia" target="_blank">Olympia</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Event Date: 18 &#8211; 19 February 2012</strong><br />
Saturday 10.00am &#8211; 5.00pm<br />
Sunday 10.00am &#8211; 4.00pm</p>
<p>There’s no other event like it. It’s a unique opportunity for a stress free one-to-one session with working conservation officers who will happily talk you through any hypothetical plans that you may have about altering or extending your home. Alongside these officers are very experienced architects and planners, window and door manufacturers, craftsmen, and “caring” builders as well as the rather more prosaic experts in fire protection or insurance. They&#8217;ve got them all in one place for just two days in Central London.</p>
<p>Details about the show can be found here: <a title="The Listed Property Show" href="http://lpoc.co.uk/property-show/" target="_blank">http://lpoc.co.uk/property-show/</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-402 aligncenter" title="Olympia_London" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Olympia_London1.gif" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Master Carvers Association and Members events list.</p>
<p>Please click on the links below to learn more about the events.</p>
<p><strong>The Master Carvers Association</strong></p>
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		<title>Events List</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/events-list.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Master Carvers Association and Members list of forthcoming events.</p>
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		<title>Ben Harms</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/videos/ben-harms.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/videos/ben-harms.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Master Carvers' Association President 2008 - 2010, Ben Harms, speaking at the Listed Property Show 2010]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Master Carvers&#8217; Association President 2008 &#8211; 2010, Ben Harms, speaking at the Listed Property Show 2010</p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-3nmNoLJZxw?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="640" height="480"></iframe></p>
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		<title>Agrell Architectural Carving</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/videos/agrell-architectural-carving-2.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/videos/agrell-architectural-carving-2.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Master Carver, Ian Agrell, discusses the philosophy behind Agrell Architectural Carving.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Founded by Master Carver, Ian Agrell in 1978, the company specialise in classical design and hand carving for private residences, commercial buildings and ecclesiastical structures.</p>
<p>Master Carver, Ian Agrell, discusses the philosophy behind Agrell Architectural Carving.</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20762521?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="600" height="335"></iframe></p>
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20762521">Classical Wood carving taking it into the modern day</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6184578">Alex Roebuck</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Contact</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/contact.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting in touch with the Master Carvers Association]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Getting in touch with the Master Carvers Association</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>For Carving commissions or other work enquiries,:</li>
</ul>
<p>Please contact individual Members through the &#8216;<a href="http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/members.htm">Members</a>&#8216; or &#8216;<a href="http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/specialities.htm">Specialities</a>&#8216; links at the top of this page, or throughout the website.</p>
<ul>
<li>For specific enquires about the MCA, linking etc, or general comments, please contact</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The MCA Hon. Secretary:</strong></p>
<p>Paul Ferguson<br />
Unit 2<br />
15b Vandyke Road<br />
Leighton Buzzard<br />
Beds. LU7 3HG</p>
<p>Tel: 01525 851594<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:info@mastercarvers.co.uk" target="_blank">info@mastercarvers.co.uk</a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>The MCA President:</strong></p>
<p>Tim Crawley<br />
45 Gwydir Street<br />
Cambridge<br />
CB1 2LG</p>
<p>Tel: 01223 560631<br />
Mobile: 07717896443<br />
Email: <a href="mailto:timcrawley@ntworld.com" target="_blank">timcrawley@ntworld.com</a><br />
Website: <a href="http://www.timcrawley.co.uk" target="_blank">www.timcrawley.co.uk</a></p>
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		<title>Hugh Wedderburn</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/members/hugh-wedderburn.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hugh carves mainly in wood, though also enjoys stone and marble, working in period styles and designs of his own contrivance.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>17 Tabard Street</p>
<p>London SE1 4LA</p>
<p>Tel: 020 7403 2226</p>
<p>Email: <a href="mailto:hughwedderburn@btinternet.com" target="_blank">hughwedderburn@btinternet.com</a></p>
<p>Hugh will introduce himself as an humble woodchopper because where do you start if you are going to be pigeon-holed?</p>
<p>He carves mainly in wood, though also enjoys stone and marble, working in period styles and designs of his own contrivance.<br />
He restores, reproduces ordesigns and makes pastiche pieces for curators, collectors decorators or dealers but his greatest pieces are in collaboration with the commissioning client ; over a number of years a drawing emerges that can be agreed on, realised and enjoyed.<br />
The real joy is that clients commission again and relationships develop over decades.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget letter cutting, in itself or as part of an elaborate design.</p>
<p>Examples of Work:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-291" title="wedderburn1" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wedderburn1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="737" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-292" title="wedderburn2" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/wedderburn2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="640" /></p>
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		<title>W Thomas Restorations Ltd</title>
		<link>http://www.mastercarvers.co.uk/members/w-thomas-restorations-ltd.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Furniture Restoration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Formed in the mid-1920s, W Thomas has been a leading authority in 18th and early 19th century carved and giltwood furniture and decorations.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>201 Avro House<br />
Havelock Terrace<br />
London SW8 4AS</p>
<p>Tel: O20 7627 4001<br />
Fax: O20 7627 4241</p>
<p>Website: <a href="http://www.thomasrestorations.com" target="_blank">www.thomasrestorations.com</a></p>
<p>Gilding and Woodcarving Restoration &amp; Conservation Specialists:</p>
<p>Formed in the mid-1920s, W Thomas has been a leading authority in 18th and early 19th century carved and giltwood furniture and decorations.<br />
The company has been involved in many important restoration projects, including work at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Uppark, Mansion House, The Wallace Collection and with leading antique dealers in England and America.</p>
<p>W Thomas Restorations Ltd also make reproductions to the same exacting standards as their 18th century counterparts and carry out commissions to copy or design giltwood mirrors and ornaments.</p>
<p>Examples of Work:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-284" title="thomas1" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thomas1.jpg" alt="" width="109" height="145" /></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-285" title="thomas2" src="http://www.mastercarvers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thomas2.jpg" alt="" width="110" height="145" /></p>
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