Natural Stone Award for Craftsmanship current holder Timothy Lees demonstrates standards achieved by MCA Members

Principal Stone Contractor/Craftsman: Timothy Lees

The project
New Chimney Pieces, Hanover Lodge, London

Each of the five chimney pieces has been made from carefully selected statuary marble, sawn to make sure only the best quality material was visible on the finished piece.

The mouldings were machine cut and finished by hand. The enrichment and all other decoration was entirely carved and finished by hand.

The Sienna marble was cut into veneers, polished, then book-matched across each chimney piece. The applied statuary marble was attached to the Sienna marble with good quality gesso and resin. The chimney pieces were fixed with tolerances of
less than 1 mm for the jointing using plaster for bedding and stainless steel cramps fixed in polyester resin.

Judges’ comments
This is as good as anything you will ever see – the photographs cannot do it justice. Some of the best carving to be seen anywhere in London. There is so much life in the friezes. The workmanship sings out. This is the work of someone who grabbed the
Opportunity and poured all his skills into it. The results of his labours are stunning.

For more examples of Timothy’s work and his contact details visit http://www.timothylees.com