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George Ross hatchment, East Church, Cromarty The hatchment of George Ross

11 February 2010
Hatchments, funeral banners developed in the early 17 century, are unusual in Scotland, being found in only around a dozen churches. Most of these are found in central Scotland and Perthshire, wi...
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Stone cutting at the East Church Cromarty Collies and bells in the winter newsletter

18 January 2010
The East Church winter newsletter is out now bringing you news of collies and bells, guttering and limewash. To find out more download a copy. If you'd like a paper version of this or any of the earl...
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the magic of vinegar Salts and Vinegar

16 December 2009
New Christmas Flavours in the church Think of salt and vinegar and you’ll probably conjure up an image of steaming fish and chips, but they have also been playing their part in the East Church ...
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Benny putting mortar under ridge tiles Damp and tanking

24 November 2009
Benny and George (he’s hiding on the other side) have been putting mortar along the underside of the ridge tiles to make a firm seal to the slates.         These futur...
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limewashing duet Limewash finale

12 November 2009
November 12th - and the last coat of limewash is applied to the church. This is the 5th circuit of the church walls by the Laing's washing team, who have been working at a rate of a circuit a day. Sli...
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We’re extremely fortunate to have Laing Traditional Masonry Ltd as the main contractors. They have a superb reputation, not only for the quality of their work, but also for their commitment to training apprentices – the next generation of skilled stonemasons and craftworkers  

Victoria Collison-Owen, SRCT Director

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